Projects
Epicormic Light
Epicormic Light is a floor lamp with a large handspun copper shade and features a timber and copper joint that allows the piece to cantilever. Made from native Australian timbers, copper and concrete, the light is a warm and welcoming
Belgenny Farm Milkpans
Belgenny Farm, a historical agricultural property in Camden, approached The Fortynine to do a custom project, developing and making an interpretation of an early settler milkpan based on historical information. The Belgenny Farm Trust are restoring The Creamery to create an
Habit Series
Habit I, Habit II and Habit III are a series of ceramic works that emulate textiles. The pieces were developed and made by Harriet Watts for exhibition with ‘1-OK CLUB FOR NGV – WORKS 1-43′ at the Ian Potter Design
Davenport Campbell
The Fortynine Studio were commissioned by Davenport Campbell to design and develop custom plant pots and copper fixtures for the interiors of the Mirvac pilot space, a design project in central Sydney. A new and exciting space, the project sought
Black Star Pastry Stools
As part of an extension of the Black Star Pastry shopfront on Australia Street in Newtown, The Fortynine Studio were approached to design and make new cafe stools and tables for the space. Made by hand from Australian Blue Gum
The Bushfire
The Bushfire is a collection of work developed for exhibition with ‘The Other Hemisphere‘ at Ventura Lambrate, Milan, as part of Milan Design Week 2014. The collection is an exploration and expression of Australia’s unique understanding of the regenerative aspects
Banksia Light launch
As part of Art Month Sydney 2013, The Fortynine Studio hosted an installation to launch Ben Elbourne’s new range of powder coated Banksia Lights.The studio was transformed for one night into a magical and imaginative landscape of light, shade, pattern,
Scrub Series
Scrub Series Cards and Wrap Designed by Harriet Watts Printed in Sydney Available through The Fortynine Studio Online Store / Object Australian Design Centre Scrub series is a series of prints inspired by the Australian landscape and flora,
‘Easy’ by Bill Granger
The Fortynine Studio designed and produced custom ceramics for the book ‘Easy’ by Bill Granger (Harper Collins 2012). In association with stylist Geraldine Munoz and Art Director Erika Oliveira, a series of pieces were developed in a range of colours
Show and Tell
A series of simple, temporary conceptual environmental graphics designed and developed in collaboration with Province for 66 Oxford Street Darlinghurst. The graphics were designed to encourage people into the building and abstractly guide them around the space during Art and
Genotype
Genotype is a series of six storage and seating cubes that playfully reference children’s alphabet blocks. Designed and made by Ben Elbourne and Sarah Spackman, each cube features hand-painted illustrations depicting Australian native plants intertwined with typefaces to represent the
ReForm
ReForm is the first collaborative exhibition project designed and presented by The Fortynine Studio. Part of the official program for Sydney Design 2011, ReForm emerged from the theme ‘is old new again?’, and aimed to revalue discarded materials, questioning why
Park / Park
Park / Park is a collaboration between designers Marion Gelbart, Sarah Spackman and Harriet Watts, presented by &Company. The project explores how we choose to use and activate public space in our cities by participating in International PARK(ing) Day 2010,