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 (a unique manufacturing identity) 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.