Introducing Our New Collection—Thinking Small!
November 2023
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new collection, Thinking Small—a range of everyday items made from short lengths of 100% recycled timber, showcasing small-scale design and extending the life of high quality demolition timber destined for landfill. Thinking Small is an exciting evolution in our journey, and we’re excited to share it with you!
To celebrate, we’re hosting a bunch of events and we’d love to see you there. Learn more and book your tickets below.
Thinking Small Story
We’ve been using furniture design to divert waste timber from landfill for nearly 30 years. We make iconic, heirloom pieces of furniture and joinery, and our work is in homes across the country.
Over the years, it became clear that we also have an opportunity to ‘think small’ with our product design. In our annual survey last year, we heard the call from our community; to add smaller, more accessible pieces to our range… so we did!
Our demolition partners, too, were keen for us to do more with shorter lengths. These lengths, between 1-1.5 metres long, are typically the 'odd ones out'. We've previously only been able to use them in our building products range for stair treads and floor boards.
It wasn’t until last year, when the final piece of the puzzle allowed us to earnestly tackle smaller pieces; the arrival of our high-tech 5 axis CNC machine from Italy.
The CNC allows us to make complex parts more efficiently. It saves us time on delicate details, and is super accurate.
Our Thinking Small Collection will feature a range of fun new products that we haven’t tried before; smaller furniture, home and office accessories, and even some ‘leisure’ items!
Celebrate With Us!
We’re celebrating the launch of Thinking Small throughout November and December. Join us at one (or all!) of the following events:
Collection Launch Night - Friday November 17 (Bookings below)
Meet the Designers - Saturday November 25 (Bookings opening soon)
Special Edition ‘Thinking Small’ Workshop Tours (weekly on Fridays at 11am from Nov 24 - Dec 15) (Bookings opening soon)
Bookings are essential for these events so make sure to join our mailing list to be notified when bookings open.
Sales will be available at the Launch Night (with a special launch night discount!), and unsold pieces will remain on display and for sale upstairs through November and December.
We’ll be launching online sales shortly too—keep an eye out on our emails and socials for upcoming webstore launch announcements!
Please note
You must reserve your ticket for all events (but it’s all free)
Kids/teenagers under 16 should be supervised by an adult
The Mixing Room Gallery is up two flights of stairs, so it is not suitable for those with mobility issues—we're very sorry to those who that will affect
COLLECTION LAUNCH NIGHT
Join us on November 17th for the very first look at our first release of this new collection, and hear from Thor Diesendorf—founder of Thor’s Hammer and the driving force behind this new collection—as he shares some of the thinking (both big & small) behind the collection.
There will be drinks and nibbles, and you will also have the opportunity to purchase pieces from the collection on the night.
To thank you for being a part of this exciting new launch, all Thinking Small purchases made on the night will receive a 10% discount!
Meet the Designers
Come along to an afternoon of design exploration, with some of the collaborating designers from the collection; Thor Diesendorf, Dan Lorrimer, Geoff Farquhar-Still and Tom Skeehan.
With an intimate setting and a casual format, you’ll hear from each of the designers on their process and considerations when ‘Thinking Small’, and there’ll be plenty of opportunity for questions.
Bookings opening soon (make sure you’re on our email list for the announcement).
Special Edition ‘Thinking Small’ Workshop Tours
We’ll be running four special edition workshop tours, exploring some of the design and material considerations for designing and making the Thinking Small collection.
Running weekly on Fridays at 11am on the following days:
November 24
December 1
December 8
December 15
Bookings opening soon (make sure you’re on our email list for the announcement).
Submit your idea!
‘Think small’ and submit a ‘Thinking Small’ product idea in person or online, and we’ll pick our favourite to design and make in 2024.
The winner will get a free version of their product idea for themself, and one for a friend!
Photos by Rohan Thomson.