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Designed &
Handmade
In Ballarat

About

Sawdust Bureau was founded in 2012 by Irish-born, designer/maker, Bryan Cush. The studio fuses his15 years of studying and practising Architecture around the globe with his passion for sculptural craft and local indigenous timbers.

 

Located 10 minutes from the historic gold-mining city of Ballarat; our workshop is nestled amongst the Stringybark’s of the Woowookarung Forest.

 

With influences from Scandinavian and Japanese craft through to modernist and brutalist architecture, we strive for unique design with a distinctly Australian accent.

 

We have collaborated on pieces with Sarrita King (Gurindji Waanyi artist) and John Wardle (AIA Gold Medal winning Architect) with our work widely published and exhibited across Australia.

 

As part of an ongoing commitment to sustainable practice, we founded the Treemaker Initiative;  a 1% income pledge towards tree planting and environmental protection projects for furniture makers. More information can be found here.

Bryan is a co-host on the fortnightly ‘The Shop Stool’ woodworking and design podcast - click here to listen on Spotify

CONTACT US

info@sawdustbureau.com             

+61432886513

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Awards

Ostberg Bench   Shortlisted  2015  ACE Emerging Designer Award     

Pinch Noir    Winner  2016  VIVID Award     

Pinch Noir    Winner  2016   Melbourne Design Awards - Gold    

Ancestors    Winner  2017   Melbourne Design Awards - Gold    

Pinch Noir    Shortlisted  2017  Clarence Prize    

Pinch Noir    Shortlisted  2017  German Design Award    

The Dish    Shortlisted  2018  Studio Review Furniture Award    

The Dish     Honourable Mention  2019  VIVID Award    

Dining Island    Winner  2020  Good Design Award

In Clover    Winner  2022  Good Design Award

In Clover    Shortlisted  2022  Dezeen Award

In Clover    Shortlisted  2022  Victorian Premier's Design Award

Our work has been profiled in publications such as Green Magazine, Inside Magazine, Grand Designs, The Age, Herald Sun, Domain, Wood Review and Design Milk. Pinch Noir bench also made a cameo appearance in Leigh Whannell’s (creator of the Saw franchise) 2018 motion picture sci-fi release, ‘Upgrade’.

 

In 2018 were invited to exhibit at Craft Victoria's curated 'This is Not Memphis' exhibition, alongside the work of Adam Markowitz, Bern Chandley, Damien Wright, Daniel Poole, and Laura McCusker.

 

 

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