Gary Galego, designer and maker of bespoke furniture and interiors, Sydney.

Since graduating from the Australian National University in 1999 Gary Galego has been designing and making furniture from his workshop in Sydney.

In 2003 his LEVE chair was exhibited at the Milan Furniture Fair which went on to be produced by Australian furniture manufacturer Woodmark International. Going on to design multiple pieces of furniture for the company Beclau and the Ivy chair for the company Galloway Design Collective. First launched in 2010 the Ivy chair was specified for partial use within the Sydney International Airport and State Library Of NSW and to this day continues to be successfully distributed by the nationwide retailer Stylecraft.

All the while undertaking commissions for Architects and interior designers of which a highlight was the refurbishment of the NSW Governor’s residence within NSW Government House in 2014.

Gary believes “good design should reflect the thoughts and ideas of a designer working at a particular point in time. It represents ideas of functionality, sustainability and bring to the fore the visual process of making. The material of wood I feel encompasses all of these attributes and working with this material acts as a conduit between these ideals and solving design problems.”