Fringe Furniture 31.

Fringe Furniture 31.

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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).

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The team at Handsome & Co were very proud to be Fringe Furniture award partners for the 3rd year running, presenting the Craftsmanship Award to Hugh Makin for his Passage Credenza and Linus Table.

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Congratulations to all the organisers, participants and award winners including:

Production Ready Award presented by Like Butter: Edie Kurzer  – Narrow  Minded Bookshelf

Best Student Design presented by Tongue and Groove: Morgan Doty – CYMK Chair

Award for Best Design -Sustainable Material & Practice presented by Banyule Council: Morgan Doty – CYMK Chair

Emerging Designer Award presented by Craft: Nancy Ji  – Archie

ISM Objects Award for Lighting Innovations presented by ISM Objects: John Budd – Lucienne Vessels

Out of the Echo Chambre Award presented by the Abbotsford Convent: Nancy Ji  – Archie

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A special shout out to H&Co resident Josh Carmody for his work – The Remnants, winner of the Tait Award for Design Innovation presented by Tait.

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The 2017 awards night and exhibition was nothing short of excellent. We hope to be invited back next year to support the Furniture design community and Melbourne Fringe.

Photography: Theresa Harrison.

 

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