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THE MAKER STUDIO
Rory Morgan turned a love of making furniture into a thriving successful business which
designs unique statement pieces with a high level of craftsmanship
Tell us a bit about The Maker Studio?
We design and manufacture furniture from
our studio/workshop in Noosa, QLD.
Tell us about yourself and your
background?
I come from a family of artists, sculptors and
potters so I’ve always been encouraged to
be creative. We were never allowed video
games or anything like that, our standard
entertainment was paper, pencils, pastels
and colouring pencils.
Through high school all I wanted to be was
an architect. Out of high school I travelled
a bit, surfed a lot and did some odd jobs
before deciding to start to study and work
my way through an architecture degree. A
year into this process I got a job as a draftsman
and didn’t go back to study. Through being
around architecture I got super interested in
design of all types.
I designed a few pieces of furniture that I got
other people to make. I couldn’t really afford to
be paying people to do this for me so I decided
to start teaching myself about wood working
and metal working. I now enjoy the making part
as much if not more than designing.
What sparked you to create The Maker
Studio?
It wasn’t ever really a plan but as I started
making furniture I began to enjoy it more
and more. A few people asked me to make
things for them and it went from there.
Basically it went from an enjoyable hobby to
my full time work.
What processes are involved in creating
your pieces?
The process usually starts with an idea being
scribbled on paper. Sometimes if I have
a clear idea in my head and have a good
idea of how the piece will come together
I head straight in to the workshop to start
prototyping. Other times I will flesh out the
idea a bit on the computer with 3D models
etc.
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