Jon Goulder - 2007 Maker to Manufacturer to Market

Jon Goulder is an award-winning Western Australian designer with an established reputation for innovative furniture.

He is one of the four recipients of the 2007 Maker to Manufacturer to Market (MMM) grants for his work, 'Calypso' chaise lounge.

In 1992, Jon completed an apprenticeship in upholstery and furniture making to become a fourth generation craftsman. He began his professional design career in 1994, designing soft furnishings for large commercial retailers, before moving to Canberra in 1996 where he completed a diploma of art, craft and design in the wood workshop at the Canberra School of Art.

Jon’s work has featured in a number of major exhibitions and publications around the world. Exhibitions including Interiors at Object Galleries (2001), The Sydney Design Week Workshopped Exhibitions (2002-03), Sydney Style at Object Galleries (2004), 40 Degrees, Berlin (2004), and Harry Seidler's Selection, 50 years of Good Design (2000).

He was also the inaugural winner of the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award in 2003. Jon lectures part time in furniture design at the University of Technology Sydney. He is also a visiting fellow, lecturing with design groups around Australia.

Jon’s MMM initiative grant will be used to take his ergonomically designed Calypso lounge through to market in collaboration with Living Edge Furniture. According to Jon, ‘The Calypso Lounge hybridises the use of a chaise lounge with the romance of a love seat, to produce a contemporary and innovative form.’

Other 2007 MMM recipients include Sydney designer Caroline Casey who will manufacture her Featherlight dining table range with manufacturer Jeffrey Broadfield; Brisbane designer Alexander Lotersztain, in collaboration with Planex will develop the X-System modular shelves system and Victorian Designer Nick Rennie will use his grant to manufacture his Twist wire bowl.

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