As a national partner Street Furniture Australia is proudly supporting the AILA 2023 Festival of Landscape Architecture UN/EARTH on Kaurna Meyunna Yerta (Kaurna People’s Country) and surrounding regions on 19-22 October 2023.
Here are seven of our upcoming festival highlights:
1. UN/EARTH program now available
The festival program brings together streams of thought that engage with the elements and life below and within the earth’s surface, with four themes: DEEP EARTH / RAW EARTH / FERTILE EARTH / SUBTERRANEAN EARTH.
Theoretical conversations and talks, presented by international speakers during the conference at the Adelaide National Wine Centre, are enriched by walks and expeditions on Country.
Date: Thursday 19 October – Sunday 22 October 2023. Location: Tours and fringe events – various. Conference – National Wine Centre. Cost: Purchase your ticket on the UN/EARTH registration page.
2. Official Welcome to Country
The official Festival Welcome to Country ceremony by Jamie Goldsmith with Kardla Miyurna performers.
Date: Thursday 19 October. Time: 4.00pm to 5.30pm. Location: Advised on rsvp. Cost: Free for festival attendees, rsvp essential via the AILA online portal or email festival@aila.org.au.
3. 2023 AILA National Landscape Architecture Awards Ceremony
The national awards celebrates exemplary landscape architecture projects from around the country, with all 2023 state recipients progressing to the final. Cheer on the winning projects while networking with peers, then enjoy the musical stylings of South Australian singer-songwriter Surahn Sidhu.
Date: Thursday 19 October. Time: 6.30pm to 10.30pm. Location: Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Rd, Adelaide. Cost: Purchase your ticket with AILA.
4. Good Cause Giveaway
View the latest Linea seating products at the conference including Seats, Benches and Cubes, curated by the Festival Creative Directors. Street Furniture Australia is donating the $45k worth of show-products to a local charity project in Adelaide after the event. The winner will be selected by the Creative Directorate and announced on Day 1 of the UN/EARTH conference.
Date: On display from Friday 20 October – Saturday 21 October. Location: Conference outdoor space, National Wine Centre.
5. AILA Fellows Dinner (invitation-only)
The Fellows Dinner is back! AILA Fellows are invited to connect and enjoy a delicious dinner at the award-winning restaurant at The Lion Hotel. Sponsored by Street Furniture Australia and WE-EF.
Date: Friday 20 October. Time: From 7.30pm. Location: The Lion Hotel, 161 Melbourne St, North Adelaide. Cost: Free, by invitation, rsvp essential to AILA.
6. The Street Furniture Australia After Party
Relax and conclude this year’s festival with fun giveaways (see below) and complimentary food and drinks at this Garden Bar party at the chic Electra House Hotel. This is an exclusive event for AILA Festival attendees only.
Date: Saturday 21 October. Time: From 5.30pm – 8.00pm. Location: Electra House Hotel, 31 King William St, Adelaide. Cost: Free for festival attendees, rsvp essential via the AILA online portal or email festival@aila.org.au.
7. Special promotion: Are you Mustard, Plum or Greige?
Street Furniture Australia is giving away three Flowerpot VP9 lamps, a 1968 Vernor Panton design classic, valued at $355, in the colour of your choice. The portable lamp features lacquered metal construction, dimmable lighting and usb charging to elevate your living space.
Simply choose your favourite colour during the conference, with winners to be announced at the Street Furniture Australia After Party (see above).
Photo: Finnish Design Shop.
Date: Enter during the UN/EARTH conference, Friday 20 October – Saturday 21 October. Winner announced at the After Party. Cost: Free.
To celebrate the unveiling of the Piatto Chair at our annual product launch party with AILA NSW in Sydney, Jazz at The Mint, clients were invited to enter this quirky contest. The competition called for teams to incorporate Piatto Chairs into an ‘Awkward Family Photo’ portrait, for a chance to win Piatto Chairs of their very own. Congratulations to the creative crew from Yerrabingin, who delivered the strongest awkward family vibes on the night. Highly commended goes to the entrants below, and the full photo gallery from the event is available for viewing. Please contact marketing@streetfurniture.com if you would like to request a high res file to print and frame for your best room.
Clients from Sydney, Adelaide, California and Texas joined Street Furniture Australia and AILA NSW to celebrate the unveiling of new products on March 14, 2024, with margaritas and live music. Jazz at The Mint is an annual product launch held at The Mint, an iconic site in the heart of the Sydney CBD. It is an elegant affair and a unique opportunity to connect with landscape architects and built environment professionals at a global scale. This year’s party featured the new Linea Planter System and upcoming Piatto Chair, a single-seater hybrid between cafe and robust public space furniture – available now for specifications. The gathering was opened by Uncle Allan Murray, representing the Metropolitan Aboriginal Land Council, with speeches from: Ben Stockwin, AILA CEO, acknowledged the 10 year relationship with …
The Street Furniture Australia factory, in Regents Park, Western Sydney, is both a manufacturing hub and R&D studio for our Australian-designed and made street furniture products. We run fun and informative group events for customers throughout the year, to share how products are designed, tested and built, and the latest products and projects. This tour is open to design specifiers such as landscape architects and architects, and place custodians including Councils, government agencies, developers and other place managers. Director of Tract Julie Lee said: “It was a great opportunity for our team to look behind the scenes and understand the innovation, research and climate positive outcomes Street Furniture Australia is focusing on. Thank you for having us!” Place Design Group Associate, Liam Isaksen, said: “The factory tour is a fun …
Street Furniture Australia and USA partner Spruce & Gander visited design firms in nine cities across Australia and Texas in 2023, delivering interactive Studio Workshops. The winners from each firm of our Rapid Ideation Game, which involved designing a playground in 10 minutes, went into a pool to win one of two fabulous grand prizes. Sydney Experience Including flights to Sydney, Australia, 5-star hotel, factory tour and Jazz at The Mint. Winner: Regan O’Brien, Ten Eyck Landscape Architects in Austin, Texas, USA. Adelaide AILA Festival Experience Including UN/EARTH conference ticket, flights, 5-star hotel and VIP dinner. Winner: Tingweiwei Wang, ASPECT Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Congratulations to Regan and Tingweiwei! Would you like to book an in-person Studio Workshop for your team? Contact Tiffany editor@streetfurniture.com
Win $45k of Linea seating for your Adelaide charity project Are you working on a project for a community in need? Street Furniture Australia is donating show-products from the 2023 Festival of Landscape Architecture: UN/EARTH to a local cause in Adelaide. Linea Seats and Benches valued at $45,250 plus delivery is up for grabs, in a palette of Spotted Gum and Sensation Orange. The winner will be selected by the UN/EARTH Creative Directorate, and announced at the conference. Update: Entries closed on 20 September 2023. Thank you for your interest! Linea Seat540W x 790H x 600L 4 x Linea Seat 1-seater3 x Linea Seat 1-seater, armrest Linea Cube445W x 435H x 445L 6 x Linea Cube Linea Bench540W x 435H x 600L and 1800L 4 x Linea Bench 1-seater4 x …
Photo: KW Landscape Architects in San Antonio, Texas USA. 2 countries. 9 cities. 300 landscape architects. Street Furniture Australia’s Tiffany Hoy visited studios in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Melbourne, in Australia, and with partner Spruce & Gander met firms in Houston, Dallas / Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin in Texas, USA, in June-July 2023. Our thanks to the hosting firms for your warm welcome, and for sharing your creativity in our Rapid Ideation Game, which involved arranging Linea furniture for a playground in only 10 minutes. We look forward to being part of your real-world persona experiences for Imagineers, Achievers, Thinkers, Sports Stars and Social Graduands. Some design firms stood out in notable ways: Most Out-of-the-Box Concept Goes to Oculus in Melbourne, for their existentialist meditation, ‘The Void.’ Most …
