Fringe Furniture is an open access, boundary-pushing exhibition of cutting-edge design, held at the stunning Abbotsford Convent in September 2018. Notoriously playful and utterly surprising, check out these exciting images from Fringe Furniture...
From the reassuringly practical to the confusingly obtuse, Fringe Furniture has seen it all. A boundary-pushing showcase of cutting-edge industrial design. This is no Ikea showroom (though you might still find something comfy to sit on). The team at Handsome & Co were very proud to...
There are three important pieces of information you need to know before making yourself any wooden object deemed for the kitchen and subsequent food preparation and/or display. Read more here ...
We at Handsome & Co are very excited to welcome Alichia van Rhijn of Hearth collective to our team of talented tutors and crafts people. Now working from her Central Victorian studio, this self-proclaimed maker of things and vintage lover spends her time handcrafting goods ranging from woodwork, ceramics and...
When I was studying furniture making the domino cutter didn’t exist, in fact, if I’m to believe Wikipedia it was only released for sale in 2007, the very same year I graduated from study. So in other words, the year I finished my four long...
It’s certainly nice to know that creativity and inspiration is not something you’re either born with it or you’re not. It is as a matter of fact something that can be learnt, practiced and nurtured with time and circumstance. “Fast Company polled its most creative people...
See below some of the really clever and beautiful work on display at this years (2014) Fringe Furniture Exhibition. My apologies to the individuals who designed and or created these great products, in my haste I did not collect your details and am neglecting to...
By Ella Bourke What on earth, you might ask, is a fluffy sheepskin rocking horse for fully-grown adults doing in the National Gallery of Victoria? Sprawling in scope, Melbourne Now is an ambitious attempt to showcase contemporary art, architecture and design that reflects the cultural identity...
By Ella Bourke Do you hear that? It’s the sound of 220 makers and designers putting the kettle on and sitting down with an exhausted yet satisfied collective sigh. Melbourne’s Big Design Market has just wrapped up for another year. When we dropped by last Saturday...
