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July 8th, 2019
Interior Design: Tom Mark Henry
Builder: Schiavello
Project Manager: JLL
Budget: $7.5m
Duration: 12 weeks
Furniture
Furniture throughout, Haworth. ‘Herman Miller’, “vitra’, ‘Stellar Works’, ‘E-15’ furniture, Living Edge. ‘Steelcase’, ‘Viccarbe’, ‘Turnstone’ furniture, Steelcase.
Lighting
General lighting, Dowel Jones, LPA, Versalux, Pierlite, Light Lights Lights. Inlite lighting, Delta light, Inlite. ‘Luciferos’, Gineico. Flos lighting, Euroluce. CTO Lighting, Spence & Lyda.
Finishes
Ceiling finishes, Armstrong. Paint throughout, Dulux. Timber flooring, Havwoods. Ceramics, Classic Ceramics. Carpets, Tsar. Tiles, Surface Gallery. Stone finishes, Euro Natural Stone, Fibonacci Stone. Carpet flooring, Shaw Contract. Carpet tiles, Interface. Marble finishes, Terrazzo Australian Marble. Vinyl and carpet tiles, Forbo. Stone surfaces, Artedomus. Upholstery, Febrik, Kvadrat Maharam. General finishes, Polytec. General textiles, Autex. Contact textiles, Instyle. Cladding, Sto Render. Textiles, Sparkk. Wall coverings and textiles, Baresque. Timber finishes, Market Timbers. Tile and stone, Earp Bros. Decorative timber panels, Supawood. Custom mural, Cassie Byrnes. Porcelain finishes, Corian. Veneer, Briggs Veneer. Glass, Sydney Glass. Surface finishes, Marblo.
Fixed & Fitted
Faucet fixtures, Astra Walker. ‘Franke’ kitchen fixtures, ‘ZIP’ tap, ‘LG’ fixtures, Fisher and Paykel fixtures, Winning Appliances. Handles and knobs, Lo & Co.
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