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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 Hunters™; Gordon & Susan Tait
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Design Hunters™; Gordon & Susan Tait

Founded in 1992 by husband and wife team Gordon and Susan Tait, TAIT has evolved from a small-scale, artisan based production to a fully fledged international manufacturing operation.

Habitusliving.com caught up with TAIT to ask them about their favourite things in the world of design and beyond.

Your name: Gordon Tait & Susan Tait

What you do: Design, Manufacture & retail Outdoor Furniture

Your latest project: working with two Australian designers on new outdoor furniture ranges for 2012

What is your favourite…

travel destination Italy

hotel/place to stay  Mum’s beach house at Bendalong on the NSW coast

airline Qantas

magazine  Green

three people that inspire/excite you

1)  Richard Serra /sculptor

2)  Justin Hutchinson – fellow designer always buzzing with fabulous green design ideas

3)  Bob Brown

design classic Moto Guzzi Le Mans

new design  post it notes

meal BBQ

restaurant Cutler & Co

drink Old Fashioned

bar Geralds Bar, Carlton, Melbourne

(386 Rathdowne Street  Carlton North VIC 3054
(613) 9349 4748)

gallery/museum Tate Modern

book The Faraway Tree – Enid Blyton

item in your studio  Diamond Maquettes

artwork The Winged Victory Of Samothrace /2nd century BC

artist Mother nature

piece of technology rapid prototyping

creative philosophy  ‘made locally’

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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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