Caves are thought by some to have been the first designed interiors, representing sites of liminal shelter and material transformation.
When Hana Hakim, director of interior design practice The Stella Collective, made her first site visit to Liminal, a hospitality project commissioned by Melbourne restaurateurs The Mulberry Group, she was struck by its cavernous volume; it was an inhospitable space for hospitality.
“The Stella Collective is always about reflecting and harnessing the light and using finishes to reflect heavenly spaces that are open and voluminous. Now we are stuck in a cave, so I am