A shipping container house in Aireys Inlet rightly heroes its exquisite setting: a precious remnant of open woodland. Cantilever helped design-savvy friends create a sustainable home that’s equal parts hip hotel and bird-hide, ideal for enjoying the towering Eucalypts, rare orchids, and unruly orchestra of birds.
Read MoreCantilever’s Interior Service helped exhausted clients get their project back on track with deft, unifying elements that harmonised a disjointed interior. The outcome is a relaxed, light filled family home brimming with colour and sociable spaces for togetherness and the day-to-day rituals that bring them joy.
Read MoreVeterans of two previous renovations collaborated closely with a draftsperson and Cantilever to remodel what now feels like their forever home, allowing plenty of time to test ideas and explore their options.
Read MoreThe city dwelling of a freshly retired couple; who are now kindling their love of rural rolling plains and fruit trees during the week, prefaced the project as ‘the weekender’ to enjoy friends, family and our city’s bounty.
Read MoreA ‘grown up’ Northcote renovation for a nature-loving family of four assembled a sustainability-focused dream team to collaborate on evolving habitats, indoors and out, that would delight the senses of not only the human inhabitants but their feathered, furry, flying and flowering friends.
Read MoreFlorian Carlton’s approach to food resonates with us, it’s friendly, uncomplicated, hyper-local and earnest in every way. Having recently hosted Dom Gattemayr from Florian in the EDIT Kitchen to prepare Florian's signature focaccia and to create their highly coveted and delicious grazing spread for our Saturday InDesign event, we’re thrilled to share Dom’s top tips for Summer Entertaining.
Read MoreThis beautiful Cape Schanck home is poised above the escarpment of Gunnamatta Beach, with sweeping views along the farm and coast line, punctuated by the floating distant CBD appearing to hover on the horizon sky. Settled into the surrounds by native tea tree, striking against the dynamic light of the everchanging sky, the beauty of the location became a muse for the project.
Read MoreThe styling direction for each of our projects starts with flowers. For Creative Director Kylie Forbes, flowers provide the foundation for the palette and mood of each shoot and environment, and are a vital component to communicate the feeling of each of our projects.
Read MoreThe return of Saturday InDesign to Melbourne shared the vibrancy of our industry, and talents of its’ creative community. Enjoying life led by design and making, collaboration and conversation about creative process and purpose.
Read MoreEach room in your home has its own purpose and atmosphere, yet a harmonious home considers how they feel collectively. Mark and Lyn, the owners of this South Yarra apartment, have achieved this harmony, through restrained use of colour, tactile finishes, a Japanese style influence, and a preference for Australian materials and craftmanship.
Read MoreThis spacious, architecturally designed apartment was brimming with potential, located in the inner-Melbourne neighbourhood of Carlton, with the city, restaurants and of course, excellent coffee at its doorstep. All the apartment needed was a new owner to bring the space to life. That’s where Lucy came into the picture.
Read MoreFor a celebrity chef who honed his craft at Noma and Rockpool and now helms Vue de monde, one of Australia’s most inventive fine diners, Hugh Allen is unexpectedly easy going and low-key. So much so that when Cantilever Director Travis Dean first met him in the Brunswick showroom for a laconic chat about the compact kitchen he was renovating, he had no idea Hugh was one of the country’s most exciting young chefs.
Read MoreMatt and Peter didn’t expect to settle into the northern suburb of Coburg, nor did they expect to grow so fond of it. However, it was their search for the ultimate ‘renovators delight’, liveable but with plenty of future potential and of course, a nice size backyard for Frankie, the French bulldog, that led them to this eclectic, vibrant, community that they now love and feel a strong bond to.
Read MorePersonality, colour and functionality were key reference points for this clever, within footprint, renovation. The result is a vibrant, considered and comfortable home, designed to effortlessly adapt to family life and entertaining. Our clients, Melissa and Johnny, couldn’t be happier with the outcome.
Read MoreDesigning more sustainable solutions for joinery has long been an interest and priority of Cantilever’s product development. The early days of Cantilever saw us hone our trade in a more traditional sense, by making joinery for projects designed by architects. Immersed in the progressive inner north construction ilk, the furniture making traditions of the team led our interest and ability to test and explore materials, the catalyst of our product design journey.
Read MoreThis warm, family home brings a softness in palette and materiality, creating an inviting home equipped to partake in the rituals of daily life. Working within the existing footprint of the home, this relatively small renovation has made a big impact, revitalising the interior, encouraging a free flow of movement and creating a home equipped to handle the ongoing demands of family life now and into the future.
Read MoreConsidered, open and light filled, Cynthia and Stephen’s renovation is brought to life with a thoughtful mix of colour and texture. The couple and their young son, Lenny are now enjoying living in the home they created. Designed by Cynthia’s architect father, Seng Leong, the project was close to their hearts and a tribute to his memory.
Read MoreSpace can be found in even the tiniest of townhouses, if only one makes use of built in joinery – the renovation of this Little Gold Street warehouse conversion is a case in point.
Read MoreAkin to the concept of design beyond trends, our brand history in furniture design has influenced our desire and belief in design for longevity, of the value of a design classic, and its possibility. David and Anouk’s project epitomises this idea, spirited by Anouk’s own European heritage, and appreciation of design legacy.
Read MorePreferencing re-creation over replacement and designing with best outcome front of mind; has enabled Vivian and his family to transition to Apartment living, in this unique location, exchanging backyard for beautiful horizon.
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