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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