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14 Cottage St
Blackburn, VIC, 3130
Australia
0413 537 490
The Melbourne Guild of Fine Woodworking was founded by Alastair Boell in 2007. After graduating from the world renowned North Bennet Street School, Boston (USA) Alastair felt that there was a great need in Australia for an educational facility that focuses on traditional skills.
The Guild is committed to preserving and advancing craft traditions in furniture making. We are also committed to promoting a greater awareness and appreciation of
craftsmanship. In our classes we emphasize the skillful use of hand tools and power equipment and an informed use of appropriate materials. We are passionate about what we do and want to share information, ideas and skills with all our students young and old, from beginner to advanced.
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Moea graduated from Sturt School for Wood in Mittagong, NSW, in 2021. After a successful corporate career as an Analyst, she found balance in woodworking and fine furniture making, bringing together hand, head and heart.
As an artist and designer maker, her work is driven by a love of craftsmanship and of timber as a material. She explores both organic and geometric shapes in an attempt to create an emotional connection.
Georgie works with wood to create functional artworks, blurring the lines between sculpture, furniture and object. Georgie’s practice explores our relationship to our domestic belongings, aiming to foster greater intimacy with material matter through emphasising tactility and the sensorial experience.
In 2006 Zac completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Monash University with a major in silversmithing and jewellery. While pursuing this he became interested in working with timber. He went on to complete a Certificate II in Furniture Making before working both independently and for several other makers, until he got a job working for Pop and Scott - the Melbourne-based furniture and homewares business. He worked there for four years, spending most of his time there as head furniture maker. He produced the prototypes of new products and was also engaged in some of their design. He eft there in November 2019 to develop an independent practice.
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