May 2010

Studio Sam is pleased to announce that Sam Parsons has recently been awarded a Creative Sparks Grant to design a range of sustainable furniture and accessories for use in small outdoor spaces.

The project is proudly supported by and has received financial assistance from both the Brisbane City Council and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

After working as an interior designer and landscape architect for the last 14 years, Sam has become increasingly interested in micro scale outdoor spaces such as balconies, patios, decks and verandahs. The new range would cater for such spaces (especially here in Brisbane) as the population grows, urban areas become denser and living spaces become smaller.

We are planning to have a soft launch of the range later this year.

Publication DQ 37

Date Autumn 2010

Article DQ’s Top 10 Forces and Faces in Design

DQ (Design Quarterly) magazine has selected a group of 10 people “across myriad fields” that they feel “have achieved outstanding results in their practice”.  We thank them for including Studio Sam.

The inaugural Australian Design Museum Exhibition was held earlier this year in Sydney. The exhibition provided a unique opportunity to view and purchase iconic, limited and prototype works by Australian Designers.

Date February to March 2010

Location Shapiro Gallery, Woollahra

Curator Sarah King

Photo by Samantha Parsons includes: Elliot the Bookscreen, Siena the Bookblock Tables, an original ‘Wood Chair’ by Marc Newson (1986) and a ‘Big Held Mobile’ by I design things (2010).

Exhibition Postcard by Mark Gowing

Further information and online shop australian design museum