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Issue 60 - The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

Issue 60

The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

HABITUS has always stood ahead of the rest with a dedicated Kitchen and Bathroom issue of exemplar standards. For issue 60 we have taken it up a notch with our Guest Editor the extraordinary, queen of kitchen design, Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent&Pyke, speaking directly to Kitchen and Bathroom design with some increadable insights.

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Design Hunter Q+A with Mark Best
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Design Hunter Q+A with Mark Best

Mark Best, of Marque restaurant in Sydney and featured in Habitus 22 (on sale 19 December), consistently takes out top honours in the Australian food business with his cuisine. Here he shares his passion for vegemite, concrete and all things innovative.


Your name: Mark Best

What you do: Chef, Owner, Restaurateur Marque Restaurant (Crown St Sydney) & Pei Modern, Collins St Melbourne

Your latest project: expansion of the Pei Modern Brand

Who are three people that inspire/excite you: 1) Alain Passard 2) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 3) Kate Moss

What is your favourite…

Car/bike/plane/boat model: C63 AMG Estate

Chair model: Eames Classic Lounge & Ottoman

Residential space: Casa Malaparte, Capri

Commercial space: The Seagram Building

Decorative product: Concrete

Functional product: Concrete

Handmade good: the bread at Marque

Mass-­produced good: Vegemite

Meal: Blue Hills at Stone Barns NY, USA

Restaurant: Arpége, Paris

Drink: Hendricks & Tonic, cucumber

Bar: Hotel Costes

Item in your studio: Mamiya RZ67

Piece of technology: Fujifilm 100S

Fictional character: Patrick Bateman

Vice: Control Freak

Virtue: Control Freak

What does the term ‘Design Hunter’ mean to you? Some dude (ette) in horn rimmed glasses & camper slip ons


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Issue 60 - The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

Issue 60

The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

HABITUS has always stood ahead of the rest with a dedicated Kitchen and Bathroom issue of exemplar standards. For issue 60 we have taken it up a notch with our Guest Editor the extraordinary, queen of kitchen design, Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent&Pyke, speaking directly to Kitchen and Bathroom design with some increadable insights.

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