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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...
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...
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...
AFA Member Workspace Commercial Furniture Job Opportunity
APPRENTICESHIP (WOOD MACHINING) Workspace Commercial Furniture manufactures and sells an extensive, quality range of systems and office furniture. They are seeking a Junior employee aged 17-19 for a 4-year apprenticeship in Wood Machining. Completion of year 10...
Architects appointed for State Library of Victoria redevelopment
Architecture Australia reports the Victorian Government has announced the winning consortium selected to design the $83 million redevelopment of the State Library of Victoria (SLV). Australian architecture practice Architectus and Danish practice Schmidt Hammer...
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...
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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REACH OVER 40,000 READERS WITH A SPECIAL OFFER for all AFA Members and Subscribers. Be a part of the next edition of Australian Furniture & Furnishing. With FURNITEX & design 2016 just around the corner, we’re filling the last available spots in our...
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...
Red Dot Awards
This year's Red Dot Awards for Product Design received more than 5,200 entries the highest number of submissions ever in the 61-year-old design competition—across 31 categories spanning lighting products to fashion accessories to finish materials. Among the...