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2H&G’s Interiors & Houses Editor Kate is a dynamo who also runs her own fabric and design
businesses. She shares a love of shape and texture with her furniture-maker father, David.K A T E N I X O N
& DAVID BOUCHER
1 Baldessin’s Pears sculpture by George Baldessin. 2 The New Mediterranean book, $84.99, Dymocks. 3 Dobson’s gin, $73, Dobsons Distillery, and Fever-Tree
‘Mediterranean’ tonic water, $4.69, Dan Murphy’s. 4 Cartier ‘Tank Louise Cartier’ 18-carat gold and alligator watch, $12,200,
Net-a-Porter. 5 Woodfired Bullet planter in Bronze, $2300, Garden Life. 6 Flow resin bowl in Light Horn, $450, Dinosaur Designs. 7 Leather Series
sculpture, Studio LoHo. 8 Jakarta Bathware cotton towels, from $85 for hand towel, Busatti Australia. 9 Santa Maria Novella ‘Melograno’
fragrance diffuser, $95, Mondo Piero. 10 Campana bag in Toscana, Bottega Veneta. 11 Gin Journeys Lismore gin balloon, $199/pair,
Waterford Crystal. 12 Leonardo sketch pen, Montblanc. >TOP PICKSWHERE WILL YOU SPEND CHRISTMAS DAY?
Kate: I’ll be in Sydney with my family [husband Tim
and children Henry and Agnes]. The extended family- my four siblings, their partners and 11 nieces and
nephews – will congregate at Mum and Dad’s.
DECORATING TIP FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON?
Kate: Freshly cut, over-scaled foliage. Jasmine and
gardenias beside the bed.
HOLIDAY FASHION MUST-HAVES? Kate: Illesteva
sunglasses and a Helen Kaminski hat. David: Our
Neso tent for the beach – it’s 1.8kg, big enough for us
and the grandkids and a piece of cake to put up.
WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE HOLIDAY DESTINATION?
Kate: Sardinia and Sicily’s Aeolian Islands.
David: Noosa.
WHAT WILL BE ON YOUR SUMMER PLAYLIST?
Kate: Ibiza Sunset on Spotify. David: Anything from
The Beachboys, Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles.
ANY BINGE-WATCHING PLANNED? Kate: Big Little
Lies and Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates.
David: The Crown season 3 and Jack Ryan season 2.
FAVOURITE STORES FOR GIFT BUYING?
Kate: Jan Logan, Arida, Greene & Greene Antiques,
Dinosaur Designs, The Paper Place.
WHAT’S ON YOUR SUMMER READING LIST?
Kate: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and The Nature
of Home by architect Jeffrey Dungan.
WHAT’S ON YOUR HOLIDAY MENU? Kate: G&Ts,
mangoes, avocado on toast with summer tomatoes,
chilli, basil and goat’s cheese. David: Fresh prawns in
crunchy bread rolls with a glass of prosecco.
Kate is the owner of Busatti (busatti.com.au) and
Studio Kate (studiokate.com.au). David’s
business is Boucher & Co; boucherandco.com.
Text by Elizabeth Wilson. Styling by Kate Nixon. Photograph by Anson Smart. Hair & make-up by Samantha Powell. Flowers by Mandalay Flowers.1112