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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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Design Hunter Q+A with Leo Yip
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Design Hunter Q+A with Leo Yip

The second profile in our series of Designers featured in ‘Hightide – Queensland Design Now’ is Leo Yip, motorbike guru and co-owner of Ellaspede.

Your name: Leo Yip

What you do: Co-owner of Heluva Design Studios with business partner Steve Barry & Co-owner of Ellaspede Motorcycles and Apparel with business partner Steve Barry.

Your latest project: Harley 48 1200 Sporter

Who are three people that inspire/excite you:

1) Chip Foose
2) Dieter Rams
3) Peers, Friends and Family

What is your favourite…

Car/bike/plane/boat model: 1967 Porsche 911 / 1963 Parilla 250 Wildcat / Playboy plane / Dolvik 28

Chair model: Eames Lounge and Ottoman

Residential space: Falling Water

Commercial space: Sydney Opera House

Decorative product: Chinese Ru ware ceramics

Functional product: Victorinox SwissTool RS

Handmade good: Levis made to order jeans

Mass-produced good: iPhone

meal: Raclette 

restaurant: my wife’s cooking

drink: Any wine by Some Young Punks

bar: Spring St Down Town LA

item in your studio: Aeron Chair

piece of technology: MacBook Air

historical figure: Bruce Lee

fictional character: Monkey Magic

vice: motorcycles

virtue: modesty (haha not very modest mentioning it)

What does the term ‘Design Hunter’ mean to you? Documenting and archiving design in a particular era and show casing them to the greater public.

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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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