Australian_House_&_Garden_2017_01

AUSTRALIAN HOUSE & GARDEN | 71

‘ I draw by hand every day. It’s how I work

things out and test ideas. I find the looseness

of drawing allows more possibility and

exploration.’ Hannah

1pm

TRIBE STUDIO, SURRY HILLS Drawing and drafting

are constants in Hannah’s day, along with “client meetings,

workshopping ideas with my team, tender negotiations,

council meetings, lots of emails, finance, HR and admin...”.

11am

CAFE, SURRY HILLS “We’ll often take a meeting off-site,” says
Hannah, pictured with colleagues Javier Saiz and Miriam Green.
“When you’re designing for humanity, it’s good to get amongst it
and step away from your computer screen.”

BIT PART Hannah recently launched architectural hardware

brand Bit Part with her long-term fabrication collaborator, metal

craftsman, Adam Corry. “I sketched a door knob and texted it to

him, he made one and here we are,” says Hannah. Made from brass,

bronze, stainless steel and marble, the range consists of knobs,

levers and pulls – with plans for furniture, lighting and accessories.