ADAM CRUICKSHANK

Born 1978, Sydney

2010

• Exhibit Workshopped 2010 (August) Chifley Plaza Sydney

• Mentorship with David Trubridge, Cicada Works NZ

2009:

• Tutoring Curtin University, Department of Built Environment/Interior Architecture

• Cover page Monument Magazine 91 issue

• Featured Insite 21 issue, Scoop publishing

• Design Island, Bay of Fires Retreat, Tasmania.

• Workshopped 09, in conjunction with the Sydney Power House Museum, Chifley Plaza Sydney.

• Furniture Commission, Lottery West

• Mentorship, Jon Goulder

2007-2008

• Furniture Designer, Artifex Australia,

• Studio Furniture 2008, An Exhibition of Fine Studio Furniture by Australian and New Zealand Designer/Makers. Bungendore NSW.

• Winner WA Timber Industries Awards category- Innovation in Industry

• Short listed Idea Awards 08, Australian Design Review

• Design Graduate Showcase, Curtin University of Technology

• Reveal’, Forest Heritage Center. Kidago Art House Fremantle,

• Furniture Commission, Janet Holmes a Court.

2006-2007

• Bachelor of Arts (Product/Furniture Design), Curtin University of Technology.

• Participant Designing Futures Program, Form Contemporary Craft and Design

• Curtin University of Technology Interior Architecture Annual Showcase

2003-2005

• Diploma of Art/Furniture Design, Australian School of Fine Wood

• Winner WA Timber Industries Awards category- Outstanding

Contemporary Fine Wood Piece for the Forest Industries Federation WA

• ‘Furnitex’ Vivid Stand, Melbourne Exhibition Centre

• ‘Surfaces’ Graduate Exhibition Australian School of Fine Wood, Awarded for excellence in innovation

• Winner of ‘Out of the Woods’ 2005 Student Tertiary Award

• Private Collection, Janet Holmes a Court

1998-2003

• 1st business, “Grains of Life”; Furniture/Object Design and manufacture, cafe

fit-outs and B-spoke Furniture Commissions.

• Traditional Tibetan wood-carving Northern India (professional development)

• Traditional Indian drum making India. (professional development)

1999-2000

• Boat Building, 1920’s reproduction mahogany speed boats

1997

• Guitar making workshop with Carson-Crickmore Guitars

1994

• ‘Treasures in Timber’, 12th annual Canberra Woodcraft Guild of the ACT, Highly commended.