Kent Gration established Integration Studio as a multi-disciplinary design company, working in the areas of graphic, product and furniture design. The company addresses social and environmental issues through design using a multi-faceted approach. Kent believes that “good design should last forever, but needn’t last forever in our environment.”
Professional Development
BA Visual Arts (University of Ballarat)
Master of Design (Product Design) QCA Griffith University
Media
Featured in 2007:
“Essential 100” 100% Design London 2007
Salone Satellite “X”, Salone del Mobile 2007
Austrade – “Noi Da Voi”, Salone del Mobile 2007
Homes – France
Elle – Norway, South Africa
AD magazine – Milan, Italy
New York Times Interiors – U.S.
Bolero Men – Switzerland
Inhabitat.com – U.S.
Treehugger.com – U.S.
Dwell TBJ Home – China
The Sunday Times – London, U.K.
Indesign Milan Report – Australia
MAP magazine – Australia
The Age Homes section – Australia
La Vie Financiere – France
Queensland Homes – Australia
House and Garden – Australia
Green Magazine – Australia
Houses – Australia
Image Magazine – Brisbane, Australia
Inside Out Magazine – Australia
Bell Magazine – Australia
Television
“Making the Switch” – Channel 31
Channel M – Manchester, UK
Better Homes and Gardens – Channel 7
The award winning Costello Seat
Grants and Awards
Arts Queensland Career Development Grant
to exhibit at 100% Futures/100% Design London 2007
Artisan 2008 Mentorship Grant
David Trubridge, Hastings New Zealand
“Best Sustainable Design Award”
Melbourne Fringe Furniture 2007
– Costello Seat
“Silver Award – 3D Sustainable Design”
Queensland Design Awards 2008
– Costello Seat
Design & Design Design of the Day 2008
27.07.08
– Costello Seat
“Silver Show Garden Award”
Better Homes and Gardens “Sir Walter Greenhart Garden” Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2008
– Lucille Lounge, Rolf Stool and Abbott Lamps
Short-listed
Launchpad 2007 – Costello Seat
Short-listed, "Best Commercial Release”
The Edge, Sydney 2008 – Abbott Lamps
Accolades
Essential 100 Guide – 100% Design London
Top 10 highlights of 100% Design London
– Inhabitat.com (U.S)
6 Hot New Names on the Design Ladder
– House & Garden January 2008
Exhibitions
Salone Satellite – Milan 2007, New York 2009
100% Futures/100% Design, London 2007
Latitude – Designex, Melbourne 2007
Vivid – Furnitex, Melbourne 2007
Fringe Furniture – Melbourne 2007
Unleashed – Artisan, Brisbane 2008
The Edge – AIFF, Sydney 2008
Eat Green Design – Melbourne 2008
Fringe Furniture – Melbourne 2008
Sustainability
Wambamboo by Kent Gration is about creating pieces, which factor in the whole-of-life cycle of a product, from it’s material origin and benefits, biodegradability and recyclability. Wambamboo’s business model is not about making and selling thousands of cheap mass-produced pieces in order to make a substantial profit. Wambamboo is about necessity, sustainable practices and design for the future, with a tactile hands-on approach.
benefits of the range
+ All pieces use bamboo, a renewable, fast replenishing, durable and environmentally preferred material , with referenced use back to 3000 BC. Other materials used in the range are recyclable, water based or energy efficient, using low impact production methods.
+ Pieces are produced to promote the sustainable benefits of bamboo, with production restricted to confirmation of orders, so production will never oversupply the market nor over consume the resource.
+ All pieces are designed to efficiently use the material to its full potential during the production process to reduce waste. CNC processes are employed to increase accuracy and reduce workplace accidents. Pieces are then hand-assembled and finished to a
high standard, with attention to detail.
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