Object Gallery Exhibition: State.Respond.
Feb 2010
Schamburg + Alvisse are privileged to be part of State. Respond., a new exhibition at Object Gallery, Surry Hills (Feb 06 - Mar 28, 2010).
Object’s Associate Director Brian Parkes, curated an exhibition to feature five exhibitors with a significant track record in engaging with the ideas and principles of ethical and sustainable design. Evocative, provocative statements, images and examples are displayed forming each designer’s response to the Object Statement....
“Recent debate within the design community would suggest that sustainability is, or should now be, a fundamental consideration for all designers......This is both a confronting and exciting time for designers... about the work they do, the way the do it and the impact it has on... our planet.”
S+A installed five O-50s surrounding a 3metre pile of plastic waste, the material they are formed from. Each chair has been upholstered in post-production fabric offcuts and embroidered in responses to the Statement. Schamburg + Alvisse has upcycled over 65 tonnes of raw e-waste material through producing O-50 chairs. The largest single order to date of 1200 chairs for Westpac Bank contributed to the buildings green star rating.
OBJECT http://www.object.com.au/#/node/20/
All S+A seating now 100% GECA certified
Dec 2009
Schamburg+Alvisse are proud to announce that all our seating products are 100% GECA certified! This means you achieve a 100% product score in the Green Star calculator.
The (Sydney) Magazine Top 100 Influential people 2009
Dec 2009
Marc Schamburg and Michael Alvisse are honoured to be incuded in The (Sydney) Magazine Top 100 - Influential people 2009. The List was presented at a gala function at the Park Hyatt Hotel, Sydney, and several of the Top 100 persons are those leading the way in environmental products, research and reporting.
The S+A team would like to extend a very big thank you to editor, Kirsten Galliott; Chief Executive and Publisher, Lisa Hudson; Art Director, Dean Hastie; and the many talented people behind The (Sydney) Magazine at Fairfax Media. The issue was launched this week beside Sydney Harbour at the Park Hyatt Hotel. Guests were invited to meet the Top 100 and participate in a charity art installation, raising funds assisting local youth.
Thank you to : Damian Bennett Photography (forThe Names Agency)
Marc Schamburg the new creative director of FOOD WINE and DESIGN
Nov 2009
Marc Schamburg is honoured to be appointed creative director of Food Wine and Design. The brainchild of Rebecca Perry (of Response Group Australia), Food Wine and Design has a mission to promote emerging design, and raise funds towards charitable projects. To date, Food Wine and Design has raised approx $60,000 for community projects benefiting ill, disabled and disadvantaged children. November 11, 2009 saw Food Wine and Design‘s inaugural “1st Course” event, a sit down lunch for 60 of Sydney’s design industry. See photos at Indesign Live.
Food Wine and Design - The Second Course – is scheduled for early March 2010.
If you wish to attend the next event or contribute, please contact rperry@response-group.com.au
Indesign Luminary Award
Sep 2009
S+A have been honoured to be selected as Indesign Luminaries for Indesign magazine's September issue.
The S+A team would like to extend a very big thank you to Indesign for all their great work in hosting a fantastic function at our Surry Hills studio!
A warm thank you also to all our well wishers and those who took time off their busy schedules to attend. We hope you all had a great night.
Australia's first furniture maker to become FSC-certified
Nov 2008
S+A has become Australia's first furniture maker to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. FSC is arguably the world's most trusted eco timber certification system, and is endorsed by Greenpeace, the WWF, and the GBCA.
Download S+A's FSC press release (pdf, 1.1mb)
S+A certificate no.: SA-COC-002050
FSC trademark © 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.
Sydney Morning Herald - Top Line Living
Jun 2008
Laura Demasi from Sydney Morning Herald talks to interior designer Marc Schamburg and architect Michael Alvisse about creating an innovative eco furniture brand trusted by some of the world’s most ethical companies* (*as compiled by Ethisphere, 2008).
see the video from the smh website
Sydney Design Guide: Top 5 Design Stores - Shop in Style
Jan 2008
S+A have been chosen as one of the top 5 design stores by the Sydney Design Guide:
" ... They are small but successful businesses that have carved out great niches for themselves and continue to produce and sell excellent furniture in a tough market. There really isn't any reason for anyone to buy expensive imported furniture when there is such great local product around."
read smh article here
Smooth Tub Wins 2007 Australian Design Award
Jul 2007
" Congratulations to Schamburg + Alvisse Design for a well-deserved Australian Design Award. The judges decision was unanimous, with praise for the Smooth Tub Chair commonplace in this year's assessment room. The panel commented: "This is a design with real longevity. Its colour and upholstery are fresh, coupled with a pleasing line and direction." "
Stephanie Watson
Manager, Australian Design Awards, Standards Australia
2007 Australian Design Awards
Action Earth: Interview with Ian Thorpe
S+A's "green" furniture has been featured in Foxtel's Action Earth television program in an interview with Ian Thorpe.
see the video from the Action Earth website (offline)
Stop Playing With Yourself - featured in I.D. Magazine
Dec 2005
Stop Playing with Yourself is a fun, playful concept piece based on a classic wooden puzzle. The foam elements can be arranged to create your own sculpture - a sofa, chair, table, or even a bed.
