Jewellery designer Millie Savage has farewelled 44 Bell St, Fitzroy.
Celebrity jeweller Millie Savage has sold her creative house in Melbourne’s inner north after listing it with $2.25m-$2.35m price hopes.
Dubbed the “rock star of Australia’s jewellery industry” by fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, Ms Savage’s line of accessories has been worn by celebrities including singers Chappell Roan and Miley Cyrus.
About a decade ago, Ms Savage started out handicrafting pieces in a garden shed.
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She now has a store in Fitzroy, in addition to boutiques in London and New York.
The designer put her two-bedroom terrace at 44 Bell St on the market in February.
Industry sources indicated that the house, within the circa-1855 former Fitzroy National School, passed in at a March auction before later selling for a sum near the top of its asking range.
The art-filled home features a galley kitchen, fireplace, balcony overlooking the back yard
and main bedroom ceiling which wraps around a central pendant, similar to a sculpture.
The house was renovated in a project led by MvS Architects, prior to Ms Savage purchasing.
Millie Savage is also a silver and goldsmith, in addition to designing jewellery. Picture: Supplied.
Hosting dinner parties at the abode even inspired a new project Ms Savage is working on, The Makers Table, involving artists across different disciplines creating plates, glassware, textiles, food and drinks.
Earlier this year, Ms Savage said she had decided to sell the terrace due to work commitments and a desire to spend more time at her Surf Coast farm.
Nelson Alexander’s Charlie Barham confirmed the sale but declined to comment further.
The main bedroom has a sculptural-style ceiling and an ensuite with a custom-made bathtub and handmade Japanese finger tiles.
The house at 44 Bell Street, Fitzroy, is within a former school.
Another of Mr Barham’s recently-sold Fitzroy listings belonged to author Tony Birch.
Birch became the first indigenous Australian to win the Patrick White Award for his contribution to Australian literature, in 2017.
He’s won several other prizes, while his 2019 novel The White Girl was short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award.
Author Tony Birch with indigenous artist Jenna Lee, who designed the covers of three of his books. Picture: Aaron Francis/The Australian.
Mr Birch’s home at 159 Leicester St, Fitzroy, changed hands for $2.84m.
Birch is also the Boisbouvier chair in Australian Literature at Melbourne University.
The role was established to advance the teaching and public appreciation of Australian writing and books.
Mr Birch’s triple-storey abode at 159 Leicester St, built within a former circa-1930 water filtration factory, sold for $2.84m.
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