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It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003ewas established by Robert Foster in 1993 with the aim of creating a design and manufacturing business \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eto \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003esupport and generate opportunities for Australian designer-makers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":420,\"335559740\":240}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eF!NK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e challenges the notions that functional is boring, and that useful and visually exciting are mutually exclusive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eSimultaneously supremely functional and totally elegant, no two \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eF!NK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e pieces are exactly the same. 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A recipient of numerous notable awards and grants,  Alison’s work has been exhibited widely within Australia and also internationally, including at Inhorgenta (Germany) and Milan Design Week (Italy). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/craftact.org.au\/blogs\/membership-directory\/dan-lorrimer-1?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0a4514b91\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eDan Lorrimer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a contemporary sculptor, machinist, fabricator and toolmaker. With a degree in Sculpture from the Australian National University, Dan has since diversified his work, significantly developing his skills across a wide range of technical areas, specialising in metal forming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan’s sculpture practice explores notions of movement, energy, solidity and illusion through minimalist sculptural forms, often located between the artificial and natural world. 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