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LIVING EDGE SHOWROOMNAME: LOCATION: DESIGNER:
PERTH, WA HASSELLLIVING EDGE, purveyor of relentlessly
sharp, modern designs in furniture and lighting,
recently installed its Perth showroom into a
grand heritage building in the CBD, working
with international design practice Hassell to
tease out the beauty of the old merchant
building that dates back to the early 1900s.
They started by stripping the structure
back to its bare bones and then gentlyenhancing the space through the use of
refined materials and insertions that add
interesting layers throughout. “As with all
our showrooms, we try to find a heritage
property, something with history, and yet
something that is still very relevant today,”
explains Aidan Mawhinney, CEO of
Living Edge. “We believe in longevity,
simplicity and sustainability. This buildingreflects [the] attributes that we look for in
everything we do.”
The resulting contrast between the old and
the new is very of the moment, and brilliantly
communicatestocustomersthedifferent ways
inwhichtraditionalandcontemporary design
cancoexistharmoniously.
7–13 Queen Street, Perth, WA;
livingedge.com.au PHOTOGRAPHY: DION ROBESONA retailer of MODERN DESIGN pieces FINDS
A HOME in a handsome HERITAGE BUILDING
where old and new CONTRAST to brilliant effect.
CUTTING EDGE
CULTURE | Inner beauty
FROM TOP: The imposing original features of the historic merchant building shine through;
The contrast of old and new on display; The space was stripped back and then gently enhanced.