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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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