With the warmer weather, we start to think about outdoor furniture. It might be time to have it ready for longer days as daylight savings is here this weekend (sorry QLD) If you have teak and wicker outdoor furniture here are some tips on cleaning – perhaps a...
Here at the AFA, we love people who are inventive with furniture and this week we bring you Benjamin Rollins Caldwell of BRC Designs. He is one of those designers with a definitive artistic and imaginative view of the possibilities that everyday objects hold. He uses...
As manufacturers, you’re no doubt always looking for cost saving ideas that can help grow your bottom line so you can grow your business. Rather than making large cuts to one or two departments, this goal is often best achieved through several small cost...
The AFA would like to welcome new AFA member TIRAR, award winning manufacturers of solid timber door hardware. TIRAR design started when Felice Carlino, founder of SUMU design consultancy, was working on his award-winning design for THE ACCOMMODATION POD in 2015, he...
After the success of Open House Melbourne, later this month it’s Ballarat in Victoria’s turn, with some of the best architecture and significant buildings set to open for public viewing. Presented in collaboration with City of Ballarat and Visit Ballarat,...
A Message to all AFA Members and interested parties from Furnishing Industry Advisory Group – We are holding a special meeting of the Furnishing Industry Advisory Group to discuss important developments relating to the ‘Cabinet Making’, ‘Furniture Making’,...
Corporate governance includes the rules, relationships, systems and processes under which authority is exercised and controlled within a business. It comprises the mechanisms by which businesses, office holders and those in control are held to account. These aspects...
What you wear on your feet is going to make a difference in both your level of comfort while working and your feet may feel a level of fatigue. It’s not a good idea to stand for an extended period of time in shoes that are uncomfortable in any way, which means that...
Located on the ground floor of City West campus’s Catherine Helen Spence Building, the newest social space of Uni SA’s West End, the Student Lounge offers students a space to interact outside of study time.With the concept design being driven by ideas from the...
We always like to bring you a bit of the weird and the wonderful and this week we found this on the dezeen web site! A sofa shaped like a hot dog and a burger-like chair are among Studio Job’s latest designs for Italian brand Seletti. The food-themed pieces are...
Nov 27, 2017
20 Best Grey Paints according to top Interior Designers From calming pale colors to edgier dark tones, top talent keeps coming back to these sleek shade Grey is the cooler, chicer cousin of white that we can’t stop lusting after. The neutral color can create a...
Amid rising tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world, a pair of architects have built a full-scale mockup of a Pyongyang apartment, as part of an exhibition in the South Korean capital. Pyongyang Sallim is an accurate recreation of a typical apartment in...
One of the biggest challenges for most furniture designers, those with established distribution channels excepted, is exposure. Getting new designs out and about and in front of potential manufacturers and customers That’s where Dangerous Designs comes into the...
The London Design Festival is in its fifteenth year and was on last week from the 16-24 September 2017. During the course of the Festival, there were hundreds of unique events and opportunities across the city of London. These were intended to celebrate design in its...
Here’s an idea for AFL Grand Final Week – a chair in your team’s colours! Though we aren’t seeing any yellow and black? – hope that is not a bad sign for Richmond supporters! Therapod™ is an Australian-designed posture-support system...
If you’re seeing a lot of copper around right now, you’re not alone! Copper (or rose gold, depending on who you ask) has reigned supreme as the go-to for making a space feel warm, luxurious and interesting. Unlike some trends, it isn’t going anywhere, but only getting...
Collessione Chesterfield are producers of premier quality handmade furniture for both the domestic and commercial market demonstrate in this video their manufacturing process of high-quality hand crafted furniture. Each piece is meticulously handcrafted using only the...
Cat condos and dog beds can be awkward, cumbersome eyesores. Covered in matted beige carpet or crocheted gingham blankets, they tend to disrupt a room, no matter how stylish the rest of your furnishings are. What options are there for the more discerning decor and...
For lovers of all things design, this exhibition is for you. In celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the House of Dior, one of the world’s most prestigious couture houses, the National Gallery of Victoria presents The House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute...
A reminder to all AFA Members, the Government has scrapped the over-50s concessional (before-tax) contributions cap of $35,000 from July 2017, and replaced it with a $25,000 cap. The government has also cut the general concessional contributions cap (for under-50s) to...
New research reveals that more than one-third of businesses have experienced a ransomware attack in the last year. Twenty-two per cent of these ransomware attacks had an impact on businesses they had to cease operations immediately. “Businesses of all sizes are...
