Laminex x YSG — YSG Resi Interior Design Collaboration with Laminex

Project

Laminex x YSG

Materials Used

Laminex, sage-stained timber, glass mosaic, French wash, wool

Year

2021

Location

Melbourne

Square Metres

120

I wanted to capture the essence of ‘afternoon delight,’ that warm, cosy time of day when the sun filters into the home and there’s nowhere else you’d rather be, because the world seems to stop in that golden moment.

YSG

Enveloped in layers of warm, rich colour and authentic woodgrain textures from the Laminex® Colour Collection, the brief was to create adjoining residential spaces – a kitchen and a living area incorporating a study zone – to reflect the new reality of residential design.

These material interventions are matched by smaller pops of colour, which serve to balance the kitchen’s cocoon-like warmth. Flashes of brilliant red paint, for example, in the gaps between the overhead cabinetry and rangehood. And internal cabinetry surfaces in gentle blue Laminex Fresh Spring.

It’s like looking at a painting, flat on, going, “oh, it needs a bit of red out here in the corner.” That’s literally how I look at an interior, more like a piece of art. You’re placing the colours where you think your eye’s going to jump next.

The Fantales Kitchen products

Base, overhead cabinetry and custom handles Laminex Burnt Ochre Natural finish

Benchtop and curved splashback Laminex Moroccan Clay Natural finish

Island Laminex Danish Walnut Chalk finish and Laminex Milkwood Natural finish

Kitchen Island & Coffee Table fabrication Evolve Interiors

Integrated fridge Laminex Porcelain Blush Natural Finish

Tower cabinetry Laminex Danish Walnut Chalk finish, Laminex Moroccan Clay Natural finish and Laminex Fresh Spring Natural finish

Tiled kicker Artedomus Vixel N.47 for kickers

Kitchen base cabinetry handles In Teria

Sink Oliveri

Tap Astra Walker

The recessed library nook features stacked woodgrain-laminated bullnosed shelves above a thicker angular base, adding another dimension to the rectangular Living space. Leaving a larger height below, there’s flexibility to place tall publications or ornaments there.

Allowing the tactile patterns of the Danish Walnut Chalk woodgrain laminate to be fully appreciated, its mis-matched angular application to the cupboard doors adds tapestry-like appeal.

Eye-catching pops of Pillarbox Natural finish red adds visual depth and blushing surprises to joinery internals. Inspired by an uptick in residential requests for liquor cabinets, we created a cupboard that looked equally as good with its doors open.