Furniture Designers
This page is for term 2 yr 10 Woodwork. It should be up by the end of term 1
Historical Australian Designers
Clement Meadmore
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/sculpture-to-sit-in-how-clement-meadmore-changed-the-australian-interior-20181026-h175s8.html |
Indigenous Australian Designers
Lucy Simpson
Yuwaalaraay woman and the Director of Gaawaa Miyay Designs. Her reflection pods were designed for Sydney's Wespac Bank. |
Contemporary Australian Designers
Arthur Seigneur
Sydney based designer who decorates innovative furniture with straw marquetry designs. |
Kate Rohde
Melbourne based artist who presented work for the Rigg Design Prize in 2015. Her submission was controversial as her work crosses the boundary between function-based design and fine arts. |
With ‘Bower’ Adam Goodrum sought to break away from the rigidity associated with office and breakout furniture. open, organic and gentle,... the architecture of this design also controls acoustics as the undulating shapes catch and absorb noise.
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Eliatt Rich
Alice Springs-based designer. This dressing table won the Australian Furniture Design Award in 2017. |
Asian Designers
European Designers
Gavin Munroe
UK-based designer who literally "grows" furniture by training trees around furniture-shaped moulds. No building involved! |
International Designers
Porky Hefer
South African Designer who makes furniture (and houses!) inspired by the natural landscape and environmental issues. |
Porky Hefer is especially famous for his hanging nests inspired by a South African weaver bird.
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Using a designer for Inspiration
You may be inspired by their materials, the shapes they use, the "feel" of their designs, their context, ....