Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2015 (Objekt 12) i OBJEKT South Africa

OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

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Customisation is trending, with consumers wanting unique products that make their homes stand out above the rest. From clothes, to vehicles, and now the areas in which we prepare our meals, high-end kitchen designers blu_line, based in Cape Town, are the leaders in mastering the art of customisation. Across the world in Southern Italy, designers/architects Ludovica and Roberto Palomba draw inspiration for their interior colours from unusual, furry muses… their dogs Salento and Sambelli. They show us around their quintessentially Italian abode, which once was an olive oil mill in the bygone days. By Los Angeles’ Venice Beach, the Pacific Ocean and architecture get acquainted with designer Lenny Steinberg’s glamorous American home, built on a coveted slice of land she was lucky to get her hands on. Back to the…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

THE ESSENCE OF CHRISTIAN DIOR at the COTE d’AZUR

HOTEL MAJESTIC BARRIÈRE is located in the very heart of the city of Cannes, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Guests are just a few steps from the legendary palm trees and beaches of the Promenade de la Croisette, and the beautiful harbour. The Christian Dior Suite is located on the 6th floor of the hotel. The suite offers a panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea from its terrace. It comprises of two guestrooms, each with a bathroom, a wardrobe, a private lounge, a spacious living room, and a dining room. Interior decorator, Nathalie Ryan, imagined a suite entirely decorated in the style of Paris’ Montaigne, the historic headquarters of the Parisian couturier. Launched in 2010, the penthouse suite is designed with a dramatic cinema entrance, allowing the visitor to discover the…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

KLOOF ROAD HOUSE

WITH EVERY ROOM in the house opening onto the outdoors, linking the home to the landscaped garden, indoor/outdoor living is guaranteed. Werner van der Meulen used morphed steel forms that wrap around and frame the structure through parasitic architecture. From the street, the boldly designed, off-shutter boundary wall, with black, steel shapes creeping over, predicts that this is no ordinary piece of architecture. The black, steel, sliding garage doors of the four new garages that were added on top of the existing house, combine with the sculptural steel forms of the guardhouse and porte cochere. Diagonal strip lights, featured within the wall of the entrance, create an abstract pattern at night that guides visitors to the entrance gate. Steel, glass, and concrete are prominently used in Kloof Road House, integrated…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

L.A. LIVING

“Upon arriving at the Franklin Residence, you are greeted by a green wall of cascading vegetation. The master suite on the top level, complete with a private roof garden, frames another breathtaking view of the city. The exterior fuses a combination of water and fire elements, an infinity pool for warm days, and an open fireplace perfect for cold nights,” according to Tag Front’s Mehdi and Mandi Rafaty. Tag Front played many roles in bringing the Franklin Residence to life; developer, architect, and interior designer. The team was attracted to the views which the land had to offer, and conquered several challenges to utilise every angle of the terrain’s majestic views. They designed unique transitions and ledges that were custom-built to create a seamless passage to the outside. Every ledge…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

THE ROUGH AND THE DELICATE

Ganna designers Shin-Jie Chen and Ting-Liang Chen on the project, “A blank house, for us, is similar to a blank paper for a writer. That means that the designer can create whatever he wants. As a starting point, we decided to maintain the original cement ceiling in the living room in order to present the beauty of the primitive. The whole design concept started from the ceiling. In this concept, the L-shaped windows provided sufficient natural illumination, and broadened the visual open feeling. A disadvantage, however, was that these windows could not be opened. Furthermore, the windows limited the layout and arrangement of areas near the windows.” In this house lives a mother, and her son and daughter. While the daughter was studying in another city, the mother and son…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

KITCHEN EVOLUTION

The company was founded in 2002 by two brothers, their intention being to produce custom kitchens that would meet the functional demands of modern living, while aiming to create an experience that would be born and maintained through consistent communication, and professional interaction. Over the past 13 years, through much hard work and consistency towards these purposes, blu_line has managed to solidify itself as the leader of high-end, modern kitchens. blu_line client can always be assured of authentic kitchen design. Due to the high demand for modern architecture, contemporary interior spaces, and an overall simplification and minimalism forming across design disciplines, the company has gone the contemporary route with its own design style. Nowadays, it is very rare to see a classically designed interior, as ornamentation is being stripped away,…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

MILAN LIGHTS NATURE RULES AT EUROLUCE

IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS is an essay on Japanese aesthetics, by Japanese author and novelist Jun’ichiro Tanizaki. The essay, published in Japan in 1933, consists of 16 sections that discuss traditional Japanese aesthetics in contrast to change. Comparisons of light with darkness are used to contrast Western and Asian cultures. The West, striving for progress, is presented as continuously searching for light and clarity. The subtle and subdued forms of oriental art and literature in Tanizaki show an appreciation of shadows and subtlety, closely relating to the traditional Japanese concept of sabi. In addition to contrasting light and darkness, Tanizaki considers the layered tones of various shadows and their power, in order to reflect low-sheen materials like gold embroidery, patina, and cloudy crystals. His ideas seem to be quite accurate…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

SPREAD THOSE WINGS

ACCORDING TO BENTLEY, the Bentayga is the most exclusive, high-performance sport utility vehicle on sale. Take heed, though, as Bentley is a brand accustomed to making such bold claims, and then delivering on its promise. Responding to the global demand for a higher seating position, which delivers a more commanding and safer view of the road, the Bentayga is also the first Bentley to offer owners a taste of that outdoor sojourn. Even existing Bentley owners will discover a personality that’s truly unique to the Bentayga. A radical overhaul, which poignantly illustrates proactive creations, while demonstrating how adept the Crewe firm is at changing strategy, and pursuing new traditions. Judging by market research, which highlights that the SUV market is growing three times as rapidly compared to traditional segments, there…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

THE ROSEWOOD LONDON

“Rosewood London is opulent, not overbearing, stunning, but comfortable, distinguished with humour, eccentric, yet refined, masculine, yet feminine. The first impact of Rosewood London’s exterior façade is dramatic. The reserved courtyard entryway gradually detaches the bustling street from its urban surroundings, taking the visitor into another world of the modern, English manor,” according to Tony Chi, who took the creative process from there. The building’s heritage qualities were preserved, while the design and new features give new functions to the interior spaces. The past, present, and future all harmoniously intertwine, telling a story that will be timelessly memorable. The project took over 5 years to complete. Tony Chi worked in close collaboration with the architect and the owner, not only to revamp one of London’s most prestigious heritage properties, but…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

VENICE BEACH Where the Pacific Ocean Touches Architecture

LENNY DESIGNED the furniture in the late ‘60s, reproducing it in new eco-friendly material. The original architecture of the house was a post-and-beam-style frame. The house corners the south end of the block on Venice’s oceanfront, which has been referred to as “Architecture Row”. In 2000, it was remodelled by Lenny Steinberg Design Associates (LSDA) from a duplex to a single-family dwelling, by raising the living room ceiling, expanding the deck, and opening up the side and front of the house to a larger view of the ocean. Lenny has a creative mind, and she immediately realised the scope of the existing two-apartment complex for conversion into a single home. Building regulations are in place, intended to prevent excessive extension at this location. Consequently, the makeover was kept within the…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

ROCK AND ROLL with ANDREA ROSSO

THE ENCOUNTER with Andrea took place on a big, comfy couch at the presentation of “Diesel Living,” during Salone del Mobile. He is the son of Renzo Rosso, the founder of this remarkable brand. All style advice for Diesel Living comes from the same creative team at Diesel fashion. And, again, for their interior creations, they went all the way. It is not a matter of putting a new fabric on existing Moroso furniture, creating an extra pattern on Foscarini lamps, or an extra curve on Seletti cutlery. It is all about creating ground-breaking new pieces from scratch, and throughout the entire process of design, prototyping, and manufacturing. They combine that with their normal fashion-design job. After 20-something years of cutting-edge design in fashion and interior, they never seem to…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS in Cape Town Harbour

When Riva designs a new yacht, it has an additional duty to the world, to build a yacht that will be considered a contemporary classic over time. That’s because every new Riva must offer more than just astonishment and charm when it gets introduced. It must continue to astonish and charm in many years to come. That’s why older Riva models maintain their value, which keeps increasing. The masterpieces, turned out by the shipyards at Sarnico and La Spezia, are handed down from generation to generation. The new 88’ Florida is Riva’s first convertible yacht, thanks to its “convertible top”. It is more than a marvel of technology, power, and speed. It also embodies the epitome of elegance and artistic inspiration. In fact, every Riva must transcend the highest standards…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

THE COUPLE selected Studio Pyramid for their design fearlessness, and love for large-scale projects. The homes they have designed, for art collectors Beverly Hills and New York, cemented their reputation as international trendsetters. This appealed to the well-travelled couple commuting between Toronto and Punta Mita, Mexico. The couple’s new townhouse is a 4-storey, 557-square-metre former rectory in a Baptist church in town. It is part of a 4-unit conversion of an iconic, red-brick church dominating a quaint Toronto neighbourhood. The townhouse was developed and built by Matthew Kosoy, who represents a new generation of urban visionaries. The interior scale was dictated by 4-metre-tall ceilings. The approach was to magnify majestic volumes and vistas by implementing unique and oversized elements. This bold design language encouraged the client to push the design…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

RIGHT ON TIME

Bell & Ross BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon I’m starting to think that the “BR” on Bell & Ross (B&R) timepieces stands for “bold and robust”. To mark its 10-year anniversary, B&R introduced the BR-01 which marked the beginning of a whole new chapter in the brand’s journey. It comes from the same family, but is more masculine, robust, and sophisticated, still carrying B&R’s iconic square casing. The new BR-X1 Chronograph Tourbillon packs a bigger punch, allowing B&R to fight in another league, the heavyweight class. To match the watch’s outer beauty, B&R has fitted a new-generation skeletonised tourbillion, monopusher chronograph movement, which features a 4-day power reserve indicator, a 30-minute, 60-second counter for the chronograph functions, as well as a flying tourbillon, which has its cage mounted without a support bridge,…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

INTERIOR in the COLOUR of DOGS

THEY LIVE and work in Milan, and purchased the old building in 2011, through a friend’s advice. They encountered the abandoned, old olive oil mill, untouched for more than thirty years. On closer inspection, it turned out that the building had been constructed in three stages. Roberto said, “The first part is very old, and was directly connected to the 17th-century palazzo close by. We believe that it was in the palace gardens. The last part was built around 1800. In those days, large quantities of olive oil were being produced in the region for use in oil lamps. You can still see many ancient olive trees dating from that period, the entire region was covered with them. Most of Europe used olive oil from this area for lighting. The…

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OBJEKT South Africa|October 2015 (Objekt 12)

SIMPLE ELEGANCE

The house in the south of France is covered with lime, and surrounded by dense vegetation. Since it was built, the villa had never been renovated. The owner called in Elliott Barnes and his design studio, Elliott Barnes Interiors (EBI), to give it a new life. His intention was not to replicate a faux Provencal style, but rather to embody its authenticity. The villa is not extremely large, but that added to its charm. Elliott was inspired by the spirit of the place, and started the renovation room by room, making the interior comfortable and suitable for the holidays. As the heart of the home, the kitchen respects traditional codes, furnished with a large, central table, and old gas cookers. The exposed beams have been completely reimagined. The dining room…

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