Ross Didier is a leading Australian furniture designer based in Melbourne, where he founded his studio in 1998….
Born in 1970, he spent much of his early life making things by hand in the family garage, developing apractical understanding of materials and construction. He later studied Fine Art Sculpture and Industrial Design at RMIT before entering the world of London theatre workshops. This experience informed his instinct for story telling through objects and a deep sensitivity to the physical act of making.
“Art and design are very different, and I feel very aware of sliding the bar between them. Design is Shaolin kung Fu where Art is bare knuckle fist fighting. I mean artists can do whatever they want for their art, and this liberation is the point of what they do. Design on the other hand has disciplines with givens, and to ignore these misses the point of designing. Good art communicates ideas – good design serves function, and the story this creates is inspiring.”
Ross Didier
