streetchat

Events

CIVENEX 2014

Exhibiting in a tranquil park environment at the infrastructure expo CIVENEX in Sydney At an outdoor site at CIVENEX, Street Furniture Australia decided to recreate how our furniture appears in its natural habitat – a park. Andreasens Green, a leading Australian nursery, partnered with us for the event and provided a stylish array of trees and plants. Street Furniture Australia collaborated with Context Landscape Design to create the site. The brief was put forward as a competition among their staff and the result was an amalgamation of the best ideas from each entry. A bottle of Moet was awarded to the very talented designers Claire Broun, Ross Mills and Bhavna Arumugam. The final design created a harmonious and cosy setting for visitors to lounge on, and the potted trees provided …

  • 2 jun 2014
  • 0
read more

National Sales Conference 2014

Street Furniture Australia held the annual National Sales Conference in our new office and factory in Regents Park, Sydney. To kickstart the event, we played Street Furniture Trivia and held a competitive model-making session. Trivia was fiercely fought by the various teams. Here are a few of the questions: Q1. What famous design office did Darrel Conybeare work in prior to establishing SFA? Answer: Charles and Ray Eames Office, USA. Q2. What edible item was studied when designing the Monsoon Bin roof? Answer: Pringle chip. Q3. What does the swish symbol in our logo represent? Answer: Relaxation, a seat and the letter ‘S’. Q4. Which Street Furniture product appeared in the Coldplay music video The Stars in the Sky? Answer: Classic Plaza Seat in red 2PAC finish. Trivia was won …

  • 18 jul 2014
  • 0
read more

AILA workshop: A Success!

Street Furniture Australia held its first major event as support corporate partner of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects on Thursday, 4 September. Designing for Manufacture was held at the brand new showroom and factory in Regents Park in western Sydney. Designing for Manufacture, an industrial design workshop for landscape architects, included informative talks by leading Australian designers Roger Jasprizza and Simon Trick (OCULUS) and Ron Yuen (Street Furniture Australia). The presenters shared their knowledge of industrial design for the public space, covering everything from the sketchpad to the production floor. Forty participants enjoyed access to the new Regents Park facility, experiencing a factory tour and technical presentation of a Concourse seat assembled in 8 minutes. Many participants noted the tour as one of the highlights of the day. A …

  • 30 sep 2014
  • 0
read more

SFA Presents to Leading Manufacturing Experts

Street Furniture Australia hosted 30 people from various manufacturing backgrounds for a site visit at our Regents Park factory in Western Sydney. The event was organised by the Lean Network. Christopher Morgan, Production Manager with Street Furniture Australia, led the presentation. He gave examples of cellular manufacturing, process flow, ergonomics and safety, Kanban material replenishment, assembly jigs and fixtures specific to our factory. He showed a video of the Concourse Seat assembly process for Sydney Trains – a powerful demonstration of the effective application of ‘lean thinking.’ This philosophy focuses on the reduction of non-value-adding activities or waste and is derived mostly from the Toyota Production System. John Mills, NSW Business Adviser with AusIndustry, said, “Street Furniture Australia is a great example of what is increasingly called ‘hybrid manufacturing’ – …

  • 7 nov 2014
  • 0
read more

AILA Festival: Forecast

Street Furniture Australia supports FORECAST Street Furniture Australia was invited to take part in Forecast: Festival of Landscape Architecture (16 – 18 October). The inaugural event, held at the State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, involved a program of participatory experiences and conversations designed to inspire and engage by re-imagining the way we meet and celebrate the profession, share our stories and learn through discourse and debate. Tract Consultants conceptualised the Forecast Festival HUB, a place for delegates to gather, eat, relax, celebrate and share conversations and observations about the festival. The installation of the HUB referenced the Brisbane River, both metaphorically and physically, and shaped the library concourse for the three days and nights of the festival. The design is a collection of origami-like pieces that represent the flow of thought, an agent of …

  • 7 nov 2014
  • 0
read more

Pop-up project at Sydney beachside

The Park to Pacific project is a movement that imagines Clovelly Road, from Centennial Park to Clovelly Beach, as a safer, greener, more sustainable street. It has evolved out of the Clovelly Road Better Block project, an annual community event that celebrates the ways in which a neighbourhood can be dramatically improved through small changes, such as public art, green spaces, kids’ activities and new seating. On Sunday, 19 October, Street Furniture Australia was invited by organiser Ari Andersen to participate in this year’s event by providing a selection of pop-up seats and tables. Whether used for curbside dining, conversation or just a place to rest, the temporary furniture created new ways for locals to experience Clovelly Road. In the spirit of the day, the new seats provided a place to …

  • 7 nov 2014
  • 0
read more

load more