Julia Gessler

Contributor Profile

Julia Gessler was the editorial assistant for Urbis and Interior, joining the team at AGM in 2019. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Comparative Literature and Culture with Visual Arts from Royal Holloway, University of London in 2017. During and since her studies, she has worked in publishing across both print and digital.

Occupation: Editorial assistant

Website: Urbis magazine

Bookshelf: July edition

Review | In these three titles, a few worlds, both real and imagined, are distilled into words.

The Urbanists: The Scrap Yard

Projects | The people, places and ideas changing our cities one enclave at a time: The Scrap Yard is a small-but-potent commercial development on a back street in Auckland’s Grey Lynn.

Review: Hare + Klein Interior

Review | This book explores 14 Australian properties along with their mood boards and fabric swatches from a designer who can be described as “wise and humbled”.

Peace in a pod

Practice | Julia Gessler explores how sleeping pods are becoming a growing trend both on and off the ground.

The Room: Hotel lighting

News | A hotel in in China’s lake district in Hangzhou seeks to recreate a moonlit, meditative interior.

With the grain: Tairua Insitu House

Projects | The Coromandel’s gritty persona marries smooth-cut family living in this neutral-hued home, designed by Neu Architecture.

Designer interview: Ben Dalgleish

People | This Wellington-raised stage-lighting designer has worked with the likes of Drake, Post Malone, Janet Jackson and many more.

Bookshelf: White Houses and Courtyard Living

Review | We review two books showcasing housing trends from around the world.

Encore: Saratoga House

Projects | We visit a Herne Bay home with a honeyed glow and a sweet-sounding past, transformed by Verso Architecture + Interiors.

Nelson’s golden ticket: Pic’s Peanut Butter World

Projects | A factory unlike any we have seen before, Pic’s Peanut Butter World is equal parts manufacturing plant and tourist attraction.

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