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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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Alternative Surfaces In Melbourne’s Most Instagrammable Space
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Alternative Surfaces In Melbourne’s Most Instagrammable Space

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Alternative Surfaces have once again waved their magic-trowel at Melbourne’s latest creative studio, the Highline.


For creative professionals, Highline is a space that has been designed to inspire and has quickly become the most instagrammable space in Fitzroy. Originally an old denim factory, the space’s industrial charm has been brought to life by a meticulous renovation. The natural-light filled studio boats sky-high ceilings, white walls, glass partitions and over 300 square meters of seamless X-Bond floors which has been filled with furnishings from Louis Ghost, Meizai, Click On and uniquely shaped carpet tiles from Vorwerk Carpets.

To help create the perfect blank canvas, Alternative Surfaces hand-applied their X-Bond flooring on-top of the existing concrete slab, which spans throughout the entrance, stairway, kitchen, bathrooms, offices, styling-suite and break-out areas. The X-Bond floor has withstood fashion runway shows, private functions, weddings, workshops and photoshoots.

For those who aren’t familiar with X-Bond, it is a seamless stone overlay system, which is hand applied at 3mm thick onto an existing substrate of concrete, compressed sheeting or tiles.

Find out just how versatile X-Bond is by visiting Alternative Surfaces website – and, if you’re looking for a space to conceptualize and collaborate visit the Highline

Photography: Hugh Davies

 


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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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