Check out the work by the talented makers working out of our Handsome & Co workshop. Dan Thomas Douglas Maloney Elliot Gorham - Noddy Boffin Greg Allen - Eco Dad Lana Kagan Josh Carmody ...
The legendary tale of Thomas Edison’s arduous route to eventual success has been well told. Ten thousand failed experiments including having his factory burn down and still he didn’t give up, until he figured out how to make a light bulb that worked. If making...
When Scott Cam and the contestants from the Block came to Handsome & Co for a turning challenge. The Block @ Handsome & Co shot by Michael Gordon Hill ...
You can’t get much more simple than this ‘three-legged’ ‘milking-stool’ reminiscent of one of the earliest forms of wooden furniture. It seems like a good place to start, because who doesn’t like some simplicity in their lives and décor. This simplicity extends beyond its aesthetic and...
To cooper is the traditional craft of creating wooden ‘staved’ vessels for the transportation of goods, were a stave is the term given to each piece of timber which makes up the coopered vessel. Advances in material technologies such as plastics and cardboards has seen...
Photography & Text by Seán Breen This past term's 'Educational Taster' was an introduction to Letter carving. At the mid-point of the term students are fully engrossed in their on-going project work. The Educational Taster allows them to step back, relax and enjoy something fun while...
Huon Pine Skatedeck by Noddy Boffin - Resident and Tutor, Elliot Gorham. The Huon pine Lagarostrobos franklinii is a conifer and is endemic to Tasmania. It is the only member of the genus Lagarostrobos. Related species from the family Podocarpaceae, originating from the ancient supercontinent Gondwana,...
There is an inherent beauty in the natural quality and warmth of timber, and, when partnered with the unique relationship that only occurs between people and the built environment in which they inhabit, creates an intimate sense of belonging and personal identity. The Handsome & Co exhibition is...
