{"id":81915,"date":"2025-08-20T07:54:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/81915\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T07:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:54:12","slug":"ten-australian-designed-pieces-that-shed-light-on-design-from-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/81915\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Australian-designed pieces that shed light on design from down under"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dezeen Showroom:<\/a> the following furnishings<\/a> and\u00a0lights<\/a> are among those recently published on our furniture directory on behalf of Australian<\/a> design brands, manufacturers and makers.<\/p>\n

Based in major cities, including Adelaide<\/a>, Melbourne<\/a>, and Sydney,<\/a> as well as rural locations across the country, the following brands are of varying scales, yet all encapsulate Australian design sensibilities through the products they produce.<\/p>\n

Read on to find out more about this year’s selection, which includes a collection of rugs<\/a> depicting Australian landscapes, a reissuing of an iconic sofa<\/a> dating from 1977 and a sculptural chair made entirely from wood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read on to see our selection of Australian-designed products on Dezeen Showroom.<\/p>\n

\"Cove<\/p>\n

Cove armchair by Tom Fereday for Nau<\/a><\/p>\n

Horizontal lengths of timber both create the seat and connect the two side panels of this capacious lounge chair created by Australian designer\u00a0Tom Fereday<\/a> for design brand Nau<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Topped by a pair of plump cushions, the Cove armchair<\/a> functions as a spacious seat that aims to be appealing when viewed from any angle.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Cove\u00a0\u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Piccolo<\/p>\n

Piccolo portable table lamp by Neoz<\/a><\/p>\n

Sydney-based lighting brand Neoz<\/a> has released a compact, 15.5-centimetre-tall table light that is named after an Australian coffee drink.<\/p>\n

The Piccolo portable table lamp<\/a> comprises a cone-shaped brushed metal base crowned by an LED bulb encased in a transparent, fluted shade.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Piccolo \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Teddy<\/p>\n

Teddy tables and workstations by Zenith<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian office furniture brand\u00a0Zenith<\/a> has released a furnishing system for workplaces that draws on the 1950s British subculture, the Teddy Boys.<\/p>\n

Teddy tables and workstations<\/a> share some of the aesthetics common to clothing worn by people of the subculture: straight, clean lines and highly pigmented colours.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Teddy \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Comet<\/p>\n

Comet pendant light by Ilanel<\/a><\/p>\n

Melbourne-based lighting brand Ilanel<\/a> looked to the anatomy of shooting stars when creating this statement pendant lamp.<\/p>\n

The Comet pendant ligh<\/a>t comprises a horizontal bar with integrated lighting, which is strung with hand blown glass spheres, mimicking the tail and body of a comet.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Comet \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Hand-knotted<\/p>\n

Hand-knotted rugs by Hare + Klein for Designer Rugs<\/a><\/p>\n

Australia’s diverse landscapes are celebrated in this series of hand-knotted rugs by Designer Rugs<\/a>, which it developed in collaboration with Sydney-based interior design firm Hare + Klein.<\/p>\n

The rugs<\/a> are handmade in Nepal from Tibetan wool and feature surface patterns that reference Australia’s topographies at both micro and macro scales, from giant rocky outcrops to small pebble beaches.<\/p>\n

Find out more about hand-knotted rugs \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Swivel<\/p>\n

Swivel lighting collection by Articolo Studios<\/a><\/p>\n

Tubular pendant and wall lamps comprise this lighting collection by Australian company\u00a0Articolo Studios<\/a>, which feature rotating shades.<\/p>\n

The Swivel lighting collection<\/a> is made from a combination of glass, leather and metal. The shades can be adjusted by manually turning the cylindrical shades.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Swivel \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Wide<\/p>\n

Wide Guy door pull by YSG for Bankston Architectural<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian door hardware brand Bankston Architectural<\/a> worked with Sydney-based interior design studio YSG<\/a> on a chunky, monolithic door pull aptly named Wide Guy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The piece is characterised by its stripy yet all-timber materiality, grouped into three colour pairings: Light Band, Dark Band and Colour Band.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Wide Guy \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Solace<\/p>\n

Solace pendant light by Ross Gardam<\/a><\/p>\n

Traditional glass blowing techniques were used in the creation of this series of teardrop-shaped lights by Melbourne brand Ross Gardam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Solace pendant light<\/a> has a tapered, bulbous shade suspended on a rigid brass pole in its pendant iteration, or mounted onto a base in its tabletop form.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Solace \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Press<\/p>\n

Press armchair and bench by Studio Truly Truly for Design By Them<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian design studio Studio Truly Truly<\/a> for worked with fellow Aussie brand Design By Them<\/a> on this duo of seats that share a silhouette that contrasts rigid wood with plump cushioning.<\/p>\n

The Press armchair and bench<\/a> are both supported by planar, angular frames made from American white oak, and can be upholstered in a selection of Kvadrat textiles.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Press \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"1977<\/p>\n

1977 sofa by King living<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian furniture brand King Living<\/a> is set to launch its 1977 sofa<\/a> in the USA \u2013 the modular seating system is based closely on the form of The Award, the first sofa the brand released.<\/p>\n

Long, short, curved and footrest modules can be mixed and matched to create novel layouts. Mixing upholstery colourways further this playful effect.<\/p>\n

Find out more about 1977 \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

Dezeen Showroom<\/p>\n

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