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THE MIDDLE PATH

When interior architect Romaine Alwill of Alwill Interiors was tasked by architect Luigi Rosselli to design the interiors of this Sydney eastern suburbs home, the brief was it should be of the ilk of Gio Ponti or Oscar Niemeyer. “No pressure!” says Romy. A further request from the architect was for something to “make his Milanese design pedigree proud”.

Romy certainly rose to the challenge. Well versed in creating individual looks for expansive, mid-century houses, she tackled the empty shell with verve. The owners were a family of five

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