Posts tagged Designers
Posts tagged Designers

When you’re in high school, there seems to be an expectation that you are supposed to know what you are going to do with the rest of your life. For some, their career was always certain. For others, the idea of plodding along from job to job, with the idea of working to live is more than acceptable.
Themes, materials, colours and shapes are shared, used and reused for inspiration in two worlds; furniture and fashion. The fusion of these ‘two F’s” has become more evident in the profession of interior design, as the industry continues to embrace new movements and evolve with the times. This progression of aesthetics has seen Deborah Grant, recent graduate from Sydney Design School, connect her career between the two industries.
I have been selling timber furniture for 20 years. The beauty of timber furniture is always in the eye of the beholder. We are unique individuals and as such different timbers will “speak” to people differently. I watch every week as those frequenting my showroom reach out their hand and run it along the length of the timbers in our showroom tables as if reaching out to nature.
That raises the question of which timber will I have my furniture crafted from?