Designed &
Handmade
In Ballarat
About
Sawdust Bureau was founded in 2012 by Irish-born, designer/maker, Bryan Cush. The studio fuses his15 years of studying and practising Architecture around the globe with his passion for sculptural craft and local indigenous timbers.
Located 10 minutes from the historic gold-mining city of Ballarat; our workshop is nestled amongst the Stringybark’s of the Woowookarung Forest.
With influences from Scandinavian and Japanese craft through to modernist and brutalist architecture, we strive for unique design with a distinctly Australian accent.
We have collaborated on pieces with Sarrita King (Gurindji Waanyi artist) and John Wardle (AIA Gold Medal winning Architect) with our work widely published and exhibited across Australia.
As part of an ongoing commitment to sustainable practice, we founded the Treemaker Initiative; a 1% income pledge towards tree planting and environmental protection projects for furniture makers. More information can be found here.
Bryan is a co-host on the fortnightly ‘The Shop Stool’ woodworking and design podcast - click here to listen on Spotify
CONTACT US
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Awards
Ostberg Bench Shortlisted 2015 ACE Emerging Designer Award
Pinch Noir Winner 2016 VIVID Award
Pinch Noir Winner 2016 Melbourne Design Awards - Gold
Ancestors Winner 2017 Melbourne Design Awards - Gold
Pinch Noir Shortlisted 2017 Clarence Prize
Pinch Noir Shortlisted 2017 German Design Award
The Dish Shortlisted 2018 Studio Review Furniture Award
The Dish Honourable Mention 2019 VIVID Award
Dining Island Winner 2020 Good Design Award
In Clover Winner 2022 Good Design Award
In Clover Shortlisted 2022 Dezeen Award
In Clover Shortlisted 2022 Victorian Premier's Design Award
Our work has been profiled in publications such as Green Magazine, Inside Magazine, Grand Designs, The Age, Herald Sun, Domain, Wood Review and Design Milk. Pinch Noir bench also made a cameo appearance in Leigh Whannell’s (creator of the Saw franchise) 2018 motion picture sci-fi release, ‘Upgrade’.
In 2018 were invited to exhibit at Craft Victoria's curated 'This is Not Memphis' exhibition, alongside the work of Adam Markowitz, Bern Chandley, Damien Wright, Daniel Poole, and Laura McCusker.
