INdesign MAGAZINE
Favourite Finds JARDAN STORY
Issue 1 - November 2013 AUS $9.95 inc. GST
Travel & Design at Mt Hotham
Design Africa
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Contents On the Cover: photo by Melissa from ideastosteal.com Favourite Finds.............................................................................. 4 Living: Jardan Story....................................................................... 6 Travel & Design: Mt Hotham........................................................... 8 Community: Design Africa.............................................................. 10 New on the Block...................................................... 11
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natural selection
1. Mason Lounge. 2. Umber Chair. 3. Umber Dining Table. 4. Conic Coffee Table. 5. Tab Stool. 6. Theo Chair. 7. Tea Chair. 8. Curve A800 Chair. 9. Plus More Sofa.
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geometric
1. Snug Cloud cutting board, Snug Studio. 2. Canine Coaster Set, Rifle Paper Co. 3. Pop Vase, Every. 4. Plateau Triangles tray, Oelwein. 5. Moth gevouwen papieren origami lamp, Studio Snowpuppe. 6. Tofu Stationery Set, Pana Objects. 7. Tree Tea Towel, Swiden. 8. Ruben & Friends #3 Leon cushion, Another Vision Design. 9. La Planche de Service, Caroline Gomez.
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Jardan
Crafted objects for the modern world.
“Our goal has always been simple; create a smaller footprint.�
inspiration from the relaxed, Australian way of life; expressing contemporary ideas through quality materials. We have built our name with sofas, chairs, tables and beds, but our vision today is about a totalliving approach. Extending throughout and beyond the home.
Future Living Proof
We only make furniture that lasts. Our process is underpinned by a solid understanding of utility and we encourage our clients to adopt a similar approach when selecting a piece. Always ask the kids; they may be the ultimate owner. With design, manufacture and servicing all under one roof we are able to maintain each product over it’s lifecycle, ensuring any wear
and tear that may arise over the years can be carefully repaired as a primary, not secondary function of what we do. Jardan practises sustainable sourcing and treatment of materials. Endorsed with the Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) label since 2007, the company’s full range is currently accredited to the GECA Level A, the highest achievable standard.
Evolutionary Design
Design thinking informs every decision we make. As a dedicated in-house design centre, the Lab has been established to push the boundaries of possibility. By evolving our range and constantly solving design challenges, the Lab gets the most out of our team of
skilled, in-house craftsmen. Combining the best elements of digital and traditional technology the team sketches, plots, prototypes and refines new ideas in a way not many others can. For more than 20 years, Jardan has been producing beautiful, well made furniture. Each piece is custom made to the exacting standards by their experienced craftspeople. A dynamic, family-owned and run Australian company, the team at Jardan takes a friendly and collaborative approach resulting in inspirational design and a world class finished product. www.jardan.com.au photos by Pete Helme
Jardan
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s an Australian familyowned furniture business in operation since 1987, we know there is no machine that can truly replace the hand or the eye. Every Jardan piece is crafted to order in Melbourne, with care and precision, by hand. Investing in good design is an investment in a lifestyle, repaid to the owner through a lifetime of fulfilment. This is made possible by our commitment to quality materials and craftsmanship. Jardan is a company run by two brothers, Nick and Mike Garnham that has grown from humble beginnings with only eight staff in 1997, to over one hundred today. We are driven by the power of good design to transform everyday living. We take
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24 HOURS AT
MOUNT HOTHAM
On Mount Hotham, Jim Darby discovers slopes with an edge and life after dark.
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ost mountain villages are nestled in natural bowls 2.30pm or grow along valley walls; it’s a quirk of history If you want to stay active but want a break from the hurly-burly that finds Mount Hotham’s village running like a of downhill skiing or boarding, then hit the cross-country trails. ribbon along a mountain ridge (the access route There’s a combined network of more than 35 kilometres of trails in the early days led to the location). There are upsides, such at Mount Hotham and down the road in Dinner Plain, and one as the spectacular views and easy access to the runs, but the long, 13-kilometre link trail that connects the two villages. It’s downside is exposure when the weather sets in. The up generally a serene experience, gliding through the silence and the snow outweighs the down, though, and this, backed by the area’s gums but cross-country skiing can also be active and athletic if stunning terrain and generally reliable snow cover, played a big you want to increase your acceleration and heart rate. part in the huge growth spurt Hotham experienced from the If you’d prefer to swap the powder for some pampering, then late 1990s through to the later years of the past decade. Road the White Spa at Hotham Central or the Onsen Retreat at Dinner diversions were planned, multimillion-dollar apartments designed Plain have massage, skin care and body treatments. For the and sometimes built. The benefits for resort visitors include cross-country skiing the village bus will drop you at Wire Plain, upgraded lifts, more restaurants, bars and shops, and a broader where you can launch onto the trails, but there’s no such thing range of accommodation and activities. as a free ride in a mountain resort - your $39.50 daily resort entry fee funds the “free” bus ride to Wire Plain and the grooming of 7.30am the trails. If you measured the value you get from your lift ticket by the hour, then this mountain has plenty to boast. From Wednesday If you need to hire cross-country skis, boots and poles, the to Sunday, weather and snow cover permitting, the Heavenly cost is $53 to $66 a day from Hoy’s, behind the Jack Frost Valley chairlift opens at 7.30am. If there’s fresh snow, you get supermarket. For some technique pointers, the Hotham first tracks; if the groomers have been out overnight, you get Snowsports School has cross-country-qualified instructors but fresh corduroy to carve. Last ride out here is 4.20pm, so if you they teach on a private-lesson basis - it’s $130 for a one-hour had the legs to ski or board the Heavenly Valley area for eight lesson plus $15 for each extra person, or there’s an afternoon hours and 50 minutes, your $106 day ticket for the lifts would special of $285 for three hours for up to six people. equate to a bit more than $12 an hour. That’s cheaper than going to the footy. Having said that, if it’s icy, stay in bed for a while. If you don’t have a multiday ticket, the ticket office at Hotham Central opens at 7.30am. To check if the lift is opening early, ask at guest services in Hotham Central the afternoon before or check the snow report at www.mthotham.com.au.
11.30am
You get an idea of how big this mountain is when you make your way all the way out to the Orchard area with Mount Feathertop looming large in the background, its huge winter cornice hanging in suspense along its ridge. If the view inspires adventure, then keep your speed up from the top of the Orchard chairlift to get across the relatively flat terrain out to the top of Spargo’s Run. There, when the snow’s right, you’ll find a snow grooming machine waiting to drag you up the incline so you can ski or board through the trees and back to the lifts. If you’re OK skiing black runs, then give it a try - this is especially good in fresh snow and is best done early, while the air temperature is still low and therefore the snow still dry. Kat Skiing is free if you have a valid lift ticket. If you have the appropriate mobile phone and want to track the terrain you cover here, download the free Hotham app - you can log vertical and distance, although you’ll find it chews through your battery in the cold with the GPS turned on. Other app information includes trail map, conditions and lift status.
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“Hotham has come a long way in a short time. The restaurants, cafes and activities beyond skiing are evidence of that.”
5pm
If you didn’t go cross-country skiing and stayed out on the mountain, then after your eight hours and 50 minutes of skiing, you’ve possibly earned a refreshment. Zirky’s, our morning coffee stop, started life as a very humble, Austrian-inspired ski lodge and has grown to become a grand complex including apartments, shops, cafe, bistro and bar. Despite the growth and despite the fact its founder, Peter Zirknitzer, has retired from the mountain, it has maintained its atmosphere, especially for apresski, and it draws a lively crowd to tell their tales from a day on the mountain.
7.30pm
The General started life as Hotham’s utilitarian, year-round general store and while it still fulfils that role, it has come along a bit - with improvements to its dining and nightlife areas and a new accommodation wing. The food choices are good with pasta or risotto dishes from $19 to $23 and steaks about $30; not bad for the mountains. If you’re after fine dining, then Zirky’s or the White Room are where you should be, or head down to Rundells at Dinner Plain.
9pm-ish
Hotham has come a long way in a short time. The restaurants, cafes and activities beyond skiing are evidence of that, as are the nearby airport and progress of the mini-Malvern down the road they call Dinner Plain Village - but it still has a core of skiers and boarders who are drawn more to its terrain than its trinkets. If you want to find them, and it’s worth finding them, then get yourself to the General when DJ Eddy spins the discs. The persona is a Jag-driving refugee from Mount Baw Baw, locked in a 1980s time-warp, complete with mirrored sunglasses and skintight suit. The regulars love him and he gives as much energy to his show as they give back on the dance floor. Photos: Above - Benson Koh, Opposite & below - Chalet Cragganmore Chamonix. Article: www.smh.com.au
Africa Design
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New Block on the
Tomek Archer Work by this multi-disciplinary designer from Sydney is held in permanent collections afar afield as the Roethlisberger Kollection in Switzerland. Get to know a little more about Tomek Archer. Your top 3 influences:
Dream project to work on (real or imaginary):
The moment you knew you wanted to be a designer:
Dream person to collaborate with:
Facts, fictions and all things vernacular, obvious or normal (objects, customs, ways of life…)
Any of the bits that collectively form my home town of Sydney. Mr Squiggle. He’s a strong finisher.
Since I was very young I wanted to be an inventor… I guess there is some connection there.
Favourite decade of design:
Favourite local landmark/building:
Favourite chair:
Depends how local but I like the petrol station a few doors down on Foveaux St in Surry Hills. It functions as a petrol station, taxi headquarters, mechanic and offices all in one remarkably complicated arrangement of concrete ramps and roller doors.
Favourite material:
Whatever is suitable.. I like the touch and smell of timber, the commitment of concrete and the fineness of steel but design is also about exploiting the potential of new technology and materials so I’d welcome anything like that..
Favourite international landmark/building:
I’m no good on social media at all.. but my first Instagram photo was of the Pantheon interior. It’s incredible to think that Romans witnessed the light move through the building in the same way 2000 years ago. It is still my only Instagram photo…
Biggest career moment: Starting an office.
The next one.
Hans Wegner Flag Halyard chair.
#1 concern for the design industry in the coming decade: Procurement models.
Which items in the workplace can you not live without?
Anything that helps to get things out of the computer. The printer is a good start. I still like printing. I would like some form of milling machine to go with it though.
The most unusual/interesting thing about the way you work:
I have more bad ideas than good ones so my process appears to be inherently inefficient.
Tomohawk Studios
tomahawkstudios.com photo by Björn Lexius article: www.indesignlive.com
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