b'blue skyover the past year, all of which I have learned a lot from and found One to watch:below and opposite: Jeds project, titled Sparrow Caf, features interiorreally interesting. As a result, I dont have plans to specialise in any one area at this point.Jed Murphy walls in Resene Dust Storm and Resene Sahara, custom millwork andWhat do you like about Resene?joinery in Resene Red Oxide, ceiling and additional joinery in Resene Cascade and kitchen area in Resene Half Sea Fog. I love the quality and the depth of colour that Resene paints have.ReseneReseneResene Half Sea Fog Dust Storm Sahara Which is your current favourite Resene colour?ReseneReseneReseneWehavejustcompletedaprojectatTMHwhereweused Half Ash Cascade Red Oxide Resene Half Ash for the joinery throughout the home. It is such D esign Institute of Australias Graduate of the Year Awarda soft and calming colour and perfectly answered the clients istheflagshipprogrammeforemergingdesignersinbrief for quiet simplicity (www.tommarkhenry.studio/projects/NewSouthWales,attractingnomineesfromthetopwoollahra-residence).universities and education institutions across the state. We chatTell us about the focus and inspiration behind your winning project.with the 2019 winner in Interior Decoration, Jed Murphy, aboutThe brief was given to us by Sydney Design School. As soon as the start of his career and what hes been up to since his big win.I had developed my concept, which drew inspiration from the What led you to decide to go into a career in interior design? colour and materiality of an Italian piazza, I knew that colour I have been interested in interior spaces since I was very young.was going to be integral to the success of the designand that My mum loves decorating and my dad was a builder, so I wasResene was the perfect place to find that!around construction and interiors growing up. The concept was a small caf in Crows Nest, NSW located on a town square facing a church and communal lawn. The Which programme did you complete at Sydney Design School? client had asked for a space that offered indoor and outdoor IcompletedtheAdvancedDiplomainInteriorDesignanddining options and a takeaway zone and gelato counter, with a graduatedinJuly2019.Shortlyafterwards,IwontheNSWdesign that highlighted the artisanal gelato on offer. In terms of Design Institute of Australia Graduate of the Year Award in theconstraints, the 80m 2space is roughly a square space with a Interior Decoration category. I then was incredibly fortunate towater closet to be retained, located in the far back corner, while land my dream role with Tom Mark Henry (TMH). two columns and one half column punctuate the space.Iwantedtocreateawarm,welcomingyetexcitingplace What is it about working for TMH that makes it a dream rolefor customers to relax and enjoy. And being primarily a gelato for you? What are you most excited to do there? caf, the challenge was to create an environment that would Throughout my studies, I was really inspired by the work thatencouragecustomerstovisitatanytimeoftheyear.The TMH was doing. I was fortunate enough to be mentored throughmaterial and colour palette were inspired by a timeworn Italian my final project at college by Pia Watson from TMH. What makespiazzastone, terrazzo, metal, glass and leatherand then I it a dream role for me is that we get to work on such incredibleapplied a colour strategy of double colour discord of pink/yellow projects which make my days very rewarding and a lot of fun too! and green/red with Resene Dust Storm, Resene Sahara, Resene The best part of my role is the team that I get to work with. I oftenCascade and Resene Red Oxide to create an unexpected and have to pinch myself as a reminder that Im not dreaming and Idynamic freshness. I chose Resene low VOC finishes to be used actually get paid to do this for a living!throughout for their high-quality, hard wearing capabilities.The intersection of lines between the interior columns have Do you currently have plans to specialise in anything in particularinformed everything from the overall spatial planning right down during your career? tothejoinerydetailing,gelatocompartmentsanddefininga We work across multiple sectors at TMH and I have been able towedge inserted into the space, opening the interior to the activity work on residential, office, hospitality, health and retail projectsand view of the town square. 46 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 47'