Published bi-monthly, Urbis features stylish interiors, spaces and objects, fascinating places, interesting people, technology updates and car reviews. Through its sophisticated design, Urbis appeals to design-savvy consumers and style-makers, as well as design and architecture professionals.
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To be fair • Billed as Australia’s leading contemporary design fair, Denfair took place in Melbourne between 19 and 22 June. It is an exhibition of the latest designs in the region and a wonderland for serious contemporary design fans seeking a glimpse of new and upcoming trends. Urbis attended the event and found these highlights.
Things to do • This selection of wintry events brings style and bite to the cultural calendar.
Golden treatment • The former Reserve Bank’s gold vaults are now an oasis of fitness and well-being.
Books • Tomes that excel in their slick forms, wealth of ideas and confident personae.
Vitreous citrus • Mondo lemony, plenty of citrus, gloriously glassy and a dash of refreshing blue make the world go stylishly around!
TOP SHELF: Blueberry • Turn a hint of ’80s and a splash of pop into a cool blueberry sorbet for the modern home.
Technophile • For those who want to hear it, shave it, work it, track it or watch it – Dean Cornish checks out an eclectic mix of top-notch technology.
Interior Awards 2019 • Winners of the highly anticipated Interior Awards were announced at an Auckland ceremony – attended by more than 400 people – on 27 June 2019. The 10 winners included the recipient of the first-ever Residential Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award winner. For full coverage, visit architecturenow.co.nz
Urban sophistication • Lexus collaborated with internationally acclaimed New Zealand design house Resident to celebrate the first-ever UX, a luxury compact crossover, engineered for the city.
Urbis Drive • Andrew Kerr trials new cars with unique personas and surprising abilities.
Inside Story • Wellington-born Canadian architect Mark Ritchie opens the door to his bach-inspired home in Vancouver to show us the objects he loves.
Light in three dimensions • Urbis caught up with Marlborough-born industrial designer Alex Buckman to talk about his budding lighting design brand.
Keeping shape • This New Zealand-born fashion editor is broadening his scope, from moulder of style to maker of style.
Spaces
TO KEEP YOU HOME • Ancestry, an indie-rock song and an innate desire to keep one’s family safe make this Auckland home unique and truly welcoming.
PERFECT CHEMISTRY • This former factory has been transformed into a spacious family home, a sports car repository and an equine genetics laboratory. Leanne Amodeo explores this unique and somewhat puzzling alchemy.
COGNAC AND PUNCH • THIS WONDERLAND OF BOLD MOVES AND BLUE-CHIP ARTWORKS IS A PAEAN TO TASTE ON THE PORTUGUESE COAST.
ODE TO BRUTALISM • THE BRIEF FOR THIS SYDNEY APARTMENT CALLED FOR A CONCRETE BOX… THE RESULT, SURPRISINGLY, IS A WARM AND INVITING GEM.
SURF AND CANOPY • Dreams of living in a tree house culminated in this Costa Rican vacation spot, dripping in verdure.
MYSTIQUE TO SUIT • Set within a brazen, nonconformist building of 11 bespoke apartments, this abode fittingly offers an artisanal-yet-elegant edge to Melbourne’s bohemian suburb.
AFTERGLOW • WHEN DAY BECOMES NIGHT, THE TRUE COLOURS OF THIS MEXICAN HOME COME OUT TO PLAY.
Concrete dogtown
