I don't like things matching, it feels weird': designer David Flack's favourite rooms in pictures

"This combined kitchen and dining room is a weird layout', says Flack, who had to fit a proper chef's kitchen' into an inner city Sydney apartment. To make space for all the amenities, he separated the kitchen from the monolithic' island bench. He tucked the kitchen into its own room. The simple dining table allows the chairs and the vintage Viscontea pendant lamp to pop, he says. Flack wanted to maintain a balance between sophisticated and casual, so that everything speaks to each other confidently'."

"For Flack, a study always works better with dark and earthy materials because for me it's calming'. Fully lined in solid walnut with leather accents on the cabinetry, this study is a departure from the rest of the house, which was crafted with a softer Venetian plaster. Flack describes this study as a little inglenook'. It's almost like its own little cabin.' The aqua Bassamfellows desk references bold 60s colour blocking, a nod to the home's build date."

"Flack Studio was only five years old when it won the Ace hotel project. It was a massive deal', says Flack. He had a clear vision of creating something that felt very Ace but in Australia'. He used Albert Namatjira's paintings of the Australian landscape to inspire the palette. Ochre carpet and solid timber frame the sunken lounge. Hotels always look like hotels,' says Flack, but he wanted this to feel like a big share house in [inner Sydney's] Surry Hills'."

Flack reconfigured an awkward combined kitchen and dining layout by separating the chef's kitchen from a monolithic island and tucking it into its own room. The simple dining table allows chairs and a vintage Viscontea pendant lamp to stand out. Flack balanced sophisticated and casual elements so finishes communicate confidently. The study employs dark, earthy materials and is fully lined in solid walnut with leather-accented cabinetry, creating an inglenook-like cabin feel. An aqua Bassamfellows desk nods to 1960s colour blocking. Namatjira-inspired ochres and solid timber frame a sunken lounge. An en suite uses saturated apple-green stone and a Sottsass-inspired sink form.

Read at www.theguardian.com