A Refined and Dynamic Artist's Home - Cotter Street House by Fiona Lynch Featuring ZETR Recessed, Flush Electrical Outlets

“I’d been looking at electrical switches for some time before the house was even started, and there wasn’t much on the market that appealed”, he says. “All the generic brands were too clunky and the ‘fancy’ models were too shiny or fake looking with terrible designs that belong in the early 2000s!” When he discovered Australian company ZETR, who specialise in trimless, fully-flush and recessed outlets and switches, Tom says, “I knew it was something that was going to be a non‑negotiable in the house.”

As the switches and outlets also have a tangible effect on the experience of his artwork, Tom was especially invested in finding a solution to this problem.

ZETR founder Garth Elliot, who met with Tom and the Fiona Lynch team during the project, says he has “huge” respect for Tom and work. “It’s so cool then to see his artworks lit up with neon that’s been powered by a ZETR fixture in a very discrete way. Where the power supply cables for Tom’s neon artworks are connected to ZETR outlets, it almost appears that they originate out of a blank wall space, which means we achieved our design aim.”

Throughout the entire project, ZETR products were specified as “the power points are so minimalist that it allowed us to have more power points throughout the house for convenience,” Tom says. “No other light switch or power point compare, honestly we couldn’t be happier with the finished product. Falling away seamlessly and being flush into the materials, they allow the finishes selected by Fiona Lynch to speak for themselves,” he adds.

Nearly 10 years since Tom and Nikki first purchased the home, the Cotter Street house was a project many years in the making. The final result demonstrates a tireless yet evolving vision for what the once run-down cottage could become, with an interior that is designed down to the finest detail, striking a delicate balance between boldness and refinement.