Vogue Living

HISTORY IN THE MAKING

n many ways this Sydney apartment isn’t typically modern. Aesthetically, it’s busy, shiny and animated with tassels and golden couches. There are 19th century moire fabric dining chairs and moments redolent of the 1990s — wrought iron mirrors, glass sconces and chandeliers with deep blue spheres hanging aloft. But interior designer Tamsin Johnson isn’t known for her clean white walls, Scandi minimalism or taking the conventional route. This is a home with texture, with moxie, a place that’s lush and rich. Entering it feels like stepping

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