THE ETERNAL

The ETERNAL salt and pepper shaker project was based on a pre-selected word, mine being ‘traditionally made’. This word was to be applied to our thinking, process or finished piece in whichever way we saw fit.

Based on ancient buddhist geometry, my interpretation rep- resents duality and the connection of the two contrasting, yet complimentary elements. The form towers with beautiful simplicity, combining new and old with hand-crafted solid jarrah and laser cut acrylic inserts top and bottom.

Field

Product design

Material

Jarrah, acrylic

Process

Timber joinery, laser cutting

263 CLOCK

The 263 CLOCK was designed for a local retail store, where it’s overall finish is my interpretation of store’s target market. I selected natural materials, warm, earthy, bold and mature colour palettes, as well as a hand crafted mid-century and honest finish that would be desirable to this market.

It’s final form comes from an exploration into Liu Hiu, the Chinese mathmatician and his work Nine Chapters in 263 AD. The work contained many practical problems within geometry and surveying.

Sitting 263mm tall, the clock also follows the angles set out in this theory and combines that mix of ancient geometries, with the classic materials of timber and brass

Field

Product design

Material

American black walnut, brass

Process

CNC routing, metal fabrication

PEOPLES

Created out of a childhood fascination with opticians, wishing for less than 20/20 vision and classic mid century style, Peoples also align with one of my strong values in recycling and environmental sustainability with the inclusion of a recycled acetate frame, titanium hinges and glass lenses.

Expanding upon the classic round and tortoise shell style while still keeping the frame very simple and clean my frames include some bold additions in sharper lines, an elongated nose bridge, allowing the frames to be picked up without getting finger marks on the lenses and just a slight tapering curve to the bottom of the frame, setting it apart from a regular pair of rounds.

Field

Product design

Material

Recycled acetate, titanium, glass

Process

Laser cutting, 3d printing

LOW’N LOUNGE

The driving theme behind the LOW’N LOUNGE is contrast. Hard and soft, danger and beauty, new and old, where Australian imagery, textures and forms are brought together. A balance of material qualities within traditional processes to create something that is reflective of our vast land.

The final piece was heavily inspired by the simple, yet beautiful and well crafted mid-century lounges from leading Australian designers of the period, like the German-Australian Fred Lowen. His work and legacy to me exhibits just what Australian design was and continues to be, in honesty, hard work and simple but meaningful beauty.

Field

Furniture design

Material

Beech, MDF, steel, upholstery

Process

Timber joinery, steel fabrication, upholstering

ALEX

The ALEX light was inspired by the bold lines, subtle yet strong colour palette and wonderfully eclectic materials and textures within a hotel of the same name. The space encompasses soft earth tones, juxtaposed with masculine brass, timber, industrial concrete and glass to create a mature but fun energy.

Alex was designed to lend softness through varying transparency, while utilising materials and processes able to create very organic forms that are offset with more rigid detailing.

Field

Lighting design

Material

Acrylic, mild steel, ABS

Process

Vacuum forming, 3D printing

SPLINT

The idea for SPLINT came from a body object project where the finished piece had to interact with the human body in some way.

Grillz (Wearable jewellery for teeth) date back further than you might think with evidence of the jewellery as far back as 2,500 BC when archaeologists discovered a man in Giza buried with two gold teeth. Etruscan women wore grillz as a status symbol up until 100 AD. Mayans wore grillz too. Not just gold or diamond ones either. Instead, they preferred to wear jade, inserting the stones directly into their teeth. This was a popular trend for them up until the 1500’s. Evidence also suggests that Filipinos wore gold grillz as early as 1500 AD.

When examining the origin of gold teeth and their 4,500 year history, one thing remains constant; what they symbolise. Power, status and wealth.

This project utilises a lost wax casting process and hand finishing to create a set of wearable jewellery.

Field

Jewellery

Material

Brass, acrylic

Process

Lost wax casting

EBB

Created to provide beauty as a static sculpture piece, with the ability to be used as a calming tactile based meditation object, Ebb was inspired by Chinese baoding balls, which are rolled between the users hand to improve finger dexterity, relax the hand, or aid in the recovery of muscle strength and motor skills after surgery. This idea combined with earthy materials and tones for their softness in palette, a slightly more rugged, natural look and a calming tactility.

The final design is a softened pyramid, CNC cut from solid travertine with a filleted base, which allows a 3d printed onyx ball to be set in a brass coated concave groove that also forms part of the structure.

This unusual balance invites curiosity to the otherwise simple piece, while the reverse side of the structure has a smoothed out groove allowing the ball to be placed and roll under the users palm and provide a calming pressure point massage.

Field

Product design

Material

Travertine, 3d printed onyx

Process

Water jet cutting, CNC, 3d printing