EMERGING INTERIOR DESIGNERS

BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT:

The Avian Apartment. “I had a wonderful client who allowed creative freedom within the parameters of brief, budget and time, which made it a joy to work on and resulted in the project being awarded, and published nationally and internationally,” says the interior designer.

CLIENTS: “I recently worked for Architectus within its interior architecture team, and am now running a suite of residential projects for private clients.”

CURRENTLY WORKING

ON: An extensive refurbishment to transition two apartments into one residence in Brisbane.

ETHOS: “My philosophy is to collaborate with my clients to achieve an outcome that is receptive to people, place, community and environment. As such, my design aesthetic is grounded by the essence of warm minimalism and organic modernism.”

ESOTERIKO, SYDNEY BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT:

Shelter in Double Bay. “This was our first commercial project and it received a huge amount of attention,” says director Anna Trefely. CLIENTS: Mirvac, Gavin Rubinstein and The Rubinstein Group, Rachel Gilbert, Kristin Fisher Eyebrows.

CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

A cutting-edge gym concept, an office, and a new direction for a growing fashion retail brand.

ETHOS: “I don’t think we have a ‘style’ per se — it’s more of an attitude or point of view. We always want to understand and respond to the people who will ultimately be interacting in the space. There is always a fairly relentless and obsessive examination throughout the process — refining, distilling, essentially trying to achieve something that elevates the human experience, which is what makes every project unique.”

STATE OF KIN, PERTH BREAKTHROUGH MOMENT:

“Brick House, our first completed high-end residential project, is a landmark for us,” says director Alessandra French, pictured with director Ara Salomone, and senior designers Amy Clark and Jessie Nguyen.

CLIENTS: Shutter House,

Bodyscape Yoga, Lulu La Delizia, Chu Bakery.

CURRENTLY WORKING ON:

Sweep House, designed for a young professional family. “The brief was to create a space that is enduring and timeless.”

ETHOS: “Our vision centres on innovation, momentum and craftsmanship. Each project is formed from its own nucleus of insight, and tended to with vitality, perception and zeal. We’re passionate about delivering expressive, contemporary spaces, and we focus on the experience of users within the spaces created, reflecting a distinctively characteristic outcome.”