By YSG Studio
The mood is revelatory and futuristic, with an upbeat dose of Pedro Almodóvar’s cinematic eccentricity. Contemporary Spanish tapas bars and their liberal use of tiling, surrealism, and rich colour gradations evoking a material take on the northern lights were our inspiration.
A Pantone party of inviting oversized soft landings, deep piled custom rugs, and stone surfaces with planetary swirls levitate within this penthouse, counterbalancing the sobriety of its box-like frame shrouded in glass, whilst demarcating zones within the expansive living area.
Light, crisp layers of marble articulate the vanities in the bathrooms, wrapping around shower walls with a futuristic 2001 space odyssey that meets Mies Van der Rohe’s Barcelona pavilion vibe.
Within the master bedroom, the upholstered bedhead with integrated side tables features stained zebra veneers crowned with calacatta viola marble. A solar system of blown glass lighting in berry shades orbits above.
Project: Dream Weaver
Materials Used: Sunset Onyx, Calacatta Viola, Lapis Blue Granite, Isernia Stone, American White Ash, Tasmanian Blackwood, Ebony, and Aubergine-stained Veneer, Coloured Venetian Glass, Purple Iris Zeilage
Year: 2021
Location: Darlinghurst, Sydney
Square Meters: 400
Stylist: Felicity Ng
Photography: Prue Ruscoe
"It’s the fun, interactive quirks – like the rotating cheeseboard [between the two island benches] – that lend this penthouse its intrigue."
- Amy Campbell, Vogue Living
Immortalising moods from the inside out and outside in, YSG is a multi-disciplinary initiative combining Architecture, Interiors and Curation.
Providing holistic design experiences, it offers new builds, alterations and additions plus interior furnishing and curation services across the residential, hospitality and commercial sectors globally. Renowned for creating highly customised elements incorporating superbly crafted joinery, lighting and unique furniture pieces, YSG’s spirited designs reach every room and every surface.
Established in 2020 by Yasmine Ghoniem, YSG comprises a multinational team of over 15 interior designers and architects combined. Based in Sydney, with staff originating from Argentina, Japan, Brazil, Lebanon, the UK, China, France, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Australia and the Middle East, their cultural backgrounds and professional experience both locally and abroad infuse the studio with illustrious insights and finely tuned expertise.
YSG has received numerous awards including Designer of the Year at the 2021 Interior Design Excellence Awards and Best Residential Design, Best Residential Decoration and Best of NSW state at the 2020 Australian Interior Design Awards. In 2022 YSG featured in the European Architectural Digest’s definitive AD100 list recognising the most influential interior designers, architects and designers world-wide, bolstering its reputation as one of Australia’s most directional and respected design studios.