Our first Group Exhibition featuring the ‘warmth of wood’. Exploring the beauty of the grain, and designed with passion, handcrafted with time, skill and care, ‘Grain’ presents a selection of unique furniture pieces, sculpture and design that ‘appeals to the touch’. Sustainability is key to the three designers Jake Lunniss, Jane Haussegger and Lucas Guilbert. All have travelled, arrived from, or first lived afar, and bring this understanding of ‘a sense of place’ into their work and appreciation of the story behind each piece of timber, often found and given another life. The history of craft, the wood, and the planet is highly respected.
Jane Haussegger
All of my pieces are imperfectly perfect as they reflect the embodiment of each timbers spirit. My work is shaped by a love of mid-century modern design, especially its organic curvaceous forms, and by the traditional craftsmanship of Japanese furniture makers. My process flows intuitively, guided by the principles of wabi-sabi, where the beauty is found not in perfections but in the honest expression of flaws.
The world is a sanctuary we are called to protect and not take for granted. Since studying Furniture Design at RMIT in 2013, I’ve become deeply connected to the environmental impact of materials and design. Trees are vital to our ecosystem, yet so much old timber is discarded or deemed worthless. Without consciously setting out on this path, I found myself drawn to working with recycled and salvaged wood. What began as a small, simple step has become a core value. Second-hand and recycled materials are at the heart of my practice – they shape every project I create.
Lucas Guilbert
This series draws from the microscopic and the overlooked—pollen grains, seed cases, and tiny algal structures found in a specific stretch of country. Though minute, these forms carry vast complexity. Their geometry, texture, and latent potential offer a quiet kind of monumentality.
Carved mostly by hand in wood, each piece distills something seen or imagined under a lens: a form shaped by time, biology, and place. I use fire, abrasion, and cutting not to imitate nature but to converse with it—to echo its language in another material.
Working at this scale demands a different kind of attention. These objects don’t impose; they invite. Their intimacy mirrors the intimacy of observation. Together, the works become a map of encounters—between body and land, between what is visible and what lies just beyond the threshold of sight.
Jake Lunniss
“Jake is a furniture maker driven by a relentless commitment to honouring the materials and the craft that revolves around them. He creates lasting pieces, each guided by a clear vision of how it will age, gracefully settling into your home.
This vision dictates every cut, every joint, ensuring the furniture isn’t just meticulously constructed, but deeply meaningful.
Jake’s mission is to craft pieces that are imbued with integrity and designed to become heirlooms, adding genuine character that resonates for generations.
