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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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In a move to up-cycle traditional methods of coffee-making for its design-savvy consumers, NESCAFÉ has engaged three Australian designers for The Azera Project – a competition showcasing how 150 plungers can be transformed into something new and amazing.


Coffee has evolved – NESCAFE AZERA is the next generation of coffee that combines premium instant coffee with finely ground-roasted beans. The result is a full-bodied taste and rich, intense aroma like no other. It’s time to find another use for your old plunger.

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Seaton McKeon

NESCAFÉ is giving three designers the opportunity to do just this. The designers – a mix of industrial, product and furniture makers – are adept in evolving materials and objects in surprising and inventive ways. NESCAFÉ is asking them to show us the ultimate reuse of a plunger.

nescafe_6Christel Hadiwibawa

But not just one plunger, a whole bunch of them; 150 to be precise. And some cash to help transform them into something else entirely through cutting-edge techniques and processes. In two weeks (no pressure).

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Jacob Pemble

This is a challenge – it’s head-to-head competition to find the most innovative and exciting evolution the plunger has ever seen, demonstrating the value of design to the every day consumer.

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Hover by Christel Hadiwibawa

From March 24 – 28 NESCAFÉ will be asking you to help decide what theme the designers use and then follow.

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Light by Jacob Pemble

Follow the designers Seaton McKeon, Jacob Pemble and Christel Hadiwibawa from March 31 – April 14 as they create their pieces. NESCAFÉ will be unveiling the final pieces on April 15th at an event in Sydney.

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Bollard (left) and Hanger (right) by Seaton Meckeon

While the judges will decide the official winner on the event night, it will be up to you to vote on a Peoples’ Choice from April 15 – 22 on Facebook. Follow the competition as it unfolds at the NESCAFÉ Facebook page.

You can also catch the official Azera Project video, and meet the designers here:

 

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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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