THE NEW MED

Classic Mediterranean style leaps gracefully into sparkling new waters – our take is eclectic and playful, yet as elegantly European as ever

- CORINA KOCH

Sideboard, as before. On sideboard: Vintage Italian rattan table lamp in Natural, $3950, Conley & Co. ‘Malmo’ entree plate, $34.95, Papaya. ‘Living with Matisse, Picasso and The New Decade’ coffee table book, $100, Dymocks. ‘Interior Architecture’ book by Pierre Yovanovitch, $130, Loam. ‘Wabii Sabi’ folded sculpture in brass, $1600, The Visuals. ‘The Settling Dust’ artwork by Marisa Purcell, $6000 (unframed), Olsen Gallery.

Manado’ rattan sideboard, $2199/82cm x 163cm, La Maison. Wrapped rope-footed stool in Natural, $1210, Laura Kincade. Coe Studio coiled sculpture in White, $1600, Tow and Line. ‘Saint Malo’ linen-covered sofa in Crisp White, $2999/94cm x 220cm, La Maison. ‘Round’ cushion in Ochre, $340, Lucy Montgomery. Vintage French Brutalist chairs in solid wood, $2950 each, Tigmi Trading. ‘Arclight’ coffee table in Silver Leaf/Glass, $7750, Laura Kincade. ‘Irreverent’ book by Carine Roitfeld, $199, Book Depository. Aerin ‘Corvo’ side table in White, $1675, Palmer & Penn. Vintage Murano ‘Spike’ vase, $2500, and vintage French gilt mirror in Gold, $590, both Rachel Donath. Custom finger-jointed pine (FJP) wainscoting and skirting boards, $576, Intrim Mouldings. ‘With the passion of what becomes’ artwork by Graziela Guardino, $2500 (unframed), May Space Gallery. Sheer linen-blend curtains in Chloe Mist, $1465.20/2000mm x 3500mm, Luxaflex. ‘Bohemia’ Afghan rug in Cream, $4250/250cm x 310cm, Cadrys.

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