Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 59 i est living magazine

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY SKUPA> GLOBAL RETAIL SPACES CAN RETAIL INTERIORS SPARK CURIOSITY AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTION? THESE FIVE PROJECTS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD USE MATERIALITY, LIGHT AND NARRATIVE TO INVITE YOU TO LINGER. SPACES WITHIN DANIEL KUTLESOVSKI ‘Patina of Use’ transforms the banality of door hardware into the main event, using scale, texture and theatricality to draw the eye exactly where it needs to go. For his second collaboration with Spaces Within, Daniel Kutlesovski constructs a materially rich world where waxed canvas wraps the interior in a soft, mutable surface. The brown material echoes the living patina of the uncoated hardware. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Photography: Erik Lefvander ALAÏA HALLEROED Sculptural precision defines Alaïa’s new flagship by Halleroed, where futurism and craftsmanship converge in the most sensuous way. A gridded…

I have a real sense of envy when I look at Sam Cox’s portfolio, and I enjoyed the pleasure of getting to know him through this interview process. He is incredibly talented yet very modest, and I admire his steadfastness in adhering to the design principles he follows. He has built a practice around his endemic natural style, much like his mentor, the late Gordon Ford, and skilfully crafts landscapes that appear to have been in place long before any human intervention. What led you to a career in landscape design? Sam Cox: Growing up on a small farm in central Victoria, with a father devoted to conservation work, I developed an early connection to the land. My father’s passion fostered my interest in conservation and revegetation, and in the…

CHAIRS HAY Traverse Lounge Armchair by Erwan Bouroullec The Danish brand HAY’s Traverse lounge armchair, designed by French designer Erwan Bouroullec, marks their first collaboration. Featuring ash slats paired with a die-cast aluminium frame, the outdoor chair is adaptable and flat-packed, suited to a variety of environments. Image courtesy of HAY Tectona Cosimo de’ Medici Chair by Müller Van Severen First presented by the French outdoor furniture brand within Villa Medici’s garden in Rome, the Tectona Cosimo de’ Medici chair by Belgian design studio Müller Van Severen features a slatted, triangular form inspired by Villa Medici’s lemon garden and Grand Duke Cosimo I, a renowned collector of rare citrus trees. Images courtesy of Tectona Lemon Furniture Conservatory Chair by Yaniv Chen South African furniture brand Lemon Furniture’s Conservatory chair was…

Casa REdDUO unfolds as a sensorial collage of old Milanese craftsmanship and modern intervention. Every room reveals a new layer of colour, texture and story. In Milan, designers Fabiola di Virgilio and Andrea Rosso have reimagined a 1930s apartment into Casa REdDUO. The duo behind REdDUO, known for their material-driven homewares and custom interiors, have transformed the once timeworn residence into a hybrid home and studio where heritage and intuition guide every decision. What attracted you to this area of Milan, and what was your first impression of the apartment? Andrea Rosso: Casa REdDUO sits in Milan’s eastern side, close to Porta Venezia. It’s a place where classic Milanese architecture meets multicultural energy, a mix that perfectly reflects our way of seeing the world. The building dates back to the…

A bastion of bricks with spliced skylights, this ultra-private home integrates vertical terraces, pocket courtyards and a rooftop garden laced in fresh ferns, internal plantings and cascading greenery. Designed by Melbourne-based architecture and design studio Jolson, this fortress-like home is a numbers game. Clad in 26,000 handmade bricks, it’s a soaring 14 metres high and sits on a modest 280m². The sense of arrival is a dramatic one as the commanding, geometric façade gives way to a lush forecourt filled with greenery. Internally, the home is a discreet refuge, crafted in warm Turkish limestone and defined by sculptural edges used to delineate space. Crossing the threshold “marks a pivotal moment of transformation,” Jolson founder and principal Stephen Jolson explains. “Residents leave the harsh urban context behind and enter a tranquil…

A young Belgian architect designs a classically modern home, simultaneously responsive to its location and the collection of art and objects within. A unique setting inspired a new, understated four-storey home in Knokke, Belgium. The 8000-square-metre site borders the woods on one side, while on the other, a golf course stretches out before it. “The owners had been watching this plot for years from the home they lived in across the street, hoping that one day it would become available,” Simon de Burbure, founder of the eponymous Ghent-based architecture practice, says. There was an existing home on the site; however, it did not suit the needs of the new owners, an entrepreneurial couple in their sixties entering the next phase of life. “Their brief was to create a family home…

A gallerist calls on close friends to rethink her Antwerp townhouse—twinning new perspectives and old materials in ways that bring light, flow, colour and art into her everyday. Five years ago, art historian, advisor and auction specialist Sarah Vanwelden returned to Antwerp to co-found Newchild Gallery alongside artist and architect Chandler Noah and artist Diego Castano, who split their time between Barcelona and New York. Entering the city’s established art scene, the trio dedicated themselves to a small group of diverse artists, mainly outside of Belgium and Europe. From the gallery’s infancy, Vanwelden hosted artists at Antwerp’s Hotel Pilar, designed by the interior and architecture studio Contekst, co-founded by Sam Peeters and Toon Martens. “I had been following Contekst’s work for a while. My two best friends had stayed at…

“Material logic” is the natural order of this monolithic Cotswolds home, grounded in gentle harmony with its surroundings. HiAvens exists in its surrounding landscape like a structure from a Kubrick film: a colossal mass of stone and concrete that defies immediate stylistic categorisation. A modern farmhouse? A monument to minimalism? Grounded in the Cotswolds’ rolling open fields, this contemporary residence’s external structure was designed by Javelin Block together with BPN Architects. Its interiors, by London-based architecture and interiors firm McLaren Excell, are defined by natural, tactile materials and tonal continuity, creating spaces that feel organically ‘inevitable’ rather than stylised. Architect and McLaren Excell director, Luke McLaren, says that consistency was the natural order in designing HiAvens—the key to achieving a cohesive alignment between the residence’s interiors and exterior. “The exterior…