Customisation & Bespoke Design

As a charitable organisation, Australian Volunteers International needed to meet the needs of its 50 office-based staff on a minimal budget—but was also keen to convey its key values throughout its new offices. While Dasch Associates mapped out the office design—a natural palette consisting almost entirely of sustainably sourced or recycled materials—Jonik was tasked with creating custom furniture and a giant, six-metre-wide map of the world to represent the many regions within which the charity operates.

For Jono Klein, director of Jonik, the task presented an exciting creative opportunity. “The map sits inside a booth seat in an open plan kitchen that doubles as an informal meeting space, and the entire office has high ceilings—so there was a lot to consider”, reveals Klein. “The only thing we knew for sure was that the map needed to be three dimensional. While acoustics are always important, the mural is the main visual feature in the office and our main concern became finding a solution that would enable us to create the desired 3D effect that the architect was looking for”.