Australian International Furniture Fair: At The Edge of Australian Design

Australia’s most innovative furniture designers will showcase their latest designs at The Edge, as part of the Australian International Furniture Fair to be held February 4 – 6 2005 at the Sydney Exhibition Centre. Promoting upcoming Australian design talent to the world, the inaugural The Edge exhibition was an unqualified success in 2004 with more than 6000 national and international visitors viewing the new designs on show.

Divided into Student, Concept, and Commercial categories, The Edge will feature over 50 of the very best new designs from across the country, including the sophisticated ‘Lily’ barstool by Anita Hatter. The sinuous curves of the ‘Lily’ is inspired by Australia’s indigenous orchid, the Chocolate Lily, and this design contributed to Anita winning the coveted 2004 John Moran Scholarship for furniture design.

Also on view will be Gary Galego’s ‘Shell&#8217 ; chair, which exploits the use of plantation grown hoop pine plywood, a material proven to generate efficiency in both the structure and manufacture of chairs. Leather is vacuum moulded to the surface of the chair in a technique developed by Galego, who has steadily been making a name for himself on the world stage for his ingenious designs.

Created from moulded timber and industrial felt with a painted finish and a unique hinging system, Jacqu