[SDA2012]

2012 Sydney Design Awards

Key Dates

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Store Overview

Space launched its first showroom in Sydney in 1993, quickly establishing the benchmark for design retailing in Australia. Since then the company has developed into South-East Asia’s largest and most progressive retailer of contemporary design. With a unique approach and highly sophisticated, design-focused interior environments, Space is home to the worlds leading furniture brands including B&B Italia, Kartell. Moooi, Zanotta and Vitra.

Space Furniture is located at 84 O’Riordan Street Alexandria.
www.spacefurniture.com.au

Organisation

Space Furniture

Store/Brand Brief

Space showrooms are purpose-built, each with architect-designed interior environments that represent the quality and rigour of the furniture collections.

Space caters for both contract and residential markets with teams dedicated to provide quality service to all clients. The Space contract team works closely with clients to ensure that the best design products are selected for every project. With the largest collection of contemporary design in Australia and intimate product knowledge, Space contract can plan and coordinate a perfectly styled, high impact, original interior to meet clients project size, budget and design needs.

Space retail showrooms cater to the general public and are open seven days. Our dedicated team of design consultants assist clients to select the very best products to suit their home and lifestyle.
In addition to the furniture collection, Space accessories division brings you beautifully designed gifts from around the world. The handpicked range includes homewares, glassware, tableware, lighting, soft furnishings, books and watches from international designers, each product selected for its individuality and style. Gift wrapping and Space Gift Vouchers are also part of the service.

Space showrooms are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Store/Brand Innovation / Need

Space has been an important part of the Australian design industry over the last 15 years. We have always had a commitment to not only inspire, but to educate the wider Australian market about design. We continue to do this today through a combination of design talks, sponsorship of key events in the design industry such as the IDEA and AIDA awards programmes and more space magazine, an online magazine about design and creativity www.morespacemagazine.com.au.

Retail Challenge

Space represents the leading furniture brands in the world that use finest quality materials and invest heavily in design research and development. These include B&B Italia, Kartell, Moooi, Zanotta and Vitra. The dual side to the business, Retail and Contract requires Space to have a highly specialised team of staff who are skilled in addressing the needs of their individual market. The underlying skill of Space staff is a appreciation, knowledge and passion for design.

Sustainability

The furniture we supply is made to exceptionally high quality manufacturing processes and materials to ensure that products last over time.

The brand Kartell has an ISO14001 accreditation which enables Space to work with leading architecture firms that work on Green Star projects.




This award recognises the leading retailer of designer products. The award is allocated in three categories based on the number of retail outlets in Australia (Less than 5 stores, 5+ stores). Digital retailers may be included. 
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