Small Things Done Exceptionally Well: Conversations about how small decisions have a big impact in design and building

Name: Small Things Done Exceptionally Well: Conversations about how small decisions have a big impact in design and building
Start: 2025-05-08T18:00:00+1000
End: 2025-05-08T21:00:00+1000
Location: WorkLife

Thu, 8 May, 6pm - 9pm AEST

WorkLife

coledale, australia

Lisa Madigan

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Event description

Join Lisa and a hand-picked collection of Australian businesses - builders, cabinet makers, furniture designers, and more - in discussion around how and why they do Small Thing Exceptionally Well and how we are all learning to design and build on country.

The first event in our series will feature:

Dan Haupton from Jardan and Barry Bradley from Architectural Hardwood Joinery

Supper served by Earthwalker. Drinks from Heifer Station, Orange, and The Barrel Shepherd, Bellambi.

Numbers are limited.

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Lisa Madigan

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We are an intimate Spatial Design Studio located on the Northern beaches of Wollongong NSW.

Our Spatial Design Approach is a collaborative effort between our intimate Design Studio and our clients, creating spaces that consider movement, utility, materials, and sensory outcomes.

WHY DO I CREATE?

I am always curious about the reasons ‘Why’ we choose things and how we choose to do these things ? This is not limited to Design, but more of a life question. A question that informs me across all aspects in life.

The question ‘Why' in Design is foundational in creating a space we walk through daily on repeat, the path we wear out in our world and how we can do this better.

I create spaces that edit down the hard work of repeated tasks, making sure the surfaces & objects that your hands and feet touch feel incredible and look amazing. I create the ‘feel’ , then the ‘function’ and then the ‘look’.

I create dwellings from the ground up or in addition to something that is existing & exterior spaces that speak to the environment they belong in.

I create Intimate Spaces that allow you to spend your time valuably.

PROVENANCE

My beginnings in Design are so broad that I would not have known where I was heading when discussed in isolation of each other. Now that I am here, in this Studio, I can see how all of the pieces fit.

Over the last 20 years , I have been editing my favourite materials and items and l am constantly exploring what is new and emerging in Architectural Concepts and Design.

I have done and been …. A Pianist, A Fashion Couturier, spent three years studying Architecture study, purchased, designed and operated Boutique Hotel/Accommodation and worked as an Interior Designer and a Brand Designer…

I would love to support you with your Design Project. Book a Design Consultation so we can start to bring your project to life.