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Canadian furniture designer’s quirky pieces resemble Walt Disney’s wildest creations
A Canadian designer has allowed his whimsical imagination to run wild with a line of furniture that looks pulled directly from one of Walt Disney's animated classics. Judson Beaumont, 52, of Vancouver has designed dozens of eye-catching custom pieces, including a...
Australia Post finalises sale of Sydney’s General Post Office
Australia Post has announced that it has finalised the details of the sale of the Sydney General Post Office (GPO). At the same time, it said it would seek National Heritage listing for the GPO, “in recognition of its historical importance and to reinforce existing...
Do you know where your wood products come from?
Does your furniture have PEFC's Chain of Custody certification? This certification is a mechanism for tracking certified material from the forest to the final product to ensure that the wood, wood fibre or non-wood forest produce contained in the product or product...
Pallet Made Vertical Herb Garden
Here's a unique take on the vertical garden, from AFA Member CrativeAustralia – all natural and upcycled. Absolutely perfect for small spaces and empty walls. Fill with fragrant herbs or colourful plants for a beautiful, rusticwallscape. The Crative Vertical Garden,...
Chairless chair” is designed to provide support for active factory workers
Chairless chair" is designed to provide support for active factory workers This flexible exoskeleton, designed by Swiss studio Sapetti, allows its wearer to sit down whenever and wherever they need to. The Chairless Chair is designed primarily for manufacturing...
Safety in Design Course
Consult Australia's Safety in Design course is an intensive two-day seminar which addresses safety issues relating to design and provides practical tools on how to eliminate hazards at the design stage. Examples from practitioners will be provided and the far-reaching...
Having a voice in the quality of secondary schools’ engineering & manufacturing curriculum
The Victorian Department of Education & Training (DET) is seeking to place secondary school teachers who teach engineering and manufacturing vocational programs into a work placement. The opportunity is now available for employers to get involved and support local...
Engaging Women in the Build Environment
If we are going to reach 50% women in leadership roles by 2025 in the Built Environment industries we need to work together in new and innovative ways. Continuing from the success of UNSW's 2016 initiative, please join them for an evening with 20 Built Environment...
The importance of ergonomics in a potentially hazardous workplace
Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with Ted Dohrmann, managing director at Dohrmann Consulting based in Melbourne, about the importance of ergonomics in a potentially hazardous workplace in an industrial setting. Ergonomics is the science of fitting work to people....
Victorian radial sawmill taking concept to commercial reality with timber technology
The deafening din is the same as any sawmill, but the timber rolling off the conveyor belt is far from conventional. It has been radially sawn, a milling technique that delivers some enormous advantages over existing methods. "Basically we cut up timber differently to...