July 2019

Living Etc

The homes magazine for modern living

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Flair
This issue is dedicated to our beloved Executive Editor, Neil McLennan, who unexpectedly passed away recently. Neil had been a well-loved part of the Livingetc family for more than 12 years and he will be dearly, dearly missed. Over the course of my
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Everyone’s Talking About…
The buzzword du jour at this year’s Milan Design Week. A café concept from DWA design studio and Lambert & Fils sought to encourage mealtime conversation with inclusive u-shaped tables and doughnut inspired bars, pictured, while Georg Jensen teamed u
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News
THE NAME TO DROP Federica Biasi’s story is a tale of two cities (or rather two trade fairs, to be less romantic but more precise). Having been nominated by esteemed Italian architect Andrea Branzi for Maison&Objet’s Rising Talent Awards in Paris, 201
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California Dreaming
Summer time in LA is a wondrous thing. The sapphire sky, void of cloud, is endless and expansive. People drift in packs towards the beach and the mesmerising whoosh of the ocean. Surfers flip like playful seals in the waves as the days merge into an
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Life.style.etc
for many, working in the glam world of fashion would be a dream job, but Anna Barnett found herself gravitating towards her first love: cooking. After landing a debut book deal in 2015, her career change was inevitable. Today, her fresh cooking style
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Cool Water
‘I only swim on the steamiest of days,’ says Kevin Logue of his inner-city oasis, before making the surprise admission that he’s actually only been in his pool just twice. This confession is made even more shocking because Melbourne can be a steamy p
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Ibiza Remix
With its white walls, earthy-colured accessories and beautiful art, this Ibiza home takes chilled island life to a new level ofserene. Toachievethislook, interiordesignerCarmenStraatsma mixed the unpredictability of handmade objects with the precisio
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Beach Glam
Music agent, Alex Hardee, his wife, Eloise Markwell-Butler, a festival programmer, and sons, Atticus, four, and Huxley, two. A renovated 19th-century beach house in Kent. On the ground floor, a storm porch opens into a double-fronted, open-plan kitch
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More, More, More
Architect Michael Artemenko, his wife, Emma, who works in conveyancing, and their daughter, Ruby, who’s two-and-a-half. A semi-detached, single-storey cottage with a contemporary extension in Cremorne, Melbourne. The older part of the property contai
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Sand
‘Like other natural shades, this one creates a sense of calm while providing a simple backdrop. There’s a suggestion of warmth with sand that you might not get from other neutrals,’ says Annie Sloan, colour and paint expert. ‘Sand hues range from ear
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Bathroom Trend: Symmetry
A calming sense of symmetry ties this scheme together, celebrating the serenity of crisp lines and modern geometry. ‘The room naturally called out for the bath to take centre stage,’ says designer Roy Persse of Porter Bathroom. ‘Placing the vanity un
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Neisha Crosland
designer Neisha Crosland makes the art of pattern-making look easy. Zigzags and zebrastripes zoom, dots dance, and big, graphic flower heads pas de deux across her fabrics and wallpapers; Moorish-inspired geometrics interweave and trick the eye on ru
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Innovation
One of 2019’s key stories is greening up city spaces. Heal’s is leading the charge; it has teamed up with Urban Roof Gardens to help urbanites bring greenery into their city dwellings (and bijou outdoor spaces) with minimal fuss. ‘The architects, des
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Interview
“To create the right design for your garden, start by taking accurate measurements. Don’t rush this as it’s important to get it right. Once you have your measurements, draw a plan of your garden to scale and plot what you would like to put where. Thi
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Planning
1 Start by assessing your outdoor flooring. If you pick the wrong material, living in the space and maintaining it won’t be easy. Sian O’Neill, head of marketing at Topps Tiles, advises that, once fired, porcelain tiles ‘have a high water- and frost-
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Art For All
From her home in Blackburn, Lancashire, Alexandra Gallagher combines oil paints and digital printing to create exotic, decorative art. Here, she tells us about where it all began and the inspiration for her latest series – the exuberant and surreal ‘
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Going Out Out
WHAT… The Stratford, an ultra-chic new hotel with a Scandi vibe. WHERE… Another east London address, this one sitting beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. WHY… Designed by Space Copenhagen, this contemporary property offers serene, sky-high living an
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Downtime
This colourful tome by contemporary Spanish artist Coco Dávez is full of pop-art portraits of celebrities and tastemakers with a difference… there are no actual faces. Despite lacking features, each bright and joyful painting is instantly recognisabl
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Globetrotter
Since setting up her textiles brand in 2000, Souad Larusi has been the queen of all things weaving and Berber rugs. She’s also a fount of knowledge when it comes to Marrakech, so who better to turn to for the coolest haunts, shopping spots and hidden
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Hotel Hot List
As striking as the settings in a brooding film noir, the scenery around Tasmania’s Lake St Clair is probably why these untouched landscapes are now protected World Heritage areas. Tourism is closely allied to the natural environment, so contemporary

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