Earthly DELIGHTS

Melbourne designer Emily Gillis converted her compact apartment into a tranquil and adaptable living environment that is full of tone-on-tone elegance.

- CARLI PHILIPS

This page The walnut table was a collaboration between Emily and artist Zachary Frankel, who also made the white sculpture. ‘Vide Poche Rond’ and ‘Trio’ candleholder, both from Studio Henry Wilson. ‘Joe’ sofa from MCM House with ‘The Bed Cover’ in Natural from Elias Mercantile et Charvet Editions, replica Pierre Jeanneret ‘Chandigarh’ dining chairs from The Feelter and vintage timber telephone chair. ‘Daphine Terra Classic’ floor lamp from Lumina. Akari ‘21A’ pendant light. ‘Etoile’ rug in Dusk from Armadillo.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

In the leafy Melbourne suburb of South Yarra in Boon Wurrung Country. It’s close to the CBD, Royal Botanic Gardens, Birrarung (Yarra) River and Prahran Market with some of the best-preserved, handsomely decorated 19th-century Victorian terrace houses and Art Deco apartments. My block was built in the 1970s and has a glass atrium that frames the building’s entrance.

WHAT INITIALLY APPEALED TO YOU ABOUT THE APARTMENT AND WHAT CHANGES DID YOU MAKE?