Bespoke Timber Design operates from Warehouse 2, 22 Moon Street, Moolap, Victoria, near Geelong, making custom timber furniture from Australian native hardwood using traditional woodworking techniques combined with modern design. Products include sideboards, dining tables, entrance doors, entertainment units and kitchen joinery, with meetings by appointment.
Luke David Designs makes custom timber furniture and fittings - including lighting pendants, bathroom vanities, kitchen benches, wardrobes and shelving - from its workshop at 394 Victoria Street, Brunswick, using native and sustainably sourced timber as well as reclaimed materials. Designer Luke Neil also incorporates metal and bronze casting into sculptural pieces.
Opened in 2010 on the light-filled first floor of a Victorian-era building in Brunswick, Mr Kitly is an independent shop and gallery of functional, garden and art objects. It stocks ceramics, homewares, lighting and its own self-watering plant pots, sold in store and through its online shop.
Founded in Sydney in 1981 by Warren Higgs; expanded to Melbourne in 1984 and built its own in-house design and visual-merchandising teams by 1987. Acquired by Amart Furniture in June 2025.
Best for Contemporary Australian furniture
Freedom was founded in Sydney in 1981 by Warren Higgs, and the business grew quickly enough that it opened its first Melbourne store within three years, in 1984. By 1987 the company had built its own in-house design department and one of Australia's first dedicated visual-merchandising teams, moving beyond a straightforward furniture-retail model toward developing its own product lines. Investment company Jamison Equity bought the business in 1991, and Freedom listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1996, the same year it expanded into New Zealand through franchisee Farmers Deka. In 1999 it acquired the Guests and Andersons furniture chains for roughly A$22.4 million in cash and stock, and in 2003 management took the company private again in a buyout backed by Steinhoff International, then also the company's supplier and largest shareholder. In June 2025, Freedom was acquired by Amart Furniture, a portfolio company of Quadrant Private Equity, folding it into a larger Australian furniture retail group after more than four decades as an independent brand.
Circa Byron Bay deals in vintage and antique homewares, furniture and decorative objects gathered from Europe and beyond. The store curates one-off pieces sold from its Byron Bay showroom and online.
Haveli of Byron Bay specialises in vintage and reclaimed Indian furniture and homewares, including carved doors, cabinets and textiles. Pieces are sourced and restored, then sold from the Byron Bay showroom.
Marz Designs designs and assembles lighting and homewares in Byron Bay, best known for its brass pendant, wall and table lights. The studio produces its own fixtures and glassware collections and sells direct and to trade.
Best for Brass designer lighting made in Byron Bay
MS Wood is a family business in Adelaide making custom designed solid timber furniture, handmade to order including dining tables, beds, desks and bathroom vanities. The workshop uses native Australian and imported timbers and is open by appointment.
Best for Custom solid timber furniture and joinery
Tigmi Trading curates handwoven rugs and decorative objects sourced from traditional weavers alongside its own in-house designed rug, furniture and lighting collections. The Byron Bay studio pairs vintage European finds with contemporary makers and plants trees through a partnership with ReForest Now.