Showcase

A modern take on tradition. Antonio Martins' master bedroom for the 2014 San Francisco Decorator Showcase pays homage to his Portuguese heritage but this is no dusty old museum piece. Hand painted, oversized blue and white tiles jumble across the walls while the show stopper is an 18th century rosewood bed. Showcase rooms are always over the top. They push the limit, shock or overwhelm. They are part art installation, part interior design on steroids but they are also great sources of inspiration. The crisp blue and white, the play of oversize images cut and pasted. Did you notice the old letters in the acrylic boxes? The play of the jungle of green against the blue?

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Kara Rosenlund

Sublime. These spaces, gloriously styled and flawlessly captured on camera, are the work of Brisbane stylist and photographer Kara Rosenlund. 

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The power of simplicity. Photography by Zach DeSart.

Manifold Architecture Studio

Manifold Architecture Studio, based in New York, really knows how to make a space come alive with their creativity and innovative space planning. From lofts to small apartments, Philipp and Kit von Dalwig's designs are fairly simple yet super functional. They rocked that staircase in photo #4. 

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Master of light and shade

So serene, so sophisticated, so deceptively simple yet intricate in the detail. Classic, tailored, considered and carefully curated. A master of light and shade. Interior designer Michael Dawkins.

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