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2019 Gallery

Winner: Best Bar Design

The Stella Collective for Blacksmith Lake Mulwala

84 Melbourne St
Mulwala NSW 2647, New South Wales

Photography: Lillie Thompson

For both locals and travellers alike, we bring back the great Australian holiday dream of the 60’s and 70’s. Blacksmith is a modernist exploration into the hazy nostalgia of bygone summers set in the regional town of Mulwala, 300km north of Melbourne CBD

www.thestellacollective.co

Jury Citation

There is a beautiful simplicity to the design of Blacksmith in Mulwala, New South Wales, and a sophistication that is all the more exciting given the venue’s regional location. The proportions of the indoor/outdoor space are well controlled, with the palette and materials showing incredible restraint and elegance. This restraint allows the few pops of whimsy to have a greater impact: vintage-style pink patio umbrellas might get lost in a busier design, but here they evoke 1970s Southern California without devolving into cliche. There’s a flexibility to the multiple spaces and configurations that is quite clever, and the designers specifically worked to create a plan that might easily expand as the business grows. It is especially impressive that Mulwala’s pre-existing mid-century buildings were taken into consideration – the project is designed to blend in with its neighbours while simultaneously providing the town with something new and fresh.
Photography: Lillie Thompson
Photography: Andrea Sissons
Photography: Lillie Thompson
Photography: Lillie Thompson
Photography: Lillie Thompson
Photography: Lillie Thompson
Photography: Lillie Thompson
Photography: Lillie Thompson
Photography: Lillie Thompson
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