It was an amazing education in how to learn about the importance of wonder and imagination for people. We’d teach tourists how to fish, and how to shear sheep - and tell lots of folklore about the Australian outback.
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When I was a kid we had a tough time, and we saved our farm by inviting Japanese tourists for the “outback experience.” We would do everything to attract tourists: we would tie cabbage patch dolls to the back of livestock and do races. How did your upbringing in rural Australia influence the way you think about the world? Did you always know you wanted to do the kind of work you do now? Creating desire is about all the senses being ignited, and now we look at all of a brand holistically, not just one part.
I think that’s one of the many reasons we’ve been successful, because even though we started with branding and advertising, we have a great respect for spaces in the way they can make people feel. Our amazing Head of Creative Michael Scanlon and I used to talk about furniture and design endlessly. Almost 20 years later we still care deeply about the way our spaces look, and how you feel inside them. Perhaps because we started in my home, the agency always had a home/family feeling, even when we opened in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and then Paris. I had purchased the table from the flea market in Chelsea and carried it downtown to my place and painted it red. The company started around my kitchen table in my tiny little apartment - three of us sitting around a lacquered red dining table when I was 28. How did you develop the company, and where’s it heading next? Your creative agency, Chandelier, has offices around the world and has worked on some incredible projects (including Chairish’s own Magazinish, of course). See what he had to say below, along with images from inside Flamingo Estate and his own home, and be sure to shop his selection of Chairish favorites.Ĭonsole Tables 1970s Modern Brass Console Table We wanted to hear directly from Richard about the things that inspire him, how he created Flamingo Estate, and the types of art and design elements that he likes to surround himself with. Suffice it to say, he gets around, and gets a lot done. And his unique point of view and determination have led him to success in a plethora of fields - not only is he a successful businessman, but he’s hiked Mount Everest and met President Obama. Having grown up on a farm in rural Australia, it was Richard’s imagination and capacity for dreaming that led him to embracing a life in the world of design. He’s founded multiple businesses, including uber-cool LA farm and food mecca Flamingo Estate, as well as the dynamic agency Chandelier Creative (which is behind Chairish’s own Magazinish). Richard Christiansen has led a one-of-a-kind life as an entrepreneur and a creative.
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