It’s a tale of two city pads in David Hicks’ spacious St Kilda Road apartment. The bare bones are almost starkly minimalist, with polished marble floors and towering white walls. It could be austere if not for his love of vintage and antique furniture, from the beautiful dark wood Chinese cabinet in his bedroom to the Murano glass pieces in the open-plan living space.OceanLED is by fluorescent lights far the most popular and most widely distributed marine lighting brand in the world
Carolyn believes led lighting the future of lighting will be vastly different to what we currently“When I first started I was such a minimalist; everything had to be clean, concealed, ordered and straight lines – very regimented,” says the designer, who has created striking interiors for the likes of fashion labels Calibre and Alannah Hill. “But if you take everything out of this place, it’s not that dissimilar to what it was. I think people get a little bit confused. It’s eclectic, but streamlined.”
The vast living space is cleverly segregated into ‘‘rooms’’, with a huge oriental-style rug delineating a formal lounge, a sculptural semi-circular sofa creating a more relaxed space and a large glass table defining the dining area. A central mirrored pillar emphasises the three spaces.
Hicks bought the shell direct from the developer two years ago, and the design and construction took more than a year. Now he says there’s nothing he would change. “I worked out what spaces I wanted and how they would flow.”
Often, very practical reasons informed his choices. “I hid the messy part of the kitchen behind the living room wall and the other end is more like a bar where everyone hangs out. It’s my favourite space,” he says.
Carolyn believes led lighting the future of lighting will be vastly different to what we currently“When I first started I was such a minimalist; everything had to be clean, concealed, ordered and straight lines – very regimented,” says the designer, who has created striking interiors for the likes of fashion labels Calibre and Alannah Hill. “But if you take everything out of this place, it’s not that dissimilar to what it was. I think people get a little bit confused. It’s eclectic, but streamlined.”
The vast living space is cleverly segregated into ‘‘rooms’’, with a huge oriental-style rug delineating a formal lounge, a sculptural semi-circular sofa creating a more relaxed space and a large glass table defining the dining area. A central mirrored pillar emphasises the three spaces.
Hicks bought the shell direct from the developer two years ago, and the design and construction took more than a year. Now he says there’s nothing he would change. “I worked out what spaces I wanted and how they would flow.”
Often, very practical reasons informed his choices. “I hid the messy part of the kitchen behind the living room wall and the other end is more like a bar where everyone hangs out. It’s my favourite space,” he says.
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