Interview with Dave Nesbit

Acrylber Furniture is my furniture business, and gallery where all my pieces are on display.

Simply put, Design is all about "Lines" and what you can form with lines.

Freestanding furniture pieces out of solid timbers, and acrylic.

"The Bridge" sideboard is my favourite piece. I was thinking of how I could craft a simple design into a complex piece which I was able to do so by having the leg run through the cupboard, and form part of the structure.

I have only ever designed for myself. The first piece was solid timber curved buffet, made of Jarrah and American white oak. This was when I was 19, after completing my cabinet making apprenticeship.

My favourite materials are solid timber, and acrylic.

I am usually most creative when I am relaxed.

How to make the piece technically difficult.

Happiness.

Happiness, sense of accomplishment, proud.

Achieving the purpose for which it was created.

Aesthetics, quality.

Sustainability appears to be front of mind to many up and coming designers.

My Acrylber Furniture Gallery opening Jan 2021. No plans for next exhibition at this point.

My inspiration for my furniture designs comes from a desire to test my traditional cabinetry skills. My creativity comes from within.

I can only state that my design style is unique as I have not yet seen, nor heard of anything comparable. Each piece may have features of past styles/ furniture periods that is completely unintentional.

Perth, Western Australia. No cultural heritage to affect my designs. My industry allows me to source the materials for my designs.

I envisage an abstract idea of technical difficulty off the cuff, then work out how to actually bring it into a piece of furniture.

My own furniture pieces,
1. bedroom suite made of walnut and maple birds eye veneer,
2. curved timber buffet,
3. Our dog's hand made stand for his food and water bowls (timber and acrylic).
Also, my Smart phone and smart TV.

Just like most people, I wake up, tend to family and pets then go to work, place of self employment.

Keep experimenting, think out of the box, keep trying. Have faith in yourself.

Whatever you can envisage, you can create.
Generating interest , or a buyer in what you create requires as much work.

Self belief is most important.

Not necessarily a skill, creativity.

I use a drafting board (pen and paper).

I just create as and when ideas come to mind, there is no time restriction or limit for me.

A few months.

How did you that?!

Freestanding furniture using solid timber and acrylic. I find that I can form acrylic just like timber, only without the grain.

To create more free standing furniture pieces with technical or structural difficulties that challenge my cabinet making skills.

I work alone as my creations are from within. They are not envisaged by anyone else.

I have two ideas in the pipeline, an acrylic bed, and a timber freestanding bath.

My website -
acrylberfurniture.com.au

No, thank you.