Seen at DARK: Would You Specify Lavender Mist?

Street Furniture Australia furnished the Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture’s Festival: DARK, held in Nipaluna/Hobart from 19-21 October, with a collection of curated settings.

This year’s installation featured a combination of Linea and Piatto ranges in a custom Lavender Mist powdercoat created especially for the Festival. Reflecting the Festival’s colour palette, the soft, on-trend lilac tone was paired with aluminium woodgrain in Curly Birch. Specifiers, let us know what you think of the colour.

Design for Good

As part of Street Furniture Australia’s annual Good Cause Giveaway at the AILA Festival, all of the furniture exhibited – valued at $45,000 – has been donated to local Tasmanian organisations selected by the Festival’s Creative Directorate: Miriam Shevland, Simone Bliss and Jerry de Gryse.

This year’s recipients are:

• Women’s Shelters in two Tasmanian cities.
• St Francis Flexible School, supporting young people through tailored education.
• Karadi Aboriginal Corporation, servicing Aboriginal families.
• 24 Carrot Gardens, a food education program of the Material Institute charity.

“As rewarding as it is working on charitable projects, it can often be frustrating to have to prioritise cost-effective furniture. That’s why it was such a pleasure to be able to donate beautiful pieces to support our causes,” said Miriam Shevland.

“As with all charities, donations are most welcome, especially in this case when the contribution is high end, durable outdoor furniture. It doesn’t hurt that said furniture is a funky colour developed especially for the AILA Festival 2025,” said Jerry de Gryse.

We hope these communities enjoy their new furniture.

Previous winners of the Good Cause Giveaway include:

• 2023 Baptist Care SA in Adelaide, nominated by Swanbury Penglase.
• 2022 The Murri School, Brisbane, nominated by Blaklash Creative.
• 2021 Mission Australia, Perth, nominated by Emerge Associates.

Celebrating Design Together

Now in our 11th year as an AILA National Partner, Street Furniture Australia is proud to support the profession that shapes our shared spaces and the public realm.

The Festival was a chance to reconnect with landscape architects from across the country, to give back to the industry and local community.

From the Muuto Dots giveaway to our first-ever Street Furniture Australia Festival Dinner Party, to archival discussions at the Fellows Breakfast and notable projects at the National AILA Awards, the three days were full of conversation and celebration.

Street Furniture Australia thanks the Festival Creative Directorate, the AILA team and everyone who stopped by our stand to chat with our team.

Images supplied by AILA and taken by Alex Soares from Huemen Media.