Stevan Hartung’s work is guided by the belief that craftsmanship should be
inseparable from good design. Nearly twenty years of experience in furniture
making has only increased his passion for working with wood.

“Much of my work starts with a particular piece of wood” he says,
“It could be a particular characteristic of the wood that gives me an idea, whether that is an idea for a cabinet or another piece of furniture. And even if I start
with something from a drawing board what I produce will probably have
changed from how it originally looked on the paper. Change, even subtle
change is an ongoing process throughout the creation of a piece.”

Widely traveled in Asia, the simplicity and coherency of Oriental crafts has
influenced Hartung’s approach to design.
“I am interested in simplifying the forms of cabinets and tables, condensing the visual language to its component elements of line, shape, colour and texture.”

Hartung uses both native and exotic timbers in his furniture and the scale
of his work ranges from residential commissions to large scale
installations.