60 SECONDS WITH ANDREA BLACK

For this issue of Belle, Andrea embarked on seven of the world’s most spectacular sea voyages for our luxe Cruising Special, see p163. “Luxury cruise lines have realised we want an experience that caters to our own interests both on shore and at sea,” says Andrea. “We don’t want to be led on group tours to tick off ‘bucket-list’ sites.” What have been your favourite career experiences? Visiting Le Corbusier’s ‘vertical garden city’ Unité d’Habitation in Marseille, France, was incredible, as was touring Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann’s buildings in Phnom Penh with a local architect. I am a big music fan, too, so a private visit to Elvis Presley’s mid-century Beverly Hills home, now used by The Future Perfect as gallery space, was a highlight. Your enduring creative influences? Music. When I travel I seek out vintage vinyl record stores and bring home a local release from way back. Best cities for records? New Orleans and Stockholm. Where is home for you? Sydney’s inner west. It has great music venues, breweries, Vietnamese restaurants and incredible Portuguese food at the Marrickville Hardcourt Tennis Club. What would be your ultimate travel escape in 2020? The Amalfi Coast in June for a friend’s birthday. We’ll catch the local bus to Sorrento for a tour and lunch at Parco Dei Principi, the Gio Ponti-designed hotel. What is inspiring you? Leila Jeffreys’ bird photography, Tim Ross’s design and architecture talks and books, and pretty much any record that Daptone Records put out.