LIFE & STYLE

FIRST ADULT HOME? I was 19 and had just moved to Sydney after a failed attempt at living in London during the global financial crisis. I rented the smallest studio ever in Paddington, just off Oxford Street. It was only 25 square metres, but it was all mine. It had rendered walls painted ballet pink and travertine floors, so it was freezing in winter. The bathroom was basically a hallway with a toilet down one end and shower on the other but it was “fully renovated”. BUCKET-LIST DESTINATION? I’m longing to go to

Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya (7). Google it.

DREAM RESTAURANT TABLE? La Sponda Restaurant (2) in Positano, Italy. You can Google that one too.

DREAM CAR? I’m not really a car person, but the 1955 Porsche Speedster in black with a tan interior (5).

FAVOURITE DOWNTIME PURSUIT? Shopping. Who doesn’t like getting new things?

FAVOURITE ARTISTS? [Dutch photomosaic artist] Nemo Jantzen (1) and New York-based Australian artist, CJ Hendry.

INTERIOR DESIGNERS WHO INSPIRE YOU? Amber Lewis,

Jake Arnold, Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent.

I LOVE TO COOK... Pasta. All day, every day.

I’M CURRENTLY READING... Do You Mind If I Cancel?:

(Things That Still Annoy Me) by Gary Janetti.

FAVOURITE SCENT? Fresh jasmine, because that means it’s starting to warm up and summer is coming. Or, if we are talking fragrance, Jazz Club eau de toilette by Maison Margiela (3). FAVOURITE PODCASTS? More Than One Thing with

Athena Calderon.

I LOVE A VASE FULL OF... Any white flowers – peonies are a particular favourite. But I also like something simple like three large Monstera leaves (6).

FAVOURITE MOVIE? I don’t really have a favourite. But I do love ’90s movies like Father Of The Bride (1991) or The First Wives Club (1996). The physical comedy in both is amazing and it doesn’t matter how many times you watch them, you still laugh.

NEXT MAJOR PURCHASE FOR THE HOME? We will be gutting our apartment in March so there is too many to list. Storage – like this Zuster ‘Embellish’ cocktail cabinet (4) – will be up there.

I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT... Sunshine, design and cocktails.

“I ADORE GOING SHOPPING. WHO DOESN’T LIKE GETTING NEW THINGS?”