MARTIN JOHNSTON

As a second-generation cabinet maker, Martin Johnston values true craftsmanship, believing in the virtues of bespoke woodwork. All furniture is made by hand in his Billinudgel workshop on Bunjalung Country, around the corner from where he grew up, watching his dad work with timber and hand tools in the same way he himself does now... Marty's approach to his craft is as much about experimentation as it is honouring heritage and traditional techniques. In making furniture that serves the modern Australian lifestyle, Marty's designs are clean and considered whilst evoking a nostalgia for the Australian designers of the 50's and 60's with whom he shares an affinity for qualities such as timelessness and durability.