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The alchemy of luxury: from hand-painted wallpaper to home automation

The alchemy of luxury: from hand-painted wallpaper to home automation

Hand-loomed wall panels, private members’ clubs, magnesium pools, wine concierge, colour-synced lighting – this is how to feather a luxury nest in 2023.

Bonnie CampbellLuxury property reporter

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In New York, hand-loomed textiles upholster an apartment wall in the world’s tallest residential building, Central Park Tower. The detailed panels cocoon the 66th-floor residence from the cacophony of the city below.

They are also woven soundscapes: visual representation of the Beatles’ Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds translated digitally onto fabric by British sound alchemist Nadia-Anne Ricketts.

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Bonnie Campbell
Bonnie CampbellLuxury property reporterBonnie Campbell is the luxury property reporter at The Australian Financial Review Email Bonnie at bonnie.campbell@afr.com

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