Ten Australian-designed pieces that shed light on design from down under
Dezeen Showroom: the following furnishings and lights are among those recently published on our furniture directory on behalf of Australian design brands, manufacturers and makers. Based in major cities, including Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, as well as rural locations across the country, the following brands are of varying scales, yet all encapsulate Australian design sensibilities through The post Ten Australian-designed pieces that shed light on design from down under appeared first on Dezeen.
Dezeen Showroom: the following furnishings and lights are among those recently published on our furniture directory on behalf of Australian design brands, manufacturers and makers.
Based in major cities, including Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, as well as rural locations across the country, the following brands are of varying scales, yet all encapsulate Australian design sensibilities through the products they produce.
Read on to find out more about this year's selection, which includes a collection of rugs depicting Australian landscapes, a reissuing of an iconic sofa dating from 1977 and a sculptural chair made entirely from wood.
Read on to see our selection of Australian-designed products on Dezeen Showroom.
Cove armchair by Tom Fereday for Nau
Horizontal lengths of timber both create the seat and connect the two side panels of this capacious lounge chair created by Australian designer Tom Fereday for design brand Nau.
Topped by a pair of plump cushions, the Cove armchair functions as a spacious seat that aims to be appealing when viewed from any angle.
Piccolo portable table lamp by Neoz
Sydney-based lighting brand Neoz has released a compact, 15.5-centimetre-tall table light that is named after an Australian coffee drink.
The Piccolo portable table lamp comprises a cone-shaped brushed metal base crowned by an LED bulb encased in a transparent, fluted shade.
Teddy tables and workstations by Zenith
Australian office furniture brand Zenith has released a furnishing system for workplaces that draws on the 1950s British subculture, the Teddy Boys.
Teddy tables and workstations share some of the aesthetics common to clothing worn by people of the subculture: straight, clean lines and highly pigmented colours.
Melbourne-based lighting brand Ilanel looked to the anatomy of shooting stars when creating this statement pendant lamp.
The Comet pendant light comprises a horizontal bar with integrated lighting, which is strung with hand blown glass spheres, mimicking the tail and body of a comet.
Hand-knotted rugs by Hare + Klein for Designer Rugs
Australia's diverse landscapes are celebrated in this series of hand-knotted rugs by Designer Rugs, which it developed in collaboration with Sydney-based interior design firm Hare + Klein.
The rugs are handmade in Nepal from Tibetan wool and feature surface patterns that reference Australia's topographies at both micro and macro scales, from giant rocky outcrops to small pebble beaches.
Find out more about hand-knotted rugs ›
Swivel lighting collection by Articolo Studios
Tubular pendant and wall lamps comprise this lighting collection by Australian company Articolo Studios, which feature rotating shades.
The Swivel lighting collection is made from a combination of glass, leather and metal. The shades can be adjusted by manually turning the cylindrical shades.
Wide Guy door pull by YSG for Bankston Architectural
Australian door hardware brand Bankston Architectural worked with Sydney-based interior design studio YSG on a chunky, monolithic door pull aptly named Wide Guy.
The piece is characterised by its stripy yet all-timber materiality, grouped into three colour pairings: Light Band, Dark Band and Colour Band.
Find out more about Wide Guy ›
Solace pendant light by Ross Gardam
Traditional glass blowing techniques were used in the creation of this series of teardrop-shaped lights by Melbourne brand Ross Gardam.
The Solace pendant light has a tapered, bulbous shade suspended on a rigid brass pole in its pendant iteration, or mounted onto a base in its tabletop form.
Press armchair and bench by Studio Truly Truly for Design By Them
Australian design studio Studio Truly Truly for worked with fellow Aussie brand Design By Them on this duo of seats that share a silhouette that contrasts rigid wood with plump cushioning.
The Press armchair and bench are both supported by planar, angular frames made from American white oak, and can be upholstered in a selection of Kvadrat textiles.
Australian furniture brand King Living is set to launch its 1977 sofa in the USA – the modular seating system is based closely on the form of The Award, the first sofa the brand released.
Long, short, curved and footrest modules can be mixed and matched to create novel layouts. Mixing upholstery colourways further this playful effect.
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