Tom Skeehan, founder of Skeehan Studio, is insatiably curious about the materials and processes in design or, put simply, what things are made from and how they are made. The Canberra-based designer, who started out in carpentry, cabinet-making and woodworking, has a detail-focused mind that drives him to explore new ideas and innovations in furniture design.
“London-based designer Benjamin Hubert has a beautiful mantra: ‘material driven, process led.’ I’ve always looked up to his work throughout my career,” Tom says. “A lot of what we try to do is to slow down the design process and actually have the opportunity to play, to meet with our manufacturers and to form relationships where we can trust them and they can push us to explore new ways of bending timber, or more…
