Spotlight on Australian Designers | Lab De Stu
Made up of Melburnians Adam Lynch, Dale Hardiman and André Hnatojko, these guys have kicked arse on the national and international design award scene since 2011. DQ calls them 'Industry Giants', and being in their very early 20's that is saying something!
Although I could have added every image from the website, I'll leave this pretty little teaser for you and let you explore their simple but beautiful website yourself. I'm sure I will have more to add later, once I've seen their wares at D+D this week.
{The Up Up pendant is a collaboration between Dale Hardiman from Lab De Stu and artist / jewellery designer Emily Green. Emily's signature polymer clay beads combine with Dale's lighting design prowess to present a beautiful collection of pendants. Picking this image from the colour range was quite difficult. I changed my mind several times}
{Lab De Stu's Dale Hardiman and Adam Lynch designed and manufactured (in Oz) the Dr. Spinner pendant, available in copper, brass, powder-coated aluminium and a soon to be released timber version}
{Cup by Andre Hnatojko of Lab De Stu comes in all manner of luxe finishes, including 24k gold or rose gold, brass, copper as well as classic white and matte black}
{I'm sure most of you have met the quirky Mr. Dowel Jones by Dale Hardiman and Adam Lynch by now. A wonderfully flat-packed desktop lamp with great legs!}
{I admit to loving this lamp, but I'm sure you can guess that I really really just wanted to put this image up - what a colour! The stunning Popper pendant by André Hnatojko is up there on my 'lights to fit in my next home' list}
{The Une + Deux is Adam Lynch's interpretation of a vintage cast iron tractor seat using modern technology and low-waste manufacturing}
{The Squat range by Adam Lynch is based around natural birch ply furniture with simplistic construction principles. Squat has been specifically designed to nest perfectly across a ply-board which cuts back on all material waste and further manufacturing processes}
{Adam Lynch's 1/5 Thimble was developed by reinventing the single-piece spun aluminium Thimble stool into a counter stool}
{Klag is a single material chair resulting from experiments with a new concrete substitute ET-21 (fly-ash and resin). The parts are cast then attached together with the same material. Water resistant, 100% recyclable, lightweight and heat resistant. I love how your brain works Mr Hardiman - how are you only 22?!}
{The Lab De Stu crew: Adam Lynch, Dale Hardiman and André Hnatojko}
Who wouldn't love these guys, honestly? I think Adam Lynch sums up their design philosophy wonderfully. “Simplifying my furniture to the bare essentials without compromising on its aesthetic values, while minimising materials and processes used to ensure that a sustainable outcome is achieved”. Something all designers should all strive for, I believe.
Can't wait to see what you boys do next (and I hopefully will this week at D+D!)
xo Romona
