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Australian design furniture with class!
Last week AFA Member Workspace gave us a sneak peak at their latest in-house designed timber family called, A-Series. A table and chair range that embodies quality Australian design and craftsmanship https://www.workspace.com.au/
It’s a car wreck
Studio Job, led by designers Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel, is known for its fantastical and often autobiographical pieces.They have expanded on their autobiographical Train Crash table with a coffee table version depicting a burning car. The Car Crash coffee table was...
Vale – Wolfgang Schubert (Jan 2017) and Sonja Schubert (Nov 2016)
On behalf of the AFA Board, Management and Members, we observe the sad passings of Wolfgang Schubert, founder of Burgtec Australasia Pty Ltd, who passed way on 9 January, and of Sonja, his beloved wife of 62 years, 9 weeks earlier, on 6 November. Wolfgang and...
Business confidence surges to highest level in past six years
Business confidence among SMEs is now sitting at its highest level since March 2010, following an eight point rise to +46 on a net basis, according to the latest Sensis Business Index (SBI)* survey.Sensis Chief Executive Officer, John Allan said, “Businesses closed...
Women in Consulting Leadership
Sydney Breakfast Forum To bring about change within the upper echelons of the built environment consulting industry would be a significant step in advancing equality in this traditional and male dominated world and these business leaders are taking a big step...
Advantages of buying Wooden Furniture
It goes without saying that most of us, when furnishing our living spaces, want a home that is comfortable, stylish and which reflects our personality. So let’s discuss the advantages of wooden furniture. While you will be aware that there is a massive choice when it...
Advantages of buying Leather furniture
Since the earliest days of man, leather has been a valued commodity, sought after for advantageous properties that nothing else could provide. The earliest, simple furniture was probably an animal skin on the ground to provide man a warmer, more comfortable spot to...
Advantages of buying Steel Furniture
Besides being sturdy, steel furniture is attractive, safe, environmentally friendly and offers durability – along with some peace of mind – needed to ensure products are long lasting and safe. And if you pick the right manufacturer, you are likely to get the aesthetic...
Australian Consumer Law To Influence Importers and Educators by Simona Jobbagy, Head of Department, Design, Media and ICT, Swinburne University
The increased number of domestic and commercial furniture imports in the past few years has been a game changer for Australian furniture manufacturers and designers. With loose furniture being imported cheaply from China, local manufacturers and furniture designers...
Chinese Move to Certification of Wood Products
The Chinese government is moving to sustainable forest certification of wood products, both harvested at home and imported from other countries, officials told a conference on illegal logging in Beijing recently. That includes a crackdown on countries that don't have...