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MAIN STUDIO

Creative Practice based in Melbourne, Naarm. 

Architecture
Furniture
Creative Direction
Closed-loop design consultation 
Education
The We work and live on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land. 

UPCOMING

JANUARY 2024
Green School Bali

APRIL 16 - 20 2024   MILAN, ITALY
Milan Design Week

MARCH 2024 NSW, AUSTRALIA
Closed loop home, Private client NSW

FOCUS

We partner with clients and stakeholders to realise interdisciplinary projects across architecture, design, furniture, art installation and film, exploring playful ideas and the role of design in bringing forth a better world.




CONTACT

BRONWEN MAIN
Creative Director & Co-Founder
bronwen@main-studio.com

FRANK BURRIDGE
Architect & Co-Founder
frank@main-studio.com

The Main Chair



Classic and contemporary. A decorative Australiana chair for timeless living. The direct simplicity of the form allows the chair to be made from many materials.










The black cork chair is about hope. The cork coating is made by Diasen from the leftover cork material in the production of wine bottle corks. This finish, which is typically applied to buildings, speaks to how we can work with natural materials to build resilience and regenerate through design. The material of these three chairs tell a story about the role of designers in protecting our planet today.   The second chair is made from used non-renewable food packaging and other waste consumer plastics. It speaks to the situation we are in today: humans have already produced such a large quantity of un-renewable resources in plastics and oil-based materials. Designers must find ways to lock them up into valuable products to divert them from landfill, give them a new life and curb environmental damage. The timber chair is made with a tree that was burnt in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Drouin, Victoria. Bushfires are increasing as the climate warms and due to the mismanagement of Australian forests since colonisation. The chair speaks to the devastation of fire and to the beauty of the trees and landscapes that are affected.



For domestic and commercial orders please contact: bronwen@main-studio.com

Design by Bronwen Main.
Photography by Frank Burridge & Bronwen Main at Le Space - interiors by Flack Studio.
Fabrication by James Henson of Proxima. All made in Australia.
Timber from CERES Fairwood.
Black Cork by Diasen and CorkSpray Australia.
SaveBoard by McCormacks.