Welcome.
Get to know our people.
Get to know a bit more about the people behind The Shed Melbourne and what they do to make this space so incredibly unique and fun.
Introducing Our Tutors:
Isabel Avendano - Hazbun
Isabel is a designer maker producing works in timber and fibre. In her own practice, driven by experimentation, she is interested in intersecting different mediums in new and stimulating ways resulting in 3D objects that may or may not have a practical function.
As a teacher Isabel not only wants to help her students design and make a piece of furniture from start to finish but also to grasp the idiosyncrasies of working with timber. And through this process and the experience of making instill in them the value and worth of the hand-made object.
Tom King
Tom is a guitar maker/repairer/teacher based in Melbourne, Australia.
Tom studied luthiery in the Netherlands at De Haan Guitars’ Dutch School of Guitar Making, where he later returned as an instructor and developed his passion for teaching. Closer to home, he worked for several years with Cole Clark Guitars where he developed an appreciation for Australia's incredible native tonewoods. Tom’s background as a Materials Engineer has also helped him experiment with uncommon materials and novel build techniques.
Since starting at TSM Tom has expanded his knowledge and skill base to be a masterful furniture maker, recently receiving notable mentions in the Wood Review Maker of the year awards.
https://tomkingguitars.com
Rohan De Beaux
Rohan is a passionate designer & maker. He is the owner operator of Studio Daam, based in Melbourne’s West on Bunurong Country. Proudly sourcing natural, local and sustainable material to conceptualise, design and build signature pieces with a unique twist.
He prides himself on creating furniture that not only looks beautiful but is also crafted to last a lifetime. He believes that furniture should be more than just functional.
https://studiodaam.com.au
Ricky Wood
Owner of The Shed Melbourne & Ricky Wood Design