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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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Design Hunter Q+A with Björn Rust
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Design Hunter Q+A with Björn Rust

Bjorn Rust is a designer and creator, part of the Quench Collective, and was recently featured in Jason Bird’s book ‘High Tide’ chronicling the last decade of Queensland design.


Your name: Björn Rust


What you do: I design, develop, share ideas and captures images – bjornrust.com


Your latest project: Hightide

Who are three people that inspire/excite you:

1) Dieter Rams
2) Yves Béhar
3) Jonathan Ive


What is your favourite…

Car/bike/plane/boat model: Porsche 550, Something custom built (I am assuming push-bike), Lockheed SR-71, AC72.

Chair model: Chair One by Konstantin Grcic.

Residential space: Azuma House by Tadao Ando.

Commercial space: Sfera, Kyoto by CKR.

Decorative product:Juicy Salif by Philippe Starck.

Functional product: Leica M.

Handmade good: My bicycle.

Mass-produced good: iPhone.

meal: Degustation.

restaurant: Rakushokushu Maru, Tokyo.

drink: Coffee (filtered).

bar: Hihou, Melbourne.

item in your studio: MacBook Air.

piece of technology: Internet.

historical figure: Albert Einstein.

fictional character: Rick Deckard.

vice: Design.

virtue: Persistence.

What does the term ‘Design Hunter’ mean to you? Informed and on trend with a sensitivity for design.


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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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