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Resident GP’s debut collection in marble and metallics

Having run their successful online homewares store Resident GP for over a year, owners Gabi Sidhu and Pawel Gaca longed to launch their own collection. And today, that dream become reality, with their debut range Linear being released.

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“From the get go we wanted to create something luxurious and chic with a bit of an edge to reflect our current Resident GP brand,” explains Gabi. “Marble is very on-trend yet will always remain a classic as it brings a certain elegance into every home. For us, it felt like the perfect material to design our very first collection.”

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[contextly_sidebar id=”i7rveSAFbdSrtgkpso4Q6EZDlsMfomCZ”]Creating a range of marble trays, platters, cups, pen holders and planters, the duo added that extra bit of luxe and charm through linear touches of copper and gold engravings. Beautiful and functional, their design process consisted of a lot of research, having never designed a homewares line before. “With myself having studied architecture and Pawel being an engineer, geometry and functionality were key when it came to designing the collection. That said, we had never designed homewares before. So coming up with the what, how and why happened with time and watching the business grow and seeing what customers liked and disliked. It’s been a huge learning process!”

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When they realised what materials they wanted to work with (they chose marble for its natural beauty and sophistication) they took the plunge and just went for it! “Our design process really consisted of a lot of research, getting inspiration and then just playing with objects, shapes and lines. We got out big bits of cardboard and went nuts drawing lines in every direction until we felt happy with the look and feel. We then tweaked and tweaked until it was perfect!”

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With prices starting at $89 for pen holders and going up to $175 for the large rectangular and round trays, they have also done a limited release of homewares in black marble, which we think is just that extra bit luxe!

Photography by Elise Grace | Styling by Natalie Turnbul

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Dining Homewares

Marble and rose gold tableware from Salt&Pepper

I am a big fan of both marble and rose gold, so I’m loving Salt&Pepper’s new MARBLE collection of tableware, which features subtle marble textures, accents of rose gold and frosted glassware.

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Featuring dinner and side plates, salad, noodle, soup and cereal bowls, coffee and tea mugs and serving paddles, the collection is made from both stone and marble, meaning each piece is unique.

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To finish the table setting, add cutlery from the new HOST range, which made from stainless steel with a rose gold look, will add sophistication and style to your home.

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Available in Myer and David Jones and independent retailers. For more information.
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Homewares

Curious Grace’s Scandi-inspired marble & leather homewares

Combing the high quality materials of marble and leather, the new Scanda range for Curious Grace is beautiful, simple and modern.

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Featuring black and white vases priced from $80 to $155, they are contemporary, functional and ever so stylish!

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Also on offer are black and white candle holders, which include a single solid marble holder (which can be used to hold either a tea light candle or flipped upside down to hold a tall stick candle) for $47 and a marble arrow candle holder for $253, which with six pieces in black, white and grey, can be displayed together or as separates.

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Designers Homewares Interviews

Marble Basics: makers of beautiful and functional homewares

What first attracted me to Marble Basics wasn’t their homewares (though they are absolutely stunning!), it was their philosophy that the best designs come down to both functionality and aesthetics.

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“We don’t really feel homewares have any meaning or significance if you can’t use them,” explains Bonnie Adams, one half of Marble Basics. “This is not to say that we do not appreciate art or sentimental objects – but it is a point that we would like to express through Marble Basics, that our products specifically factor in both functionality and aesthetics. A chair can be beautiful and incredibly visually appealing, but if you cannot use the chair, the chair is art, not furniture.”

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Bonnie and Bliss

Co-owned with her sister Bliss, the girls began their business this time last year. Since then, they’ve got themselves quite the following, creating one-of-a-kind basics made from marble. “We love that every piece is beautifully unique and has its own story to tell,” says Bliss. “The natural beauty is miraculous and the vast, distinctive nature of each piece means that no two are the same. All of our customers purchase their own remarkable piece of marble and nature. Marble is also durable and if you treat your pieces with love and care, they will be everlasting.

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With Bliss previously an interior decorator and Bonnie a student of visual arts, they’re both well versed when it comes to being creative. As a result, they both play key roles in the design process, always placing emphasis on functionality and simplicity. “Our minds are always ticking, questioning new ideas and what designs we can immortalise in marble to create the perfect piece that our customers are missing and yearning for,” explains Bonnie. “We are very tactile so we create our shapes first by drawing and then by creating paper models to represent the shape, so we can perfect the size as dimensions are very important to what we create.”

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With Bliss’ favourite product The Basic Step, which is both sculptural and a functional door stop, book end or paperweight and Bonnie’s the Big Basic Round Tray for its never-ending versatility, the sisters have even more designs in store for 2015. “We are adding many new products to our range and are excited to keep designing and growing,” says Bliss. “Our next collection launches in July and we are bursting out of our skin with excitement, so you will have to wait and see what products we have up our sleeves!”

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