Andrew Parr is among Australia’s most respected interior designers, with a career spanning more than three decades across high-end residential and hospitality design. Known for his refined, contemporary minimalist sensibility, his work balances restraint with innovation, creating spaces of enduring elegance.
As founder of SJB’s interior design practice in 1994, Parr has been instrumental in shaping the studio’s identity and influence. His portfolio includes acclaimed residences such as St Georges Road, Toorak House and Portsea House, alongside landmark hospitality projects including The Royce Hotel and Establishment Hotel, earning him significant industry recognition and lasting client acclaim.
Here, Andrew takes on The Design Dozen.
1. What was your seminal design moment?
MG Garage. This was the first restaurant I designed.
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2. It’s your ultimate design dinner party – which four guests are you inviting?
Tom Ford, George Michael, Ian Schrager and my partner.
3. What’s been on your mind lately?
Where design is going.
4. What’s the most treasured design-y thing you own?
A 1979 brown Porsche 911.
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5. What is the most inspiring space you’ve been to?
Guggenheim Museum, New York by Frank Lloyd Wright.
6. What’s a design book you return to often?
Modernism Rediscovered by Julius Shulman.
7. What is your favourite quote about design?
Less is more.
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8. Who do you look up to in design?
Vincent Van Duysen.
9. What do you consider the best project you’ve done to date?
Point Nepean House.
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10. If you weren’t a designer, what would you be?
A painter.
11. What would you change about the state of design?
Less Pinterest and more research and knowledge of arts and movements.
12. What is your dream project?
A resort internationally.