04 Jul 2009
Biographies - 23.03.2007
‘Husque … a unique manufacturing identity’
Marc Harrison has a broad practice, and a ‘resource-based design ethic’ of using existing materials. He is best known for his innovative Husque bowls, made with recycled macadamia shells.
New Zealand-born, Harrison set up his business, ANTworks, in Brisbane in 1993. In 2000 he received funding from Arts Queensland to explore the impact that an artist-designer could make in a manufacturing environment.
He made the original Husque formula in 2000 then set up Husque Pty Ltd with Paul Fairweather in 2003. The first form was hand sculpted; the next were moulded; and Harrison now works with several manufacturers. He uses rapid prototyping technology for new designs and continues to research his materials, focusing on a plant-based polymer resin to use as a binder for injection-moulding.
You can see Harrison's work in the new exhibition Smart works: design and the handmade, from 30 March 2007 at the Powerhouse Museum.
Smart works: design and the handmade
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New Zealand-born, Harrison set up his business, ANTworks, in Brisbane in 1993. In 2000 he received funding from Arts Queensland to explore the impact that an artist-designer could make in a manufacturing environment.
He made the original Husque formula in 2000 then set up Husque Pty Ltd with Paul Fairweather in 2003. The first form was hand sculpted; the next were moulded; and Harrison now works with several manufacturers. He uses rapid prototyping technology for new designs and continues to research his materials, focusing on a plant-based polymer resin to use as a binder for injection-moulding.
You can see Harrison's work in the new exhibition Smart works: design and the handmade, from 30 March 2007 at the Powerhouse Museum.
Smart works: design and the handmadeHusque
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+ Smart works