Grounded Designs – ForestOne Announces Round Seven A&D Trade Competition Winners

Skin to Soul Clinic designed by Alice Glenane from Space Cubed Design Studio has won ForestOne’s Specified Responsibly A&D Trade Competition for October, consequently entering the designer into the 2023 Grand Prize draw to win a trip to Interzum in Cologne. In addition, runner-up Freya Watt from Gray Puksand has been recognised by ForestOne for the innovative use of EGGER’s wood-based décor products in Burnside State High School Multipurpose Hall.

From a wellness clinic to a multipurpose hall, both Alice and Freya’s designs impart a positive message towards conscious and sustainable design within the public space. With attention to detail, both Queensland-based designers have considered how end-users can benefit from employing renewable and recycled content.

Alongside EGGER’s Apricot Nude joinery, Alice combined cork flooring, natural timbers and soft curves to imbue the clinic with a natural energy.

An interior designer at Space Cubed Design Studio, Alice headed up the designs for the Skin to Soul Clinic. “The brief was to design a beauty clinic with a focus on raw and holistic wellness, where the client feels grounded and held,” Alice explains. Working with a client that was unafraid to take risks in colour choice and textures, Alice was given the freedom to create a warm and inviting atmosphere through the use of EGGER products. “With this in mind,” she says, “I wanted to specify finishes with a sustainable focus that would perform in a commercial environment.” Alongside EGGER’s Apricot Nude joinery, Alice combined cork flooring, natural timbers and soft curves to imbue the clinic with a natural energy.

Striving to deliver healthier design, Alice and the Space Cubed Design Studio team specified “products that use recycled content, have an end-of-life program and low carbon footprint,” Alice explains. Because of this, Alice was able to use EGGER products confidently, adding that ForestOne’s Kellie Cross “always keeps us up-to-date with the latest product information and specifications details.” Concerned with environmental impact, Alice believes that a designer’s work should be as minimal and intentional as possible, reflecting that “ForestOne and EGGER make it easy for designers to specify sustainable products and, in turn, cultivate positive change in the industry.”

Establishing designs in tune with public space, both Alice and Freya have focused on sustainability and materials, encouraging others to do the same.

Exemplifying a similar attitude towards sustainable design is Freya Watt’s Burnside State High School Multipurpose Hall. Freya endeavours to create inspiring places to live, work and study, and “products that enhance this goal [are] the real driver when it comes to making selections,” Freya says. Eager to “understand the process behind the products and companies who make them,” Freya worked with ForestOne to source materials best suited for the space. EGGER materials focus on quality and sustainability, “making them an easy choice on all our projects,” Freya shares. Knowing that the ForestOne representatives understand “their product inside-out”, Freya says she had the ability “to specify the best products for our client’s needs.”

Establishing designs in tune with public space, both Alice and Freya have focused on sustainability and materiality, encouraging others to do the same. “As designers, we influence the built environment,” Freya enthuses, “we can make decisions that will reduce waste and improve sustainably.” Acknowledging the growing need for conscientious design, both projects implement EGGER materials to benefit users and community alike.