On 2nd March, a very special event occurred in Melbourne that brought architects and designers together to celebrate the launch of a new acoustic collection from
The new range features Willie Weston’s First Nations designs and stunning colourways. Since 2015, Willie Weston has been working in partnership with First Nations artists through First Nations-owned art centres to develop fabrics, wallpapers and other interiors products for commercial and
As the capacity crowd enjoyed mingling and meeting, the official proceedings began with host
Next, principal, Socrati Seretis, and senior design architect, Peddle Thorpe, talked about his experience in designing with Traditional Owners on the Surf Coast Aquatic and Health Centre project in Torquay, and finally, the inimitable Simone Laity, head of innovation partnerships at Lendlease, spoke about developing public spaces with integrated First Nations art for developers. This diverse mix of perspectives proved to be a wonderful backdrop to the new collection, installations and furnishings on the floor and also provided real life inspirational story-telling from practitioners.
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As an entirely carbon-neutral company, Autex Acoustics’ new range is, of course, carbon-neutral. The collection has been thoughtfully curated and respectfully translated from print to panel, which is testament to the high-quality print facilities that Autex Acoustics has invested in to make the collection and bespoke prints possible.
Not only was this event a wonderful time to meet old friends and make new ones, the collections of panels featuring the Willie Weston designs and furniture from Plus Workspace made the occasion a truly memorable one.
Autex Acoustics
Willie Weston
Plus Workspace
Photography
Cristian & Kat Menjivar, Redbook Studios
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