2023 Design Anthology Awards
Congratulations to our design director Justin Hutchinson, for being named a winner in the 2023 Design Anthology Awards.

For over 20 years, Justin Hutchinson’s work has contributed to the evolution of contemporary design in our homes, workplaces and streets. Justin has been instrumental in returning the Australian design industry to local inspiration and investment. His collections hero Australian design and manufacturing, with their success proving an appetite for it. Justin’s furniture reflects his understanding of the Australian way of life, and demonstrates his passion and commitment to improving it.

Justin’s designs first gained notoriety through collaborations with Australian brand Tait, releasing Stripe, Kink, Nano and Jak and Jil, the latter becoming one of Australia’s most iconic outdoor collections.

Establishing design studio Urban Commons, Justin’s outdoor kitchen Tilt allowed for communal areas to be transformed into spaces for connection. In 2013, he designed a collection with Melbourne University as part of NGV’s Melbourne Now to facilitate growing food in high-density urban environments. Later, responding to population growth and transport challenges, Justin developed a system that allows car spaces to be converted into ‘parkscapes’. It is difficult to walk the streets of Fitzroy, Brunswick, or Collingwood without experiencing Justin’s joyful parkscapes – colourful combinations of planters, seating and greenery that inject life into the neighbourhood & facilitate shared experiences.