Spence & Lyda - Making Local
May 4, 2020
“Furniture should never be seen as a fashion statement. Things have to have a story, resonate with you, and actually have meaning to you." "It's just not sustainable for us to be importing everything we sell. So that's why it's important if we're making here, to use our woods, and so we do... especially with so much talent here, so much great raw product, why wouldn't we?” — Fiona Lyda, Spence & Lyda
Spence & Lyda - Buying for Life
May 4, 2020
“There is that layer to sustainability that is about not overt use of energies and maintaining the materials of the planet. For me, it's more that, the piece itself will live forever and not be thrown out, which is its own story I guess." — Fiona Lyda, Spence & Lyda
The Innate Collection
May 4, 2020
“The Innate Collection" became about who we are as Australian’s. We were trying to understand and drill down to what is innate in an Australian." - Fiona Lyda, Spence & Lyda
Broached Goulder - Exclusively Tasmanian Timbers
February 12, 2020
“If I'm going to take a collection of furniture to the World then I want to represent Australia, I wouldn't import timber from America or Europe; I'm representing my country, and Tasmanian timbers are renown for their beauty and accessibility; it's a great fit.” — Jon Goulder, Designer + Maker
Broached Goulder - Environmental Custodianship
February 12, 2020
“There's an essential environmental custodianship now. So, how do we sustainably use the resources that we have? How do we express through design the most beautiful articulation of those timbers in form, and how do we celebrate the local in a sustainable fashion? We use local because it talks to the story that we're telling, which is essentially an Australian one.” — Lou Weis, Broached Commissions
Broached Goulder
February 12, 2020
“This collection is easily the best work I’ve ever done. It has such a deeper meaning and feeling and context. I don’t think pieces like this have been made before.” - Jon Goulder, Designer + Maker
An Efficient Closed Loop System (VAP)
February 6, 2020
“One of the big things we've learned is the efficiencies of the systems; that every piece of material is used and reused. So, that whole closed system loop was really fascinating to see." — James Fitzpatrick (Principal), Fitzpatrick + Partners
An Amazing Technical Resource (VAP)
February 6, 2020
"One of the great things is the helpline. How do I finish this product? How should I detail it? I want to do this; what do you think I could use? What species should I use? Or, I've got this potential project, how could I go about it? It's just an amazing resource that you could just ask any of those questions." — James Fitzpatrick (Principal), Fitzpatrick + Partners
Regrowth Forests for Future Generations (VAP)
February 6, 2020
“I have a base knowledge and a good understanding of timber and how it's used, but really I think this showed how little knowledge I did have and how some of that knowledge was actually wrong." — James Fitzpatrick (Principal), Fitzpatrick + Partners
Sustainability, Innovation & Collaboration (VAP)
February 6, 2020
“We’ve all walked away with preconceived notions dispelled and our knowledge level has just gone through the roof." — Paul Reidy (Partner), Fitzpatrick + Partners
Cutting Edge Innovations in Timber (VAP)
February 6, 2020
“The timber space is now moving into the innovation space and this old tried and tested material that we've been using for thousands of years is actually now moving into a space where it is cutting edge. To understand the process now in Tasmania, and just the sheer range of product that they're creating is pretty impressive." — Rod Pindar (Partner), Fitzpatrick + Partners
Sustainable Solutions Backed by Science (VAP)
February 6, 2020
“We want to make sure that what we're specifying is sustainable. What sort of certifications do they have and how are they grown and where are they grown? That's all so important. To understand the process now in Tasmania and to then also better understand the systems behind that and how it is being done in an environmentally responsible manner, that gives you a lot more comfort to then go ahead and specify the product and use it in your design." — Rod Pindar (Partner), Fitzpatrick + Partners
Wellness in Building Design (VAP)
February 4, 2020
“Wellness is becoming a very big thing, certainly a big focus in commercial work. What can the building do to help those inside it, as well as the planet? And I think that overlay brings timber to the fore." — Paul Reidy (Partner), Fitzpatrick + Partners
Jon Goulder on Tasmanian Timber
April 5, 2019
"There's such a variety in Tasmanian Timbers. In the palette, in the density and in the strength. It has everything to offer. I don't think I'll use too many other timbers in my career. I don't really see the sense."
Jon Goulder on Sustainability
March 22, 2019
"I think being Australian is about having a sense of place, a connection to the nature we're surrounded by. I'm quite patriotic in that sense"
Jon Goulder - Tasmanian Timber Ambassador
February 12, 2019
"As an Australian and as I began to exhibit more internationally I thought, If I'm showing my work in Milan or New York why would I use timber from another country"
