Ice and Snow Furniture by Hongtao Zhou

As we head into the long weekend and the official opening of ski season, we thought this might inspire you. Art student Hongtao Zhou from the University of Wisconsin-Madison constructed furniture made from ice and snow on the frozen surface of Lake Mendota, Wisconsin,...

Tasmanian Designer – Geoffrey Marshall’s latest design

Tasmanian Designer – Geoffrey Marshall’s latest design Introducing – The Glacier Chair – which was inspired by a study of glacial forms; acute jagged peaks juxtaposed with the smooth curves of the glacier deliberately carving its niche....

Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012: Furniture and Furnishing Specific Tailored Due Diligence Tools for the Furniture and Furnishing Industry WHY? In recent months the AFA has held a number of meetings with the Department of Agriculture and Water...

Grants and Funding – A Message from AFA Partners, Treadstone

The Victorian Government is supporting business expansion by providing grant funding to lower capital investment expenditure incurred by businesses. The aim of these grants is to increase employment in Victoria and/or increase the competitiveness of Victorian...

Make it Wood

Make it Wood Our friends at FWPA have produced a series of campaigns in partnership with Planet Ark and feature the brand Wood. Naturally Better – which FWPA established in order to promote the advantages of wood to consumers. This campaign promotes responsibly...

Amazon launches in Australia

While Amazon has been selling furniture for years, it has decided to tackle the sector more forcefully in America, which could then flow into Australia. The online retail giant is activating a major push into furniture and appliances, including building at least four...

Green Interior Awards Celebration

The AFA is proud to be a partner with Green Living for the 4th International Green Interior Awards Celebration, Thursday. 27th July 2017 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm AEST at Brickworks Design Studio 50 Carrington Street Sydney. Enjoy an evening of celebration with your team and...

Upcycled Furniture

These honey-coloured chairs and tables, with a smooth dramatically flecked surface are made by designer Spiros Kizis. They are made from the artichoke “fibre” left after farmers in Northern Greece have sold their crop for bio-fuel. “This is a new eco...

EOFY Bargains

  AFA Members currently have lots of end of financial year sales on. This is the time for you to take advantage of incredible deals, especially if you are looking for household items, and don’t forget if you are after furniture for your office or commercial...

Fair Work Increases Minimum Wage Rates

The following information has been released by the Fair Work Ombudsman.  Get set for a 3.3% increase to base rates of pay The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.3% increase to minimum wages following its 2017 Annual Wage Review. The increase will apply to base...

EOFY Accounting Services for AFA Members 

As the end of financial year approaches all  AFA Members can access accounting services from the AFA’s preferred partner supplier Hansens. AFA Members receive – Initial accounting and/or financial advice, by telephone or in a conference room, provided free of...

GST- free Threshold removed

Australian retailers will have to wait another year before the GST-free threshold is removed for online purchases bought from overseas, after the Federal Government passed an amendment to the Bill, proposed by the Labor Party, for the Productivity Commission to...

Good news for  Australian Furniture SME’s 

If your annual GST turnover is less than $10 million, you will be transitioned to Simpler BAS reporting from 1 July 2017. The Tax Office has simplified GST reporting for small business by reducing the amount of GST information required in business activity statements...

MX Drawer System from Häfele – Let life come to you

AFA Member Häfele, believe that time and space are two of life’s luxuries and their new concept lets you make the most of both. The MX Drawer System is the forward-thinking alternative to dark cumbersome cupboard spaces. Why? It makes life better by delivering...

‘Future retroism’:

BobhubskiWhen the call came through to transform a rundown studio apartment in Falls Creek into “a 1970s Japanese spaceship,” Rodney Eggleston, director of March Studio, grinned and immediately started conjuring an all-white capsule hotel. Having collaborated with the...

AFA Member Biesse  invites you to –  Live the Experience

You are invited to this free event at Biesse’s offices in Wetherill Park NSW to see over 100 tonnes of high tech machinery performing live demonstrations. In addition, you will enjoy Italian hospitality and chat to leading industry experts. Discover the latest...

32nd Hong Kong Houseware Fair

AFA Corporate Communications Manager, Vivienne Forbes,  attended the 32nd Hong Kong Houseware Fair and the eighth Hong Kong International Home Textiles and Furnishings Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). The two fairs were...

Scholarships for Women

Women in the furniture and textiles sector are advised that a residual pool of scholarship funding is currently available to participate in a range of leadership development programs commencing in the second half of 2017. The funding batch has been provisioned by...