Profiled | Oxford St, Collingwood, Fluent Studio
The Warehouse That Was Already There
Some projects begin with a blank canvas. This one began with an excavation. When Fluent Studio took on the Oxford St, Collingwood apartment inside the iconic Foy & Gibson Heritage Building in Melbourne, the brief wasn't to impose a new identity but to uncover the one that had been buried. Beneath an outdated early-2000s white interior sat three levels of warehouse character: timber rafters, exposed brick, structural beams, raw fire services pipework. Fluent Studio's first move was to let it breathe.
What followed was one of the more quietly remarkable interiors we've had the pleasure of being part of. And at the heart of both the kitchen and ensuite: our EZR1010 Dust from our Moroccan Zellige tile range.
What followed was one of the more quietly remarkable interiors we've had the pleasure of being part of. And at the heart of both the kitchen and ensuite: our EZR1010 Dust from our Moroccan Zellige tile range.
Editing as a Design Philosophy
Fluent Studio works with restraint. Every material in this project earned its place: the Patagonia granite island, the copper bath imported from India, the tumbled brass tapware, the fluted glass, the Murano wall sconces. Nothing was included for effect alone. In that context, EZR1010 Dust Moroccan Zellige had to pull its weight.
In the kitchen, it lines the splashback. Its soft, chalky surface sits between the drama of the stone and the warmth of the brass above, a breathing space rather than a statement. In the ensuite, it wraps the walls in texture and quiet luminosity, grounding a room that could easily have tipped into excess. Two very different applications. The same considered instinct.
In the kitchen, it lines the splashback. Its soft, chalky surface sits between the drama of the stone and the warmth of the brass above, a breathing space rather than a statement. In the ensuite, it wraps the walls in texture and quiet luminosity, grounding a room that could easily have tipped into excess. Two very different applications. The same considered instinct.
What Dust Actually Does
Pale, powdery, and alive with the subtle tonal shift that only handmade zellige can offer, Dust is a tile that works by not working against anything. In a palette already rich with mixed metals, natural stone, and heritage texture, it provides the thread that holds the room together without announcing itself.
That's a harder thing to achieve than it sounds. Against the crystalline drama of Patagonia granite and the gleam of a copper bath, the wrong tile would have collapsed the whole composition. Dust simply belongs.
That's a harder thing to achieve than it sounds. Against the crystalline drama of Patagonia granite and the gleam of a copper bath, the wrong tile would have collapsed the whole composition. Dust simply belongs.
A Home That Holds a Life
The result is an apartment that feels unmistakably lived in and unmistakably considered: a home that holds its owners' collections, their cooking, and their guests. The rawness of the warehouse is still present. But the richness of the interior palette, anchored in part by the handmade texture of our Moroccan Zellige in EZR1010 Dust, makes it feel like nowhere else.
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Credits
Design: Fluent Studio
Project: Oxford St, Collingwood
Tile: Tiles of Ezra
Photography: Elise Scott
Design: Fluent Studio
Project: Oxford St, Collingwood
Tile: Tiles of Ezra
Photography: Elise Scott
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