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The Role of Design in Furniture Manufacturing

The Role of Design in Furniture Manufacturing

It goes without saying that furniture plays an important role in our lives. With many people spending more or equal time away from home, functional, ergonomic and aesthetically pleasing furniture design is equally important in our homes, our offices, boardrooms,...

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New VET Student Loans Scheme

This week the Federal Minister for Education and Training announced a new VET loan system to replace the flawed VET FEE-HELP scheme. The VET Student Loans scheme includes: Limiting courses eligible for VET Student Loans to those that align with industry needs and are...

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Review of Mandatory BUNK BED Standards

Manufacturers, Importers, Agents and Retailers were in attendance at the recent AFA Seminar on the Review of the Mandatory Standards for Bunk Beds and how they will be affected by these changes. The Australian Furniture Association hosted this exclusive AFA Member...

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Special Offer from AFA Member Porta

Special Offer from AFA Member Porta

                                                                                                      For a limited time Porta’s OMG's are available direct from Porta at 50% discount off list price. Call Porta on 1300 650 787 to place an order. Porta is the number one...

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2016 ACE Winner Tamara Glick

2016 ACE Winner Tamara Glick

Tamara Glick was one of our 2016 ACE Student Design Winners. Recently she collaborated with Aine Dowling to create another one of her clever designs for Hollywood Primary School, their own Bench. The bench's varying heights and colours are a nod to the schoolyard's...

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Managing Your Credit

Managing Your Credit

  Acme Furniture Assemblers (Acme) had a lucrative contract with a manufacturer of premium flat-packed furniture, Larceny Pty Ltd (Larceny). Acme was contracted to install shop displays for Larceny in the showrooms of national furniture retailers, and complete...

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AFA Member exhibited to rave reviews in Milan

AFA Member exhibited to rave reviews in Milan

AFA Member Fabio Biavaschi exhibited and launched his MEK COLLECTION, which includes a chair, stool/side table and the new bookcase during Milan Design Week 2016 at iSaloni Fiera Milano Rho PAD 18 - stand C02-C06 last April and the AFA looks forward to seeing this...

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Inland surf beach to be pitted in western Sydney car park

Inland surf beach to be pitted in western Sydney car park

  First, it was Melbourne now Sydney with plans for an an old car park at Sydney Olympic Park to be transformed into an artificial surf beach by surf park developer Wave Park Group and Perth-based architecture practice MJA Studio. Wave Park Group has announced it...

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