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Feb

House of the Month // January 2015

by Poppy in Architecture, House of the Month 0 comments tags: Architecture, Design, Houses, Interior Design, Interiors, Melbourne

This month a very elegant and demure intervention to a tiny Melbourne terrace by FMD Architects.

Jan

Interior of the Month // by Robson Rak & Made by Cohen

by Poppy in Architecture, Interior Design, Interior of the Month 0 comments tags: Contemporary, Interior Design, Interiors, White

This month a very calming and demure interior resultant of another successful collaboration between Robson Rak Architects and interior design firm Made by Cohen. Elwood House is a soothing retreat that draws upon classic interior elements and combines them with a light, contemporary touch to create spaces that feel warm and weightless.

Jan

Colour(s) of the Month // Marston & Langinger

by Poppy in Colour of the Month, Interior Design 0 comments tags: Colour, Design, Enlgish, Interior Design, Interiors

This month, because I can't decide on one (and because I just came across the most amazing range of paints by Marston & Langinger) I've decided to feature a collection of colours.

Dec

House of the Month // December 2014

by Poppy in Architecture, House of the Month 0 comments tags: Architecture, Courtyard, Design, Houses, Interiors, timber

I've come across Wolveridge Architects quite a bit recently, and am almost consistently found to be entirely won-over by their elegantly restrained forms and wonderful materials palette. Indeed, I have to say that it's quite rare that I find myself drawn to a piece of contemporary architecture as a result of a distinct sense of warmth emanating from within (seems, in some ways, a bit of an oxymoron; contemporary and warmth..), but it is true of the works of Wolveridge Architects, and especially so in the case of their Eltham South house.

Oct

Colour of the Month // Cool White

by Poppy in Colour of the Month, Interior Design 0 comments tags: Colour, Design, Interior Design, Interiors, White

This month I decided to be really bold and feature ... white! In one way it seems a bit inside out and backward to feature such a colour here - in a realm that is all about rich saturation, depth, and character - and yet in another it seems essential given white's huge popularity and its vast array of subtle undertones that can be close to imperceptible to identify and therefore implement to the untrained eye. So here I feature cool white, if not purely as an exploration of just one side of white's character. I'd say that there are at least several broad categories of white that I could deal with, but starting with this one just seems right on a warm, sunny, breezy October day like today.

Oct

Interior of the Month // Emily Summers’ 1960’s Eldorado home

by Poppy in Interior Design, Interior of the Month 0 comments tags: 60's, Architecture, Courtyard, Desert, Houses, Interior Design, Interiors, Mid Century

Sometimes I find myself drawn to strange things when I’m writing this segment. I begin to notice myself veering off in unpredictable directions and toward completely out of character destinations. It’s a strange phenomena that I can’t fully explain, except in the sense that there’s a lot of room to move in simply thinking about things for pleasure, and not having any further obligation to dissect, interpret, comprehend, or apply them. After years at university doing exactly this to exactly everything I looked at, these days I feel a great freedom to simply open up to things without any further underlying intention other than enjoyment. I think this place is one of those things. In fact I recently went for a drive up through Merewether Heights and was reminded by a few examples along the road of just how good a good 1960’s house can be, so when I came across this I thought it would be a nice thing to explore. The architect is unknown, yet the house certainly speaks a clear language. I think what I like most about the house is that it would only work in this location. It’s very site specific, both in terms of its […]