At The Rental 2.0, Sydney design house Ellison Studios translate their mood boards into reality. This temporary installation in an iconic 1926 warehouse building allows friends of the brand to wander through real-life versions of the company’s Instagram feed, from living rooms to bedrooms. They’re calling it a ‘share house’ where their vision of playful luxe is expressed throughout. At the centre of this living zone is their Float sofa in chocolatey brown, a design inspired by the conversation pits of the ’70s. This teams with classics such as Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair and Akari lighting by Isamu Noguchi. A coffee-toned rug anchors the setting. We can easily imagine settling in here on a lazy Sunday morning, the first caffeine hit in hand, gentle light filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
ABOVE 1. Hour Phila table lamp, from $3400, snellingstudio.com. 2. Large moon dish in Hōanga, $100, mismaanaru.com. 3. Adriana Butter cushion cover, $129, weavehome.co.nz. 4. Tall copper vase, $445, flowstudioceramics.co.nz. 5. Ball pendant by George Nelson, $1550, karakter.co.nz. 6. Haywood maple rug, from $1370, bayaliving.com. 7. Isola side table by Ellison Studios, $1450, slowstore.co.nz. 8. Huggy swivel chair by Ellison Studios, $2550, slowstore.co.nz.