The VWA hosts meetings during the year on a wide variety of topics of interest to woodworkers. These might be workshop visits, product demonstrations, talks by makers or visits to timber manufacturing facilities (eg a veneer pressing plant).
Skilled designers rely on skilled craftspeople. The relationship between an architect and their woodworker can often be the deciding factor between good architecture and standard building stock. Come join the Australian Institute of Architects and the Victorian Woodworkers Association for a panel celebrating this relationship, looking at the close links between the professions and how they have evolved.
Architects and woodworkers bring different skills and perspectives to the table. Architects have a strong understanding of design, while woodworkers have a deep knowledge of materials and construction. When these two disciplines work together, they can create beautiful, functional, and long-lasting buildings.
Hear—and perhaps see up close—examples of projects where architects and woodworkers have collaborated successfully, demonstrating the power of collaboration and the beauty of what can be achieved when these two disciplines come together.
Our panel of Architects and Woodworkers:
Vivienne Wong / Vivienne Wong Design x John Wardle / John Wardle Design
Raven Mahon / Furniture Maker x Lucinda McLean / NMBW
Patrick Holcombe / Douglas Fir Design x Nancy Beka / Studio Edwards
The details:
Eyes of the Skin
Wednesday 7 February
6.30pm – 7.30pm
Mpavilion, Queen Victoria Gardens
Free Event
| 07 Feb 2024 | Eyes of the Skin |
| 05 Dec 2023 | Meet#61 – End of Year Presentations |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Meet#60 – AGM |
| 27 Sep 2023 | Meet#59 – Behind the scenes of professional woodworking. |
| 13 May 2023 | Meet#58 – May Members Meeting. |
| 18 Feb 2023 | Meet#57 – Members Meeting: Rubio Monocoat Information Session. |
| 13 Dec 2022 | Meet#56 – 2022 End of Year meetup & Artists in Residence presentation. |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Meet#55 – Member’s Meeting, Ceres Fair Wood. |
| 27 Feb 2020 | Meet#54 “Alma Doepel” Schooner Restoration |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Meet#53 Steamrail Victoria |
| 28 Aug 2019 | Meet#52 FSC Accreditation of Victorian Native timber Harvesting |
| 24 Oct 2018 | Meet#51 Veritas Tools Demonstration |
| 13 Dec 2017 | Meet#50 Tenant Presentations |
| 25 Oct 2017 | Meet#49 Exhibition Floor Walk and Annual General Meeting |
| 27 Sep 2017 | Meet#48 Visit to Bern Chandley’s Workshop |
| 26 Jul 2017 | Meet#47 David Upfill-Brown: A Lot of Wood and Some Stone |
| 24 May 2017 | Meet#46 Screening of ‘Creswick’ |
| 26 Apr 2017 | Meet#45 Benjamin Reddan’s Workshop |
| 22 Mar 2017 | Meet#44 Workshop visit to Vesper Tools |
| 22 Feb 2017 | Meet#43 Pianos Recycled |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Meet#42 Artefact Furniture Visit |
| 26 Oct 2016 | Meet#41 2016 Annual General Meeting |
| 29 Sep 2016 | Meet#40 Tour of Maton Guitars Workshop |
| 22 Jun 2016 | Meet#39 Kevin Inkster, CEO Arbortech : Ideas into Products |
| 18 May 2016 | Meet#38 Why Timber Changes Colour |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Meet#37 Visit to Andrew Potocnik’s Workshop |
| 23 Mar 2016 | Meet#36 Makers’ floor talk at Create from a Crate Exhibition |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Meet#35 Timbecon |
| 23 May 2015 | Meet#34 Tenant Presentations |
| 22 Oct 2014 | Meet#33 2015 Annual General Meeting |
| 23 May 2015 | Meet#32 Visit to Timberwood Panels, Plywood Fabricators |
| 23 May 2015 | Meet#31 Phoebe Everill The design process: from idea to product |
| 23 May 2015 | Meet#30 Visit to: Timber Zoo – Recycled Timber Warehouse |
| 25 Jun 2014 | Meet#29 Ray Bellette of Natural Timber Oils |
| 25 Mar 2015 | Meet#28 Phoebe Everill The design process: from idea to product |
| 25 Feb 2015 | Meet#27 Joe Chester Treehorn Design |
| 22 Oct 2014 | Meet#26 Jugo Ilic |
| 22 Oct 2014 | Meet#25 2014 Annual General Meeting |
| 25 Jun 2014 | Meet#24 Ray Bellette of Natural Timber Oils |
| 20 May 2014 | Meet#23 Hamish Hill Guided Workshop Tour |
| 28 May 2013 | Meet#22 Dan Wollmering presentation to members |
| 18 Feb 2014 | Meet#21 Floor talk by makers of works on display at the Create from a Crate Exhibition. |
| 11 Dec 2013 | Meet#20 Christmas Drinks at the Meat Market |
| 27 Nov 2013 | Meet#19 BBQ at Australian Recycled Timber |
| 25 Sep 2013 | Meet#18 Susan Wraight |
| 28 May 2013 | Meet#17 Timothy McLeod |
| 23 Apr 2013 | Meet#16 Christian Cole Furniture |
| 26 Mar 2013 | Meet#15 Ashley Ericksmoen |
| 11 Dec 2012 | Meet#14 2012 Christmas Drinks |
| 30 Oct 2012 | Meet#13 Blueprint Furniture |
| 23 Oct 2012 | Meet#12 2012 Annual General Meeting |
| 04 Sep 2012 | Meet#11 Fisher Cricket Bats |
| 26 Jun 2012 | Meet#10 Meet the Tenants |
| 29 May 2012 | Meet#9 Dharpa Djama Woodwork |
| 01 May 2012 | Meet#8 A Special VWA Event |
| 28 Feb 2012 | Meet#7 Will Goodsir Workshop |
| 13 Dec 2011 | Meet#6 2011 Christmas Drinks |
| 25 Oct 2011 | Meet#5 2011 Annual General Meeting |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Meet#4 A presentation by Andrew Potocnik, Wood turner |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Meet#3 Woodworking in the Internet Age: Stephen Farquhar |
| 19 Apr 2011 | Meet#2 Adam Stewart Workshop |
| 22 Feb 2011 | Meet#1 Mark Tuckey Furniture |
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