Gestalten is Quattro’s favourite book publisher. They have been vastly exploring visual culture since 1995. Because of this, Gestalten are our favourite inspirational books to cozy up with. Gestalten has actively reimagined the world of publishing and continues to do so. With their broad range of titles, they seek to enhance and enrich the lives of their readers. While simultaneously engaging constantly with the ever-changing surrounding creative landscape. Gestalten began with a focus on the aesthetic, particularly within graphic design. Since their beginning over 25 years ago, the breadth of their content and expertise has widened. Today, they draw their inspiration from the world around us. While surveilling art, culture, people, small details and big events, they anticipate change. Changes within architecture, design, fashion, travel, escapism, visual culture, food & beverages and modern art. Gestalten hopes to inspire people regardless of the medium. With the focus on creative culture and the main aim being mutual inspiration. Why are Gestalten’s inspirational books Quattro’s favourite to cozy up with? We are always looking to books for inspiration, this is probably a hangover from back in the day before the www…. So over the years, we have collected many! Over […]
Quattro was born in Sydney, Australia in 2000. 4 business partners teamed up to create an architecture firm, then named Quattro Design. Kylie wanted a change of direction for the interior architecture side of the business. So the business was split amicably into Quattro Architecture and Quattro Interiors in 2011. Quattro Interiors migrated to Zermatt, Switzerland in 2014. Kylie has implemented a variety of cultural and elemental influences in her 27 years of experience. Today we talk about the story of Quattro’s success, evolution and where the company is going from here. What drew you into the world of Interior Design? This was very much by chance, after returning from a year exchange in Sweden in 1990. Enrolled in a Mathematics & Computing Degree at Curtin University, something after a year away I could not imagine doing. I got out the student handbook and had a look for something that interested me more. The Interior Design degree seemed to jump out at me. I called the university to see if I could change courses. The answer was a definite no, second round offers had already gone out. It was such a popular degree that the administrators were sure […]
