Mazer Chair by Tom Fereday

MAZER COLLECTION:
Mazer represents a series of geometric sculptures, each a celebration of the fundamental beauty and natural variation of stone. Strict brutalist forms of the table and seating collection are juxtaposed by soft organic cutaways carving through the porous stone surfaces, revealing the natural beauty and character of travertine. Named after the medieval term ‘Mazer’ meaning bowl, the collection presents subtle organic forms proportioned for table and seating function designed for permanence. Porous formations of the stone’s structure act as an intentional disruption to the clean geometric forms of the series adding character and intrigue. The limited edition series was crafted from travertine and locally produced in Italy from a combination of machine and traditional hand made processes, each piece exhibiting its own unique characteristics and form with no one piece alike. Mazer is designed by Australian designer Tom Fereday exemplifying Fereday’s desire to honour materiality, combining form and function to produce enduring works.

Tom Fereday develops products based on the principle of honest design, conveying a design process which celebrates the materials and manufacturing processes behind furniture and products, to design from the inside out. By using the materials and environment as a positive design constraint we guide intelligent and thoughtful design outcomes which connect with people through natural materials, tactile finishes and unique design. We strive to create enduring designs which are meaningful to people and their environment.

Born in Australia, Tom Fereday grew up in England studying at the Wimbledon School of Art before moving to Sydney to complete an honours in Industrial Design at the University of Technology Sydney. Working across europe and Australia Tom Fereday went onto found his sole practice in 2012.

Affiliations
Society for Responsible Design (SRD)
Design Institute of Australia (DIA)

Awards
2019 – House & Garden style awards – ETO Desk
2018 – Idea Awards – SIA Chair – Highly Commended
2018 – LAMP International lighting competition – Winner established designer
2018 – Lane Crawford creative callout – Winner
2018 – Good Design Awards – SIA chair – Gold winner
2017 – Mercedes-Benz Design Award – SIA Chair – Winner
2017 – International Design Award – SP01 collection – Honoree
2017 – International Darc Awards – Mito Lamp – Winner best floor lamp
2017 – ICFF NYCxDESIGN – Emerging Designer – Honoree
2017 – A+Awards – Bow Chair – Finalist
2017 – Archiproducts Design Selection – Stockholm Furniture Fair
2016 – Good Design Award Chicago – Bow Chair – Winner
2016 – Timber Design Awards – Pieman Collection – Winner excellence in timber design
2016 – Good Design Award – MW1 Watch – Finalist
2015 – Good Design Award – 3000 Collection
2015 – Good Design Award – Best in category NTR Microphone
2015 – Red Dot Design Awards – Best of the Best NTR Microphone
2014 – Space + Moooi 2014 Design Residency
2011 – H&G Style Awards 2011
2011 – Interior Design Excellence Awards 2011 – Finalist
2011 – One Good Chair Competition Allt Chair
2010 – Nominated by Triple J and ABC News as top 25 young achievers
2010 – Australian Design Awards – Design Mark – Pebble Ottoman
2010 – Launch Pad 10 with the Spli Stool – Finalist
2009 – SOYA Awards including mentorship with Marc Newson
2009 – SRD09 prize winner awarded by the Society for Responsible Design
2009 – NSW Travelling Scholarship – Top three finalists
2009 – International CIFIAL Awards ‘Feel the Planet Earth 08’ – Finalist
2009 – Greenland Travelling Scholarship
2008 – GOTYA Awards – Runner up
2008 – Breville Young Designer Awards – Top three Finalist
2008 – Electrolux Competition – Highly Commended
2008 – Freedom Furniture Competition
2007 – Treegugger + I.D. Magazine Award – Finalist
2007 – Cormack Packaging Awards – Finalist

Exhibitions
2018 – Orgatec – SIA chair launch by NAU – Cologne Germany
2018 – Makers Take – SIA + Jeanette chair – Brisbane
2018 – Alt Material – Hull lounge – Melbourne
2018 – AGM – SIA chair + Jeanette chair – Melbourne
2018 – MADE Tom Fereday X Fiona Susanto solo exhibition – Melbourne
2018 – Den Fair – Launch ETO / MITO / SIA / NOLA – Melbourne
2018 – Good Design Vivid Festival – SIA Chair – Sydney
2018 – ICFF – SIA chair launch NAU – New York
2018 – Caroma collaboration – Alexandria flagship store – Sydney
2018 – SP01 Outdoor Collection – Archiproducts showroom – Milan Design Week – Italy
2018 – SIA chair limited edition – Local Milan – Milan Design Week – Italy
2018 – Australian Design Centre – Interpretations Exhibition Pieman chair – Sydney
2018 – Melbourne Design Week – SIA Chair – Melbourne
2018 – Sydney Design Festival – Bow Bench – Sydney
2018 – Cologne IMM – MITO + Bailey light – Rakumba Lighting – Cologne Germany
2017 – Design Made Festival – Solo Exhibition + entrance installation – Sydney
2017 – London Design Festival – MITO Light at Mint Gallery – London
2017 – Clarance Prize – Bow Chair – Tasmania
2017 – PROCESS solo exhibition – Saturday Indesign – Sydney
2017 – Tatami lounge exhibition – Project 82 – Sydney
2017 – Local Milan Exhibtion – Australian Design Centre – Sydney
2017 – Den Fair – Kvadrat Maharam collaboration with Local Design – Melbourne
2017 – Den Fair – Mito / Wes / Hull / SP01 Outdoor / Pieman Chair / Tatami Lounge – Melbourne
2017 – Maharam Launch – Bow Chair / Wes Lounge / MITO Light – Sydney
2017 – Lost + Found exhibition – Pieman collection – Tasmania
2017 – SP01 x Ladies & Gentleman pop-up exhibition – New York Design Week – USA
2017 – SP01 Outdoor Collection – Archiproducts showroom – Milan Design Week – Italy
2017 – Mito Light + Jeanette chair – Local Milan – Milan Design Week – Italy
2017 – Undervalued Exhibition – Melbourne Design Week
2017 – Shell Chair – Friends + Associates – Melbourne Design Week
2017 – Solo exhibition – Stockholm Furniture Fair
2016 – SP01 Outdoor Collection – Space Furniture – Mpavilion Melbourne
2016 – Bailey Light – Kozminsky – Melbourne
2016 – MW1 Watch – Sketching Process – Canberra
2016 – Pieman Chair – Workshopped – Sydney
2016 – MW1 Watch – Good Design – Sydney
2016 – Pieman Chair – Denfair – Melbourne
2016 – Process Exhibition – Factory Design District – Sydney
2016 – Bow Chair / Wes Lounge – Milan Salone – Milan
2015 – Wes solo exhibition – Local Design – Sydney
2015 – Wes range – Agile Launch – Melbourne
2015 – Bow Chair – Designythem – Sydney
2015 – Bow Chair – Local Design LD1 – Sydney
2014 – Flint Range – Tandem Project – Sydney
2011 – Herring range – Furnitex – Sydney
2011 – Allt chair – Sustainable Furnishings council – Las Vegas
2010 – Spli Stool – Launch Pad – Melbourne
2010 – Sein Stools – Workshopped – Sydney
2010 – Sein Stools – Vivid Exhibition – Sydney
2009 – Jacks Table – Museum of Contemporary Art – Sydney
2009 – Sakana Light – Workshopped – Sydney.