Designer Pia Francesca’s inner-Sydney apartment is a serene ‘sky terrace’ that soaks up city sights day and night.
WHAT HAS INFORMED AND INSPIRED YOUR STYLE?
With an architect father and a mother who for many years was a potter, I grew up surrounded by design. My interiors style has always been understated, working with a minimal palette upon which to subtract or add to – be it muted colour, matte metal finishes or textures picked up in various pieces of sculptural artworks, window treatments, furniture or floor coverings. I have always needed to live and work in a tranquil space for my equilibrium. My design evolution has not been dictated by fashion, but has become more eclectic and layered when budgets allow.
IS YOUR HOME A SANCTUARY OR DOES IT DOUBLE AS A WORK SPACE?
My home is both, with a large upstairs study housing the samples library and reference material within joinery that conceals a queen-sized bed for guests on required occasions. Client meetings take place downstairs as the decision making process works perfectly surrounded by my joinery designs and natural light streaming in.
WHAT INITIALLY APPEALED TO YOU ABOUT THE SPACE?
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Highly prized
A move into a light-dappled Victorian Italianate building with purposebuilt interiors allowed Criteria and sister company C.Gallery to showcase atelier-based furniture, lighting, objects and art in a unique design gallery.
The gold and the beautiful
An interior designer daringly pushes the boundaries in her own home in Sydney's eastern suburbs - with glittering results.
Poetic aesthetic
There's rhyme and reason in the artful assemblage of European antiques and decorative objets in this gently refreshed Sydney home.
STATE OF MIND
ON NEW YORK’S UPPER EAST SIDE Melbourne-based designer Tali Roth has crafted an apartment that is both classy and comfortable, where modernist icons and contemporary finds sit side-by-side.
PLUM JOB
REWORKING THE COMPLEX BURROWS of an inner-city terrace has resulted in an expansive home for two, with rich hues and pared-back furnishings, all imbued with meaningful custom finishes.
ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONS
SERVING AS A GALLERY for the owners' growing art collection, this opulent yet tricky-shaped apartment in Sydney's eastern suburbs emulates the eclecticism of New York's jewel box apartments.
SMART SPACES
An alchemical mix of luxury furnishings fused with superior surfaces has transformed and elevated these properties.
House PROUD
In a collaboration between Belle and Fanuli, three leading interior designers transform the most intimate rooms of a home into chic sanctuaries.
MUSE WORTHY
The interiors of the Sydney home of arts advisor and advocate Kym Elphinstone are a fitting tribute to her passion for Australian artists and creators.
ENJOY YOUR STAY
Forget the journey, for the Lancemore Hotel Group, it's all about the destination and showcasing high-end Australian design.
