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- The original 1870s trolley can be used to move
work around the workshop, and also to and from
Bryan’s delivery van outside. Photo: Michael Firus - Sudare credenza in spotted gum, shown with a
detail view of its contemporary ‘stitched’ feature.
Photos: Northside Studio - My Country’s Story was a collaboration with Sarrita
and Tarisse King whose imagery was reproduced
in Bryan’s signature brass rod inlay.
Photo: Keith Murphy - Dot Dot Dash was crafted from salved ironbark for
celebrity chef Shane Delia. The ‘Morse code bling’
has a secret message which even Shane doesn’t
know the meaning of. Photo: Bryan Cush - Ancestors Table, ironbark, brass. Another
collaboration with Gurindji artist Sarrita King.
Photo: Northside Studio
‘When you have a background in architecture clients will be
trusting of you and give you very minimal briefs. Finding out
their aesthetic tastes and practical requirements (even though
it’s harder to budget for) is definitely the most rewarding part
of it for me rather than churning out tables for a café.’
There’s a lack of pretension that comes through in Bryan’s
humour. His Plonk and Vino bars are just that – places to
openly stash your grog. Parasite side tables are made of
laminated plywood that is incrementally ‘eaten away’ to
show their linear endgrain while playing with notions of
balance and solid construction.
Mr and Mrs Brightside are an outwardly conservative couple.
These are bedside tables that express their
personality with built-in LEDs, lockable
drawers and screen printed interiors. ‘The
humourous references are definitely inspired
by the part of architecture that I didn’t like
- the super serious side,’ Bryan said. As with