"The difference between the anonymity of a mass-produced piece of furniture or craftwork, and a piece commissioned or bought direct from the maker is enormous in
terms of pleasure for the buyer, and satisfaction for the maker." Jane La Scala. Creator of Woodlink. 1996 |
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Bruce Bell
Business: Bruce Bell Woodturning Address: Cnr Connoles Rd & Warrego Highway Withcott, Qld 4352.
Postal: PO Box 7823 Toowoomba Mail Centre, Qld 4350
Tel: 07 4630 3525 Email: tymba@enter.net.au
Web: http://www.tymba.com/
Product line: Woodturning - Bowls, platters, vases, lamps, canisters, potpourri containers. Woods used are Budgeroo, Flame SheOak, Red Gum and selected outback timbers when available. Notes: Styles to match any décor and suitable for wedding, birthday or corporate gifts. Also specialising in tuition, woodturning tools and equipment. |
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Martin Davis
Business: Martin Davis Furniture Design, 7 Hotham Grove Ripponlea, VIC 3185 Tel: 03 9531 5512 Mob: 0417 592 971. E-mail: info@martindavisfurniture.com.
Web: www.martindavisfurniture.com
Product line: One-off Commision pieces of handmade contemporary furniture for private and business clients. Notes: In making successful contemporary furniture one must address craft and design with an equal level of respect and skill. His furniture is handmade and built to last for generations, displaying traditional joinery techniques in contemporary ways. It is intended to evoke a response in the viewer, to tell a story. Martin Davis’ furniture appears in collections in Australia, Japan and the USA. |
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Anton Gerner
Business: Anton Gerner Furniture. PO Box 697
Hawthorn, Vic 3122 Tel: 03 9813 2422 (Fax). Mob: 015 521 305. E-mail: gerner@ozemail.com.au.
Web: www.antongerner.com.au. Product line: Furniture design & production, private one-off commissions, architectural fit-outs, batch production and exhibition work, in highly figured veneers and solid timber, both Australian and imported. Notes: Quality in construction and detail is achieved using traditional handtools, techniques and finish. Design is contemporary with inspiration drawn from American Shaker furniture, Biedermeier and Art Deco. |
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Donald Glue
Unit 2/26 Dryden Street, CANTERBURY VIC 3126
Tel: 9836 5075 (fax) Email:damglue@yahoo.com.au
Product line: Carvings & small sculptures from Australian native timbers. Notes: I carve simple bird forms and unique mini-sculptures from Australian native timbers found from the gardens of friends, muncipal gardens, farmlands, and the sea shore. My aim is to produce art forms visually pleasing, tactile and sensual, exploring the natural beauty and idiosyncrasies of our native timbers. Each piece is unique, dependant upon the timber variety, structure, grain, natural imperfections such as gum, knots and grub holes. |
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Tracy Gumm
"Irminsul" 146 Edinbrugh Rd Enmore NSW 2204
Tel: 02 9516 0380
Email: tracy@irminsul.com.au
Website: www.irminsul.com.au
Product line: Irminsul is a boutique design and fabrication studio which strives to create contemporary, well designed furniture. Our work includes high quality production pieces, one-off custom made pieces and giftware. Our pieces are made predominantly in wood but also use metal, glass and resin to create pieces which are unique, individual and possess contemporary simplicity. |
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Stephen Hughes
24 Keaton Way, Aspendale Gardens Vic 3195
Tel: 03 9580 6418
Email: stephenhughes@hotmail.com
Product line: Fine wood turned sculptural and decorative works incorporating carving and other media. Instructor/teacher of artistic turning and woodcarving. Notes: VWA award winner. Work represented in international collections of wood art. "Many of my works are concerned with natural phenomena especially those involving the themes of fertility and metamorphosis". |
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Des McKenna
44 Ross Street , MALMSBURY VIC 3446 Tel: 03 5423 2772 E-mail: djmsculp@netconnect.net.au
Web : www.desmckennasculptor.com Product range: Sculpture - Wildlife, free form and religious sculptures in Australian timbers, mainly in River Redgum and Black Box. Notes: Des aims to produce items of lasting beauty in stylised figures, capturing the grace and rhythm of nature rather than carving minute detail. This enables the creation of a very tactile surface whilst, where appropriate, retaining naturally occurring textural highlights. See his work at Melbourne Museum, the City Square, and the Koori Heritage Trust
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Will Matthysen
48 Webb Street, WARRANDYTE VIC 3113.
Tel: 03 9844 1250 Email: matthysen@bigpond.com
Web1: www.vwa.org.au Web2: www.willmatthysen.com
Product line: Wooden clocks, Furniture design & production, Mentoring & master classes
Notes: Though his clocks are made largely from wood, they also feature brass, steel, and glass in the design. Over 120 clocks have been produced to date. Each one is hand built and unique, integrating the mechanism and the cabinet into a unified contemporary design. Every clock explores a different set of ideas. His work is now in collections throughout Australia and the world.
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Richard Raffan
9 Calder Place Holder ACT 2611
Tel: 02 6287 5001 (Fax)
Email:rraffan@homemail.com.au Web:
Product Line: Woodturning, bowls, vessels and turned boxes, demonstrations, occasional hands on teaching, writing on craft, and author of highly regarded texts and videos on the art of wood turning. Notes: Richard Raffan has long been widely regarded as one of the world's supreme all round woodturners. His finely proportioned bowls and boxes are in public and private collections across Europe, North America, Japan and Australasia |
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John Waters
PO Box 2774 Fitzroy VIC 3065 Tel/Fax 03 9486 3580
Mob 0418 136 147 Email: john@roseadora.com Website: www.roseadora.com Product line : Custom built furniture. Notes: Over the past 20 years I have worked with makers of fine furniture, cabinet makers & shop fitters. I have a preference for reclaimed / recycled timbers & veneers. For me, the design of furniture has always been about moving away from the standard 'square box' shape into softer angles - incorporating extra elements of interest into a dining table or bookcase, for example. . |
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