The AFA loves wood and working with our AFA Members who are timber producers and Forestry industry bodies. Starting with the trees themselves in all their beauty, extending to the smell of fresh cut wood, the feel when you work it with hand tools and the smell of...
Just splurged on some marble and copper homewares? You may want to stop reading. While it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the new year, trend forecasters and designers are already thinking well into 2017 – and there’s a big shake up of interior trends...
Spanish designer Maximo Riera has used bold colours and shapes to launch a collection of animal inspired furniture for Wild Design. A feast for the eyes, this collection of armchair designs take heavy influences from various exotic creatures, from mammals, to insects,...
This year’s FURNITEX & design will be part of Fashion Week for Furniture, incorporating this well-known international trade and public show, the FURNISHING futures Conference and the internationally renowned Australian Furniture Industry and Contemporary...
Match the Maker and WIN! Check out the video below and see if you can Match the Maker to the amazing Australian Designer Furniture featured in the recent Wood Solutions campaign. Two major prizes are up for grabs so enter NOW! Competition prizes include a one-on-one...
It goes without saying that furniture plays an important role in our lives. With many people spending more or equal time away from home, functional, ergonomic and aesthetically pleasing furniture design is equally important in our homes, our offices, boardrooms,...
We’re taught from a young age to praise orderliness and balance. Staying within the lines of a colouring book is preferred to careening outside. Skies are blue and grass is green. You get the picture. While regimented systems make sense in many aspects of life...
Spotted this week, Fallen Furniture based in Bath in the UK make furniture from “reclaimed, authentic aircraft parts, from both military and civilian aircraft.” This is their 737 Cowling Chair made from a genuine Boeing 737 engine cowling that sits atop a spun...
The Australian Furniture Association is proud to announce Anomaly as suppliers of this year’s Australian Furniture Industry Award (AFIA) and Australian Contemporary Emerging (ACE) Design Award trophies. Anomaly is an innovative and progressive furniture...
Exports of wood residue could resume from southern Tasmania within months for the first time since the Triabunna woodchip mill was shut down five years ago. Forestry Minister Peter Gutwein announced the State Government is in negotiations with four parties to...
Japanese Design Furm Nendo created 50 chairs for Friedman Benda, each of which adapts one design element from manga, or Japanese comics, into an otherwise stock design. One of Nendo’s chairs has stars shooting out of it, which in manga...
In May in New York, the globe’s freshest furniture design talents show their new batch of creations at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). They also dress to perfection. This article gives you a chance to see their designs from furniture to...
We can’t show you the amazingly creative entries into our Furniture Awards just yet but we found this web site that might get you excited about what’s to come. Creative furniture designs go beyond being not only original but crossing...
FURNITEX & design will be bigger and better in 2016 with a new home in Brisbane, the all new inspiration runway AND more award nominee’s than ever before. Visitors to this years event will go in the draw to win a stunning two seater Memphis...
Cats love to look for cozy hiding spots or safe vantage points, so furniture that offers them such places can be a great option. Other bits of furniture can implement other needs, like their litter box or a scratching post. To find out more visit...
Greg Natale Tickets – Now on Sale…….. GREG NATALE set for Fashion Week for Furnishing – Q&A with Greg Natale, Australia’s Leading Interior and Lifestyle Designer. Click ‘Book Now’ at the bottom of this page to secure your...
The WoodSolutions Timber Medallion was an exciting new feature of the 2016 Australian Furnishing Industry Awards (AFIA) and the Australian Contemporary Emerging (ACE) Design Award. The Timber Medallions were chosen from entries submitted to both the...
While “bachelor pad” comes with connotations of dark and dank man caves, you should really embrace the light and bright aesthetic, particularly if you can take advantage of any sort of view. For one, it makes spaces look bigger. If you’re facing something less...
The building will be a new addition to the Melbourne’s arts precinct in Southbank. Situated at 33 Sturt Street, it will be adjacent to the Melbourne Recital Centre designed by 2016 Gold Medallists ARM Architecture. The site, currently a car park, is leased from...
