Whitehorse Metal spinning
Lis Vincitorio, holding up her Alessi Fruit Bowl, made at Whitehorse Industries, in 2004. (she was a year 2 Industrial Student in 2004)
A 22-year-old who lives with her parents in Reservoir could make millions from an unusual fruit bowl. By Janet de Silva.
In the world of high design, the fruit bowl comes in many shapes and forms. There are spiky bowls constructed from wire sticks; bowls woven from anodised aluminium; moulded bowls in resin and concrete; and even a bowl constructed out of toy plastic soldiers.
In short, fruit bowls have been done to death. Undeterred, Lisa Vincitorio chose to design one during her final year at Melbourne's RMIT University.
Kate Steele, RMIT Industrial Design Graduate, 2010. Kate gets her lights made at Whitehorse Industries.
I recently discovered a Melbourne based lighting business that takes pride in fostering the spirit of innovation and creativity through their collaborations with an inspiring network of Melbourne innovators. This network enables them to always deliver superior quality and form to Australian and global design community.
Established in Melbourne during 2014 by Michael Dernaj & Kate Steele, Artefact Industries have combined their skils, Kate is an industrial designer with a background in garment construction. She has developed bespoke products for a variety of projects during her career in the lighting industry along with exhibiting furniture at Milan’s Salon Satellite. Michael was exposed to custom furniture, manufactured in his families joinery business. With a degree in Interior & Exhibition Design he went onto represent leading brands such as XAL and Moroso.
