Patrick Johnson
Luxury has many facets for the founder of bespoke tailoring outfit P. Johnson.
THE ARTIST WHO HAS BEEN AN ENDURING INFLUENCE? Egon Schiele [7].
CONTEMPORARY ART YOU MOST ADMIRE? Oscar Perry, Daniel Boyd, Brendan Huntley. DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING? Art, boxes (not the cardboard variety), semi-collectible mid -90s sportscars, Bruce Weber’s All-American catalogues [12], Daum vases (clear) [3], antique Venetian Champagne flutes [13], old Cartier reading glasses [4], wayward friends. FASHION MUST-HAVES? Anything P. Johnson. FAVOURITE WATCH? Patek Philippe ‘Aquanaut’ in yellow gold [5]. FRAGRANCE OF CHOICE? Pepè by Essenzialmente ‘Laura’. BOOKS – WHAT ARE YOU READING NOW? Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard. Alexis, the memoirs of Baron de Redé.
MUSIC – WHAT’S ON ROTATION AT OFFICE AND HOME? Daniel Caesar, Case Study 01 [6]; Dennis Wilson, Pacific Ocean Blue; Munir Bashir, Iraq - Irak: The Art of the ‘Ûd.
BEST DOWNTIME (IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY) PURSUIT? Fishing [11].
ENTERTAINING – RESTAURANTS OF CHOICE? Sydney: 10 William St, Alberto’s Lounge, Bert’s Bar & Brasserie. Melbourne: France-Soir. Adelaide: Golden Boy (sit in the kitchen bar). PREFERRED TIPPLE? London-style gin with lemon; sake, preferably Junmai Daiginjo-shu [8]. FILMS THAT HAVE INSPIRED YOU? Black Cat, White Cat; American Gigolo [10]; Road House. SHOPS AND ON-LINE STORES YOU FREQUENT? Online mainly. Rare bookshops such as Idea. MAGAZINES YOU READ REGULARLY? Harper’s Magazine, The New Yorker, Cereal.
DOES YOUR LOVE OF DESIGN EXTEND TO CARS? Yes. Most cars designed by Bertone. TRAVEL – FAVOURITE HAUNT AND WHERE IS ON YOUR MUST-SEE LIST? I visit Tuscany a lot for work and love the area around my workshop (near Pietrasanta and Forte dei Marmi) [1]. Lebanon: my best mate Tom Riley just got back. He has great taste and said it’s incredible. LIST A FEW OBJECTS OF DESIRE YOU WOULD BUY RIGHT NOW? If Tam would let me, the Bertone-designed Ferrari ‘Dino’ 308 GT4. Early 80s Porsche 928s [9]. A Magnum Marine 80' speedboat. A Giacometti sculpture and a pair of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne dove chairs for the garden and a few of their sheep for the living room [2]. Memphis boxing ring by Masanori Umeda. Everything from Bill Henson’s latest show. An infrared sauna. WHAT’S YOUR DEFINITION OF LUXURY TODAY? There are many types of luxury. It’s about quality and a state of mind, not just expensive things. It’s about things that have true value, are pure and unique, and thoughtfully and impeccably made. Luxury can also be simply just having time for yourself. pjt.com