Loft Bench
Launched in 2016, Dangerous Designs is an online competition to promote the use of wood and wood products in sustainable design and encourage the commercialisation of appropriate designs. Two of the latest Dangerous Designs winners were: Loft Bench by Scott van Tuil, in the Open category BD6touch by Troy Baverstock, in the Student category. Source: Timberbiz
The standard of entries was exceptional and the judges congratulated all designers on their work.
The annual winner will be announced at the Australian Timber Design Awards in Sydney, on Tuesday 16 October 2018.
The winner of the Open category prize, Scott van Tuil, designed a simple and strikingly beautiful bench out of veneer.
“It is great to see competitions like Dangerous Designs providing a window to the world for both student and practising designers,” said Mr van Tuil, who works as a designer/maker in Hobart. You can see more of his work on his website www.scottvantuil.com
The winner of the student category, Troy Baverstock, also complimented Dangerous Designs, saying that opportunities for students to expose their work to broader markets are limited.
BD6touch
Mr Baverstock describes his winning design, BD6touch, as “a minimalist wooden music player inviting tactile interaction via wooden blocks, recapturing the hands-on charm of vinyl records with contemporary music formats”.
Dangerous Designs is sponsored by WoodSolutions, resourced by Forest and Wood Products Australia and supported by a wide range of professional organisations, including the Design Institute of Australia, the Australian Furniture Association, the Australian Institute of Architects and Planet Ark.
