Issue #4
Step inside Western Australia’s most beautiful homes and meet the collective genius who have brought them to life.
We find inspiration in local architecture, interiors, and landscapes and the architects, designers, and builders who create them.
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Practicality meets comfort in this design for the ages. Breathing ease and luxury into every space, Zorzi, in collaboration with in-house design partner Rietveld Architects, has created an architectural beauty for the ages in leafy Dalkeith. Featuring Andrew Thornton Hick.
Inspired by the mid-century modern era, this North Perth home is designed to evolve with its growing family. Featuring Residential Attitudes.
Earthy materials, seamless design, and a serene palette make this the perfect Perth home for a beach-loving family. Featuring Draftworx and Carbon Developments.
A contemporary Bicton home showcases Urbane Projects’ knack for blending function and form with beautiful results. Featuring by Loam.
A Dalkeith home overlooking the Swan River proved the perfect project for designer Megan Prentice to display her signature brand of luxurious minimalism. Featuring Aspect 32 Residential Design and Greg Kelleher Homes.
Under the attentive eye of architect Sam Klopper, Davidson Residence combines playfulness with functionality for a fresh take on classic suburban living. Featuring Klopper & Davis Architects and Concept Origin.
With its all-white palette and accents of timber and stone, this charming Subiaco character cottage has been transformed into the family home of our dreams. Featuring Daleki Design and FTB Design + Consult.
Villa Ultimo in City Beach expresses the elegance and refined appeal of concrete. Drawing on the iconic brutalist architecture of Iwan Iwanoff, its robust form is tempered with abundant natural light and lush, verdant landscaping. Featuring anb design, Enzo Sberna, Andrew Thornton Hick and Ultimo Interiors.
Clever design solutions by Perth firm State of Kin delivered the perfect family home while boasting all the hallmarks of a luxury hotel, from dark travertine flooring, plush carpet and private terraces to the dramatic sweep of a staircase.
How Lux Interiors transformed an 80s double-brick block house into a marvel of modern design. Featuring before and after photos.
One owner, two city apartments with serious style confidence. Located in adjacent buildings, each on Level 21, they breathe in city views and river expanses. Featuring Grey Peg Interiors.
Undertaking a fixer-upper can be daunting, but seeing a house transform from blah to beautiful makes the headaches of a renovation challenge worth it. Project by Orno Interiors, featuring before and after photos.
It is difficult not to fall in love with Roscommon House. Distinctive, filled with mid-century-inspired detail and tied to its garden setting, it feels as if it's always stood there. Featuring Neil Cownie Architect.
Food stylist Kate Flower's home is as vibrant as her cooking – scallop and stone fruit salad, lobster in coconut broth, and boozy brioche summer pudding. Featuring John Chisholm Design, Skytree Homes and Soul Bird Styling.
Sunlight plays a pivotal role in architect Ben Mountford’s design process. "Natural sunlight is important to address it in terms of shade, shelter and heating as well as from a creative perspective,” he says. Featuring Mountford McCarey Architects and Malvina Stone.
Influenced by travel and classic French interiors, a Mosman Park home in Art Deco style has undergone a contemporary transformation. Featuring Haven Custom Homes and Emma Hann Interiors.
Clean, lean and environmentally discreet, Andrews Place II nestles into a quiet and discreet Cottesloe street. Sited sensitively on just 726m2 and designed around wellbeing, it is the very definition of 'haven'. Featuring Milieu Creative and Adrian Zorzi.
Known for his colourful and high-energy abstract painting, it's no surprise the Mount Lawley home Waldemar Kolbusz shares with his partner, the artist Mal Harry, embodies exuberant joie de vivre. Featuring Lisa Quinn-Schofield.
It's hard to resist the majestic beauty of a minimalistic home steeped in its environment, and The Pad in West Perth is no exception. Once the site of a 1980s strata unit, its new iteration as a two-bedroom single-storey home is as stunning as it is liveable. Featuring Suzanne Hunt Architect, Valento Residences and Anna Flanders.
When top designer Kelly Donougher from 13 Interiors set eyes on this former display home in Mindarie, she knew she had scored the perfect blank canvas.
Right in the middle of Claremont's hustle and bustle is a little house that is as pro-planet as it is liveable.
Lisa Quinn-Schofield’s church project in Subiaco is a fabulous modern family haven housed in a heritage1900s brick church. The original Aloysius' Convent School-Church is of considerable significance for the City of Subiaco.
It is not always easy to find respite in an urban environment but left in the hands of landscape designer Robert Finnie you need never leave home to find nirvana.
A sanctuary and escape to nature were what this owner hoped to evoke in her Karrinyup haven. Set on a long narrow site overlooking lush parklands, the modern stone, timber and iron home makes a strong statement yet is understated in its elegance.
A sense of calm pervades the simplistic and beautiful house Gavin Hestelow designed for his parents. Situated on a corner block in Rossmoyne facing the river, it appears to float thanks to a receding ground floor and propelling upper level.
Combining bold and contemporary architecture with softened interior sensibility, Songbird in Yallingup finds true harmony with nature. Designed by Solar Dwellings and built by Ustyle Homes, RMD Studio were engaged to execute its extensive interior plan and detailing.
They say it is best to live in a home for a while before changing it. For the owners of Andrews Place, inhabiting their property's original home allowed them to contemplate the site's potential and learn its seasonal flow.
Sleek, sophisticated and perfectly positioned, Attadale Residence is sited on a 1800m2 north facing block, overlooking a verdant park across the Swan River to the twinkling city skyline.
The world of contemporary architecture is not always regarded as a colourful one, yet its texture, form, and sheer presence more than make up for vibrant splashes of pigment.
Clean, structured and rhythmic with a nod to classic Cape Dutch architecture, Suburban Farm Haus feels very much at home in Claremont.
Hart & Co. welcomes Siemens to their stellar line-up of kitchen appliance ranges. Known as the global leader in kitchen appliances featuring the finest design and technology, Siemens utilises intelligent connection backed by over 170 years of cooking innovation and the latest German engineering excellence.
Dreaming of your very own designer kitchen? Here are the essential ingredients for crafting a swoon-worthy space. Featuring Lux Interiors.
Good appliances are the heart and soul of a great kitchen. Whether you're in the middle of a kitchen remodel or starting from scratch, Hart & Co’s Belinda Hart has rounded up the best appliances for high performance and style in 2024 that are guaranteed to push your buttons.
Looking beneath the surface, Perth artist Stephanie Reisch finds beauty in the hidden effect of time and movement on the Western Australian landscape. Featuring Linton & Kay Galleries.
Ground your kitchen with beautiful, durable flooring that suits your home and lifestyle. Featuring Woodpecker Flooring.
By adding organic furnishings, raw materials and a coastal palette, actress Kate Walsh brings new life to her WA beach house. Featuring Empire Home.
Oh wow, it’s hot out there. If your complexion feels less than fresh and is glowing for all the wrong reasons, we can help. Elizabeth Clarke grilled British style maven Trinny Woodall, founder of wildly popular skincare and beauty line Trinny London, for her best summer beauty secrets. Plus, she discovered why Trinny thinks Perth style is fabulous!
Handwoven rugs are renowned for their beauty. Add elegance and comfort to your home with expert tips and know-how. Featuring Temple Fine Rugs.
In high-end interiors, where every detail speaks volumes about sophistication and style, one element often reigns supreme – the meticulously designed rug. Meet award-winning designer Jenny Jones.
Whether you're an interior professional or a design devotee, finding perfect furniture or decor is the secret to creating a beautiful space. Trilogy Furniture, one of Perth's oldest family-run and most iconic luxury goods retailers, is a commentary on how the design-conscious WA family is today.
Australia's favourite DIY renovation show, The Block, turns 20 this year. Cosentino, the global, family-owned Spanish company that produces and distributes innovative, sustainable and high-value surfaces, is the show's official stone supplier.
Mark Morrison of Zerascapes makes a compelling case for less is more when it comes to garden watering.
Stock up your coffee table with stylish new reads created to inspire every space of your home. From Perth-born award-winning architecture and the beauty of reclaimed materials to the best advice from a global style maven, there’s a book here that will tick your creative box.
Western Australia is known for being home to a diverse array of designers, makers, artists and other talented creatives. And while share studios and workshops are peppered all over the state, a large number of them call Fremantle home. Featuring Remington Matters, Squarepeg Home and Saltwood Designs.
Whether you're embarking on a renovation or building a new home, there's much more to it than you might think. Yet navigating home projects is all part of a day's work for builders and design experts who relish every project's challenges, logistics and prospects – big and small. In partnership with Evolution WA. Featuring Seau Studio.
"People ask what you should start with when decorating a room, and I always say a rug," says Chris Hoyne, owner of Temple Fine Rugs. A beautiful rug is transformative and functional, and can soften the mood of any room while adding vibrancy and texture.
Offering furniture from both the world's most celebrated and emerging designers, Living Edge is led by an unwavering commitment to authenticity when it comes to furniture and lighting, making it a Perth design destination.
It used to be all about the wine line-up, but now it's also about the food, design and ambience. Welcome to the new-look neighbourhood bar where everybody knows your name. Featuring Le Rebelle, Vin Populi and Lums Wine Bar.
A uniquely beautiful stone slab is a timeless choice for making a strong statement, and when it comes to speccing surfaces in the kitchen, bathroom or living spaces, nothing beats the luxurious look of marble. In partnership with Cosentino.
Since opening in 2016, editeur has established itself as a key resource for Perth designers and architects who appreciate good design and quality craftsmanship.
With an astonishing 550 plants living inside her Ardross home, Bar Botanik owner Fesi Djojo shares her green passion and top plant care tips.
Introducing Extremis, by Flemish designer Dirk Wynants, the world's most innovative outdoor furniture collection that has combined beauty, form, function and flexibility for almost 30 years. Exclusively available at Living Edge.
Ken Done on the Ningaloo Reef: An insider look at Linton & Kay’s exclusive new exhibition. “Australians cling to the edge of the country, and the Western Australian coast is fabulous!” Ken Done
Sure, overseas travel is back on the cards, but holidays at home have never been so hip. Elizabeth Clarke checks into three of WA's most charming country destinations. Featuring Stillwood Retreat, Karri Loam and Storytellers Rest.
There's no gem quite like the Australian South Sea pearl. Natural yet luxurious, refined yet statement-making, it is a true modern classic and an investment to be worn forever. Featuring Kailis Jewellery.
Next year, we look ahead with creativity and vigour, filling our homes with pieces that are as functional as they are stylish. Ready for a peek at what 2023 has to bring? Read on and take notes - your new year starts at home.
When photographer Jarrad Seng isn’t touring with Passenger or Ed Sheeran, shooting the Milky Way, hiking the Namibian desert or exploring the world’s largest caves, he is at home in his Fremantle loft.
It is true to say that fashion and architecture are cut from the same cloth. Each employs geometry to create sinuous lines, curves and defining shapes using similar elements, like materials, finishes, and artisanal detail. Featuring Adam Heath.