Creating flexible spaces in the home

Furniture designers are helping in the trend towards more efficient storage options for living rooms and guest bedrooms, such as AFA Member King Living, an Australian furniture manufacturer that has specialised in innovation, quality and design, superior comfort and...

Australia by Design Innovation – Television Premier

Good Design Australia is proud to announce their series partnership for a new television show currently airing on Channel TEN. Australia by Design Innovation aims to bring good design into the hearts and minds of all Australians. Reminiscent of popular shows such...

How to choose the right sofa for your living room

A sofa is central to most living room schemes, but when it comes to choosing the right match for your space, lifestyle and personality, it can be a bit bamboozling. So put your feet up and relax, and let our friends at Houzz run through a few things it’s worth...

International competition to design new Adelaide art gallery

The South Australian government has launched a two-stage international design competition for a new art gallery in centre of Adelaide. Known as Adelaide Contemporary, the proposed 15,000-square-metre gallery will be a new landmark for the city – a “unique art...

Working from home?

We found this great article on furnishing your office at home, as more and more people are spending their time in flexible workspaces. If you read this list, how does your home office shape up? Visit our website for some great office furniture suppliers around...

Heinrich Wolff to speak at 2017 Australian Urban Design Awards

Heinrich Wolff of Wolff Architects, South Africa will give a keynote lecture at this year’s Australian Urban Design Awards titled Network Systems. Led by Heinrich and Lize Wolff, Wolff Architects is an architectural practice interested in the nexus between design,...

16 Ultra Chic Blush Pink Sofas and How to Style Them!

We all know blush pink, rose pink, millennial pink…or soft pink is in at the moment. We love the colour and thought this website might inspire you for furniture ideas for your home. Always good to be on trend! Read More

Are you Spring Carnival Ready?

Former The Block winner, Chantelle Ford has turned her design eye to hats with her business, FORD MILLINERY who she said ” provokes desire in the bellies of women who once shied away from headwear.” Her headpieces are meticulously designed with one eye...

10 amazing new buildings to view around the world

Everyone travels for different reasons, it could be the culture, it could be the food, but what about architecture?Here’s a list of 10 new buildings around the world for you to check out in your travels, be them real or virtual Believe it or not, Phillip Island...

Disciplinary action 

Generally, employees perform their duties well and there is no need to take corrective action. However, where an employee is not meeting either performance or behaviour expectations, it is critical to act. Coaching and retraining are often all that is required to...

Dangerous Designs – opening new avenues for Australian designers

  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...

London Design Festival

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...

Footy Furniture

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...

How To Style Copper In Your Space

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...

Decorate your home with Spring Flowers

  From indoors to out, every corner of your house and garden deserves stunning seasonal blooms. Get ready to stop and smell the roses (and lilacs and tulips and hyacinth) with these spring-ready picks and get ready to spruce up your...

This modern furniture appears from a single slab of wood

Is your house filled with so many furniture pieces it is difficult to move around? Designed by Robert van Embricqs, this beautiful furniture can be folded flat when it is not in use, so you can enjoy some extra space. Click here to view...

The annual Eat Drink Design Awards shortlist announced

There are some fantastic projects announced in the shortlist and worth checking out, even if it is just to keep up to date with any new restaurants etc. These awards support innovation and excellence in the design of hospitality premises of all scales and types,...

Cleaning  teak and wicker outdoor furniture

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...

Recycled Re-Purposed Furniture Sculptures

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...