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- What Makes Phoenix Tapware’s Lexi MKII So Award-Worthy?
- Subscribe to Habitus For Your Chance to Win A Didier Liqueur Table
- Modest With A Touch of Luxury
- The Road Less Travelled
| What Makes Phoenix Tapware’s Lexi MKII So Award-Worthy? Posted: 31 May 2021 12:00 PM PDT  Melbourne's own research and design team from Phoenix Tapware have recently earned two well-deserved tips of the hat for the Lexi MKII tap collection, in the form of Red Dot and iF Design awards. The two awards programs are among the most prestigious design award programs in the world, with the iF Design Award 2021 judged by 98 high profile design experts from over 20 nations and Red Dot judged by 50 international experts. The Lexi MKII earns these awards after a successful launch earlier in the year.
Designed by Phoenix's in-house design team, Lexi MKII builds on the distinctive linear profile of the Lexi faucet range, with a sleeker and more sophisticated aesthetic style. The slender profile of the taps' outlet and pin handle see an elongated design, and sit vertically to offer a more streamlined – and expertly engineered – design element. A standout feature of this new award-winning collection is the energy saving Cold Start cartridge technology. Featured in the Lexi MKII Basin and Vessel Mixers, Cold Start allows only cold water to be delivered when the tap is operated from the traditional mid-lever position. This means hot water only flows if the handle is moved to the left hot position, saving energy by avoiding the unnecessary heating of water for tasks such as cleaning your teeth or washing your hands.
In addition to the awards the Lexi MKII received, the iF World Design Guide also rated Phoenix Tapware as the fourth best company in Australia for product design, and Phoenix's design team as the second-best in-house design team in Australia. These commendations are a true testament to Phoenix's uncompromising approach to design.    "We are thrilled to have been recognised by not one, but two, fantastic awards programs," remarked Phoenix Creative Design Manager John Hoogendoorn, "The international acknowledgment is terrific for our talented and dedicated team. We are also extremely pleased to have been rated so highly by iF for our in-house design team and overall as a company.    Honouring the strong design language of linear design architecture, the Lexi MKII and its minimalist design is perfectly suited to any contemporary bathroom. The award winning range is available from Phoenix Tapware now. Phoenix Tapware    The post What Makes Phoenix Tapware's Lexi MKII So Award-Worthy? appeared first on Habitusliving.com.  |
| Subscribe to Habitus For Your Chance to Win A Didier Liqueur Table Posted: 30 May 2021 11:52 PM PDT  Conviviality, conversation and connection, bringing friends and family together around a dining table is where memories are made. It's an experience that can be elevated through timeless design pieces. As a publication dedicated to expressing and highlighting what it means to live in design, we have a special prize up for grabs if you subscribe to Habitus magazine by 31 August 2021. Confident in its form and style, this is a table that is strong and versatile, the Liqueur Table by Didier makes the perfect accompaniment to any Design Hunter interior. Let life unfold around the smooth curves of the Liqueur Table. Subscribe now!
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| Posted: 30 May 2021 07:14 PM PDT  Working on a small south-facing site in St Kilda, this home responds to the less-than-ideal conditions while never losing sight of the client's ambitions for a comfortable two-bedroom home with a touch of indulgence.
The brief asked for a modest, yet spacious home, taking advantage of the minimal footprint. But there were some key inclusions that needed to be factored in – an ample backyard space for growing vegetables, and an open-air clawfoot tub – both of which were met. Upstairs accommodates the two bedrooms and bathroom, with the balcony off the main bedroom being the perfect place for the bathtub. Timber battens add a sense of privacy, while still allowing air and light to flow through, creating the desired feeling of bathing outdoors.
Downstairs is the main living space, with an open plan kitchen, living and dining areas. Negating the constraints of a south-facing site, the ground floor creates a sense of spaciousness with double-height ceilings, while skylights bring natural light into the living area throughout the day. Materiality is consistent throughout, with blackbutt timber used along the floorboards and for joinery details, which add a warm and tactile quality. Helping to carve up spaces and creating elements for storage, the joinery is made in the same black oil-stained timber used on the façade. The dark exterior of the building has been deliberately chosen as a backdrop for the curtain of green that will eventually grow up the side of the building.
Being able to entertain was also central to the brief and has been achieved through clever design inclusions such as a wall-to-wall bench that doubles as shelving and storage, but also extra seating when hosting guests.
While being modestly sized, this home manages to tick all the boxes for its owners, bringing in thoughtful details and simple, honest materials. Modscape Photography by Emily Bartlett We think you might like this modern home in Adelaide by PLY Architecture
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| Posted: 30 May 2021 04:43 PM PDT  Habitus: What is your background?James Howe: I studied journalism at university because I could string a sentence together and enjoyed reading the Weekend Australian Magazine on a Saturday. My first job was at a small newspaper in the Northern Territory outback, which was strange and exciting for an Adelaide boy like me. It was an intoxicating place, with endless adventure to be had. I loved it. l still go there every year or two, mostly trying to find ways to get to the remotest fishing spots I can find on Google Earth. I developed a freelance journalism and photography practice in Oxford in the UK, travelling to Europe and Africa to cover stories for magazines. It was the ideal place to be, because the Australian media has a strange obsession with Oxford University and ate up pretty much everything I threw them on the subject.
What led you to where you are?I had never even heard of furniture design as a discipline until about five years ago. One day, my wife and I were shopping for furniture for our Adelaide house and I stumbled upon Borge Mogensen's J39 Chair on Google Images. I still can't explain it, but at that precise moment I became instantly and completely obsessed with furniture. In the following days, I spent hours looking at photos of the inside of Borge Mogensen's home on the Internet (he is dead, which makes this habit either more or less creepy – I can't decide which), as well as the work of Donald Judd. I also started exploring the local design scene where I found people creating world-class work such as Khai Liew and ceramicist Ulrica Trulsson, as well as the Adelaide craft and design institution JamFactory. I also began designing furniture myself. I was fortunate enough for my first piece to win an international design award which took my wife and me to New York and gave me leverage to get into the JamFactory, where I stayed for four years. |
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