Nick Bailey

Nick Bailey has had a passion for furniture making from the age of 10. He obtained formal qualifications in Fine Furniture Making in London in the late 90s and has been running his own furniture making business in Brisbane for the last seven years. Nick was awarded a Churchill fellowship in 2005, where he traveled for three months working with and learning from some of the best furniture makers in US and England.

www.nicholasbailey.com.au

Hiroaki Eba

Hiroaki Eba has 31 years of experience creating unique floral designs and art pieces that appreciate the beauty of the nature, which can lighten up our daily lives with natural organic elements. His journey with flowers through his life will continue to seek the true aesthetic of nature. Eba currently works at HANASHO Florist in West End.

www.hanasho.com.au/

John Madden

John Madden has worked professionally in creative industries for the past 15 years. His career has been very diverse ranging from studio furniture design and manufacture through to project management and marketing. John bases his design philosophy on three simple elements: balance, proportion and colour. Design inspiration is drawn from natural and manufactured systems.

Will Marx

While other kids were playing Atari, Will Marx was in the back shed restoring antique Australian furniture, marveling at the skills of the master craftsmen who crafted this furniture. He worked with the craftsman Robert Dunlop and in 2001 Will started his business in the fine furniture and yacht interior industry. While Will's first passion is design and creation of one off crafted pieces, his company also produces world class, multi million dollar interiors for yachts.

www.marxcraft.com.au

Broc Cattley

Raf Nathan

Raf Nathan has designed and made furniture for over 30 years. Passionate about the innate beauty of wood and trees, he runs a workshop in the Mount Cotton bushland south of Brisbane. Various journeys to Asia have played a significant part in the development of his design style. His work includes tables, cabinets and accessories. Raf is also co-publisher of leading woodwork magazine Australian Wood Review.

Roy Schack

Danish born, Brisbane based furniture maker Roy Schack has been producing one off pieces in Brisbane for 14 years. Roy's work reflects his heritage, with the clean lines of Danish design, but is also influenced by the quiet aesthetics of Japanese style. His design ethos and quality of work are uncompromised, treating each commissioned piece as if it were an exhibition piece. Roy also owns and runs the Brisbane School of Fine Woodwork.

Andrew Ness

When only seven, Andrew ruined his fathers wooden mallet, hammering nails into a lump of wood. 33 years later he replaced the mallet, making it with his own hands. A Graphic Designer for 23 years, Andrew is inspired by beauty in simplicity and the honesty of handmade objects lovingly crafted. Andrew has studied fine furniture making in Australia and New Zealand and has exhibited internationally.

Peter Young

Peter Young is a craftsman who is dedicated to excellence. From hand-cut dovetails to a glowing finish, every detail is important. His philosophy is in keeping with an emerging trend to have fewer but better quality pieces of furniture in our homes, made by local craftsmen using renewable local resources. He has trained in Australia, Canada and the USA to develop a wide range of technical skills which he brings to each handcrafted piece.