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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 good job...
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...
9 Effective Cost Saving Tips for Manufacturing Companies by Marjorie Dunn
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...
New AFA Member TIRAR
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...
Open House Ballarat
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, the two-day...
Special meeting of the Furnishing Industry Advisory Group
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’, ‘Timber...
Governance
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...
Standing up desks are the way to go nowadays but what about foot fatigue?
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...
Uni SA Student Lounge – by AFA Member – Workspace
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...