Greg Natale (born 1974)Megan Morton, "Breaking the Rules," Elle, December 2005, pp. 101-107. is an Australian interior designer, and the founder of Greg Natale Design.
Early life and education Natale was born and raised in Sydney, Australia,Sophie Burton, "The world according to Greg Natale," The New Zealand Herald, 11 December 2014. to Italian immigrants who arrived in Australia in the 1950s."Greg Natale," Top Designers’ Secrets Revealed. Accessed 21 January 2015. Natale took a three-year course in interior design at the Enmore Design Centre at TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute, studied visual arts at Sydney College of the Arts, and architecture at the University of Technology, Sydney.Stephen Brook, "Creative living through good design," The Australian, 26 January 2013.Georgie Corke, "Interview: Greg Natale," The Home Journal, 22 July 2014.
Career From 1996 to 2001, Natale worked for three different architectural design firms: Garth Barnett Designers, HBO+EMTB, and SJB.Gillian Serisier, "Greg Natale: Cool school, Italian style," Australian Design Review, 11 November 2014. In 2001, he launched Greg Natale Design.Robyn Willis, "The end of minimalism: More is more for interior designer Greg Natale," The Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2014. This was around the end of the minimalism movement,"Designer Spotlight: Greg Natale Design," PopSugar, 14 July 2008. and Natale chose to pursue a more luxurious look than had previously been in style. His first major project was the 2002 design of the Gonano Apartment, with a decorative, repeat pattern coordinated on walls, blinds, bed linens and art.
Natale's first book, The Tailored Interior, was published by Hardie Grant in November 2014, with photography by Anson Smart and a foreword by Jonathan Adler.Jessica Rule, "Greg Natale’s style secrets," The West Australian, 21 November 2014. The book offers insights and lessons on interior design, including Natale's philosophies and approach to paint colour, type of paints, patterns, proportion, cohesion and layering,"The top tips of Australia’s designer of the year," Sydney Morning Herald, 5 November 2014. showcasing 18 spaces Natale has created. Architectural Digest named the book as part of its 21 Best Books by Designers and Architects of 2015.
In September 2018, Natale's second book, The Patterned Interior, was published by Rizzoli New York.
Bibliography The Tailored Interior (Hardie Grant Books, 2014) The Patterned Interior (Rizzoli, New York, 2018)
Television homeMADE, Nine Network, season 1, 2009 The Renovators, Network Ten, season 1, 2011
References
External links Official website Greg Natale Rugs