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Episode 2
IN TIMBER WE CHAT with Emma from @1k_chairs
Emma is a passionate advocate for local furniture and widely known as Adelaide’s queen of chairs.
Through 1K Chairs, she’s spent many years working across high-end commercial and residential spaces, helping designers and homeowners find pieces that truly belong in their environment.
What stood out most to us is Emma’s passion for using timber in a way that carries meaning and creates connection with the person using it — a perspective that resonates deeply with us.
This series is about hearing how different people think about materials, and this conversation with Emma had us totally enthralled by her stories and knowledge… so much so that it could have easily turned into a full YouTube episode.
So pull up a chair and join the conversation, or send this to a friend who enjoys chatting timber.
#intimberwechat #builtfurniture #australiandesign #timbertalks
Feb 7
Normal Friday activities at Built = blindfolding the boss and making him identify timber by smell.
Completely normal.
But honestly…
There’s something about walking into a workshop and being able to smell your furniture being made.
If that sounds like your kind of furniture journey…
Come smell the woodchips.
🪵 @shannagram86
🤳 @swellstudios_
🙋🏻♀️ @nykita_shannahan
Feb 6
Some people look for dining tables while others seek something a little more.
A place where people naturally gather and meals are only a small part of the story.
Homework gets spread out.
Projects begin.
Conversations run longer than planned.
Celebrations happen without needing a reason.
Furniture from the workshop floor feels different. It’s a piece you connect with, not just something you buy. It comes with a story of creation and works as hard as you do. Not just at dinner time but in the moments that quietly shape family life.
It doesn’t just hold plates, but the rhythm and soul of a home.
In Timber We Trust.
Feb 4
This private Adelaide home didn’t shop for furniture.
It commissioned a collection.
Most people think furniture comes at the end of a build but that’s usually where homes lose their coherence.
This collection was designed alongside the interior designer during the construction phase of this particular home.
One home. One collection. For a lifetime.
Jan 27