Alex Earl design and make lighting, furniture, sound systems and objects from their Melbourne workshop and showroom.

 

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ERMET LIGHTS IN RAG AND BONE MELBOURNE FLAGSHIP STORE
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SOUND SYSTEM 1 IN DEZEEN
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Regram from @proteastyling - detail of our Telegon wall light in situ. #lighting #jupiter #melbournemade #blackwalnut #politicalnachos #alexearl #denfair #denfair2017
Regram from @stephanie_somebody of a view from the inside of our booth at denfair this year. #denfair #melbournemade #lighting #politicalnachos #getthehelloffmyboat
I think put a few noses out of joint with my last post (not naming anyone in particular.) Thanks though for everyone's comments on what is, like it or not, a pretty big issue in this industry. I may be wrong and learn that the Melbourne convention centre recycle most of what is discarded at their loading dock- and if I'm proven wrong I'll eat my hat with a sauce of their choosing. Whilst not recanting my comments, I will say what perhaps I should have said initially which was- a big congratulations to everyone involved in this years show which was by most measures a huge success (particularly if I find myself dining on a cowboy hat with cottees ice magic tonight). I'm sure that many of the other exhibitors were mindful of what they produced as a by product of the show, but I'm sure there is cause for others to reflect. If spontaneous and possibly I'll informed comments can start a conversation that leads to change- and along the way I end up looking like a dick- it's a trade off I'm happy to live with. I'd like most of all to give a big thumbs up to @guardianearlylearning_ who have been a big part of helping us reduce our waste in the last six months. Through initiatives like theirs and a more judicious approach to what we do and do not make we've reduced our waste to about 20% of what it was last year- and if someone can tell us of anyone who can re-use big bags of sawdust then we'd be down to about 10%. #guardianearlylearning #notdenfair2017 #politicalnachos
denfair 2017 is nearly over. Thanks to everyone who came by our stand. We had a great time this year. However, one thing that didn't go unnoticed was the sheer amount of waste generated by the fair on the setup days. The convention centre had trucks in constant rotation removing load after load of materials- largely bubble wrap and other packaging materials- to take straight to landfill. For an industry that makes a lot of noise about environmental credentials it was pretty disgraceful to see such profligate waste. If last year was anything to go by the pack-down day is even worse. Entire displays are demolished and sent straight to landfill- as if such behaviour is normal and acceptable. At a risk of taking a serious issue and turning it into an exercise in self promotion, every part of our stand will be re-used in our workshop and showroom. All of the offcuts used in the production of our stand and products were donated to the guardian early learning centres exchange program- set up to provide craft materials for kids. Also, we spent a fair bit of time actually taking perfectly useable packaging materials from the convention centre bins before they left for the tip. We might actually be the only carbon positive exhibitor. This is not said as some kind of self-fellating-trouser-trumpeting session but merely as an expression of dismay and frustration that such thoughtlessness is normalised when it's not that difficult to plan around creating little or no waste. Maybe it's time for the industry to grow up a little. @denfair #waste #melbournemade #politicalnachos #denfair2017. Thanks @thecolabsocial for the image!
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