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“The biggest trend we are seeing today
is that idea of bespoke, handmade,
tactile, artisan pieces, we have lost a
lot of over the years thanks to mass
manufacturing. “An important point to bear in
“People are producing some amazing
things and that’s what I wanted to mind is that quality makes a
push with the apartment at Pavilions.”
Mirvac General Manager Design, big contribution to the circular
Marketing and Sales Diana Sarcasmo
says Cordony was the ideal choice to
curate the apartment. economy. The longer a piece of
“Steve has such broad appeal with a
style that really resonates with our furniture lasts, or for that matter an
buyers,” says Ms Sarcasmo. “For this
project we wanted to take him out of
his comfort zone and have him adhere apartment, the fewer resources are
as closely as possible to a closed loop
philosophy in his selections. needed to replace it.”
“Many people still associate
sustainable furniture with recycled
DIANA SARCASMO
family hand downs or street finds, and Mirvac General Manager Design, Marketing and Sales
while they have their merit, we wanted
Steve to challenge that perception
by delivering the sophisticated and Above: Furnished with an emphasis on sustainability
designed look that people associate Left: Stylish ‘green ceramic’ splashback and lighting
with Mirvac.
Below: LED lit wall panel made from waste jute and glass

“An important point to bear in mind is
that quality makes a big contribution
to the circular economy. The longer
a piece of furniture lasts, or for that
matter an apartment, the fewer
resources are needed to replace it.”
The Pavilions Green Ceramic
apartment offers a glimpse into an
exciting future where waste products
are reformed and put to work. Green
ceramics feature in terrazzo-look
floor tiles, wall panelling, the kitchen
splashback and island, lighting, dining
table and art work.
Cordony says sourcing pieces that
exhibited the true circularity of the
green ceramics while meeting other
sustainability ideals such as local
manufacture and longevity was a
challenge that he found both inspiring
and encouraging.
“You have to think about it more, do
more research when sourcing to find
the people out there who are doing
amazing things,” he says.
“Sustainability is a huge driving
influence in the design community
right now and it has to be. Given
everything that’s going on in the
world, overproduction and over
consumption, we really need to focus
and create more beautiful pieces like
this and give them to the consumer.”

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