A recent Groth & Sons project takes the shape of an industrial-style addition to a heritage-listed property in Sydney’s Inner West. The original property boasts a recent extension in the form of an open plan family room, incorporating kitchen, dining and lounge areas. On the fringes of Sunning Hill (Prior to being renamed Summer Hill) […]
Furniture Making
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I thought it nigh on impossible to trump Amos’ first piece of ‘practical artwork’ he did for me [DNA]. Seems I was wrong. Very wrong. In my second collaboration with Amos – following a trip to The Flinders Rangers, SA – we discussed how to create an installation that would represent the journey of […]
Sustainability and furniture design: breaking the cycle
A disturbing trend It’s no secret that we currently live in a society with a disposable culture. Every year in the Greater Sydney environs our council clean-ups alone, sees the dumping of nearly 50,000 tonnes of used furniture; sofas, armchairs, bookshelves etc. approximately 65% of which is mass-produced wooden furniture. This type of furniture may […]
Cabinet Making DNA: Story Telling through Innovative Design
It’s not unusual for designers to get some idea of the background and make up of their clients, however, on a recent project, Groth & Sons had an extremely close look – they went as far as to explore their clients DNA…. well not literally, there are limits to a small design practise. It started […]
