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Carpet in the hallway and bedrooms
is made from 100% recycled nylon,
manufactured in Australia by
Interface whose flooring products
are 100% carbon neutral across the
entire product life cycle.
A bespoke dining table made
from black beanies and glass
demonstrates the next phase of
development – a large format slab
that has been hand cut and polished
just as a piece of stone would be.
Cordony says the project has
opened his eyes to the design
possibilities presented by the green
ceramic technology.
“Looking at the colour and the
variances within the green ceramics
chosen for the apartment, that’s
what I think is most exciting ... the
variation in colour when the light
hits it in different areas.
“I love a living, breathing material
that has had a previous life. These
pieces have come from materials
that move and change and that
makes a space come alive in its own
unique way.
“When I look around this
Cordony says the starting point for apartment it is definitely a glimpse
his curation was, like always, the into the future in the most positive
materials. way. It feels homely, it feels design
led but I also know that it’s going to
“Whether I’m doing something be good for the environment and
that’s entirely sustainable like this sustainable and that’s where we
apartment, or any other job, it always need to move in design.”
comes down to materiality.
“But I also wanted to complement
the colours, especially the green and Above left : Cultiver bed linen
white of the splashback and island Left: Sustainable and recycled furnishings and art
bench front, that is so evocative of the Right: Sofa made using recycled plastic
Australian landscape.”
The finishes specified by the Mirvac
Design team and engineered by
the SMaRT team led by “queen of
waste” Professor Veena Sahajwalla,
gave Cordony plenty to work with.
A neutral grey palette on the floor
tiles, marble look splashback in swirls
of white and green, reminiscent of
eucalyptus leaves, deep green pendant
light shades sparkling with coloured “I love a living, breathing material that has
specks of glass, and a backlit white
feature wall panel, made from waste had a previous life. These pieces have come from
jute coffee bags and glass.
materials that move and change and that makes

a space come alive in its own unique way.

STEVE CORDONY
Interior Designer

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