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MELISSA GERKE | Content and Presentations Specialist

mgerke@streetfurniture.com

Melissa creates entertaining and informative experiences for professionals in the public space. She runs Studio Workshops across Australia and the US, and Factory Tours closer to home in Regents Park, Western Sydney.

What inspires you?
I love seeing landscape architects transform public space into beautiful and accessible areas enjoyed by all.

Your favourite product and why?
The Linea Planter is the winner for me. Landscape architects were consulted early on to design this sleek planter. It not only looks good, but optimises the health of the plant. The planter comes with a wicking bed and an inner liner so the soil bed doesn’t overheat, protecting the roots. I love products like this that combine outstanding design features and practicality.

Linea Planter (LP3-BAT) Rectangular S with hardwood battens, Textura Woodland Grey frame. Paired with Linea Bench and Linea Cube.



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Outdoor Dining with Piatto

Robust, sustainable and low maintenance. Piatto is built tough for outdoor dining in the public realm – made to stay outside all day, every day. Select from a Chair, Love Seat, Table, Coffee Table, Stool and Bar Stool (see below). Each piece is certified carbon neutral through Climate Active, and backed by vigorous testing to ensure safety, durability and serviceability for the lifetime of the product. This versatile collection features a variety of batten and solid top options and provision for freestanding and multiple fixing solutions, enabling site specific configuration. By supporting outdoor dining in the ‘third place’ – places to meet outside home and work – Piatto aspires to encourage communities to socialise and connect. Third Place Inspirations We invited leading Australian landscape architects to imagine an outdoor dining …

  • 14 apr 2025
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Jazz at The Mint 2025: a joy-filled evening with landscape architects

Our 4th annual Jazz at The Mint was our biggest and best yet! Co-hosted with iGuzzini and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).

  • 26 mar 2025
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AILA NSW hosts Sydney foreshore walk

AILA NSW led a foreshore walk on Gadigal land for visiting US and Interstate landscape architects, guests of Street Furniture Australia and our US partner Spruce & Gander.

  • 27 mar 2025
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