Web Links

The Cooroora Institute http://cooroorainstitute.com/ brings together artists and artisans with public intellectuals to celebrate community connectedness to place and environment Eumundi Markets http://www.eumundimarkets.com.au is where you can find ross and his furniture almost every Saturday Australian Wood Review http://www.woodreview.com.au/ is an excellent furniture and woodworking magazine Craft Arts International http://www.craftarts.com.au/ magazine features the finest contemporary visual and applied arts Art Monthly Australia http://www.artmonthly.org.au/ is a dynamic visual arts magazine containing commentary, news and reviews on the visual arts Crafthaus http://crafthaus.ning.com is an online community where professional artists, designers & craftsmen/women display their work, and connect with each other across all fields of interest. Artisan http://www.artisan.org.au/ was formerly known as Craft Queensland, and aims to support the craft and design sector nationally and internationally through advocacy, business development support, and cultural engagement Artworkers Alliance http://www.artworkers.org exists to support the people working in the visual art, craft and design industries in Queensland and Australia. Victorian Woodworkers Association http://www.vwa.org.au/ aims to make connections between woodworkers in Australia and the rest of the world, to expand the information available to us on all aspects of our craft, and to make available information about Australian woodwork and woodworkers to a wider audience. The Furniture Society http://www.furnituresociety.org aims to advance the art of furniture making, by inspiring creativity, promoting excellence, and fostering an understanding of this art and its place in society. Bungendore Wood Works Gallery http://www.bungendorewoodworks.com.au/ specialises in exhibiting and promoting Australian made wood art, sculpture, craft and contemporary furniture of a very high standard from the country’s foremost designer/makers in wood Design Spotter http://www.designspotter.com is an online design magazine dedicated to everything related to young modern contemporary design Chair Blog http://www.chairblog.eu/ Chairs, Chair Design, Chair Designers and Chair Manufacturers Chair Whore http://chairwhore.blogspot.com ... a blog about chairs and nothing else Craft Talk http://crafttalk.ning.com/ is a site for craft writers and curators across the antipodes to discuss ideas and share information. David Colwell http://www.trannon.com/ inspired my interest in steam bending as a means of environmentally sustainable batch production. Sharon Doughtie http://www.sharondoughtie.com/ is a wonderful wood turner from Hawaii. Neil and Pam Erasmus http://www.erasmusdesigns.com/ leading designer makers from Western Australia. Matthew Harding http://matthewharding.com.au an extraordinary talent, Matt is engaged in a practice spanning sculpture, public art and design. Mark Heslop http://www.mhdesigns.com.au/ as well as working in my studio,  Mark and his partner Amy design their own range of furniture, artwork and accessories. Tom Kealy http://www.tomkealy.com/ is an extraordinary craftsman who designs and makes furniture from his studio in Somerset and teaches internationally. Tony Kenway http://www.tonykenwayfurniture.coms is a chair maker from Byron Bay who is a master of the hand-shaped and sculpted form. Pajda Perina http://www.perina.net/ designer, maker, sculptor, webmaster, my close friend Pajda worked from my studio for a number of years. Petter Southall http://www.itrefurniture.co.uk/ designs and makes contemporary furniture and steam bends extra-ordinary sections of timber. David Trubridge http://www.davidtrubridge.com is a green designer from New Zealand, exploring the idea of the cultural designer. Richard Vaughan http://www.richardvaughan.com.au my good friend and colleague is a designer maker of fine furniture who “works in wood”, as well as writing, teaching, demonstrating, oh and did I mention, is a media personality! Rod and Alison Wales http://walesandwales.com/ are an amazing designer maker partnership, with a very refined design sensibility