Bondi Junction and bushland aren’t two settings you generally picture side by side, but this is exactly where a lifelong friend of interior designer
If a home is aware of its heritage surrounds, we are quick to think of its neighbours. But taking up a sacred spot in Woollahra Council’s Heritage Conservation area wasn’t just about consideration for other homes on the street. The north-facing abode sits on an existing heritage stone podium, with an additional four metre high stone wall tying into the rock cliffs above. Set back from the street,
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An eighties aesthetic may first have you recounting puffy sleeves and shoulder pads. Instead, it was the decade’s iconic designer Andree Putman and her decadence tempered by restraint and “cool geometry enriched by warm sensuality” that informed the objects of the home. Covetable pieces from Pierre Jeannette, Gerrit Rietveld, Josef Hoffman and Eileen Grey make up several decades of twentieth century design, complemented by custom contemporary pieces like the ‘Verde Chambery’ marble dining table.
Captured in a nutshell by Alex Porebski, the residence combines simple forms and high detail to embrue “a raw and refined sensibility” into a respectful urban retreat.
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