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Business of the Year

Business of the Year

Then all of a sudden we were back up on stage, blinking, relating the story of how we'd never intended to start a business, certainly never imagined winning awards for it eighteen years later.

Plywood Sawdust Composting Report

Plywood Sawdust Composting Report

We've been experimenting with cold composting our plywood manufacturing waste since 2020. Lab analysis was conducted on mature compost samples aged 18-24 months, showing promising results for transforming workshop waste into valuable soil amendments.

KittaParts for custom architectural projects

KittaParts for custom architectural projects

Revolutionise your space with the ultimate modular shelving system designed for flexibility, durability, and aesthetic appeal.
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Melbourne Design Week

We were thrilled to be part of the 2022 Melbourne Design Week (MDW) in March. MDW celebrates design across a program of talks, tours, exhibitions, launches, installations and workshops. The program champions design with a focus on experimentation, innovation and ideas that enrich the world.
Jem and Justin's podcast The Parts Department

Jem and the Robots

Our fearless co-founder Jem has joined forces with Justin Brouillette from Portland CNC in the States to produce a podcast called Parts Dept. 
Standing desk

Make your home work

The lockdowns made it clear that many of us can work from home and many of us would like to do it more regularly. Even before the pandemic, the changing nature of work and improving technologies created a situation where more than a third of jobs have aspects that can be done at home.
Standing desk

Whoop Hoop

We are pleased to add a new line of plywood – Hoop Pine – from sustainably managed forest resources in Queensland, via AustralPly. You’ll start to see Hoop Pine being used in our desk designs first, before being rolled out across shelving and crates later this year. 
Detail of a luncheon stool

Put a cork on it: Luncheon Stool

The Luncheon Stools comes in 450mm, 650mm and 750mm heights. Designed with a lightweight, near-indestructible steel frame capable of enduring the day-to-day rigours of hospitality environments or simply as crisp, minimum seating options in the home or workplace.
Composting Plywood: from by-product to productivity

Composting Plywood: from by-product to productivity

The tests revealed we were indeed able to produce a good quality compost suitable for a variety of uses including ornamental gardens. We have a little work to do with zinc and copper levels, which only limit the compost in its application in high yield vegetable gardens used for daily consumption.
The Shelves

The Shelves

Sturdy, practical and with a visual appeal created by a staggering of parallel lines, The Shelves are available in several sizes and materials. The natural grains and knots in the radiata pine and birch have particular impact on the uprights and longer shelves. 
MPavillion Collaboration

MPavillion Collaboration

An exciting project we get to share in January is a special commission for MPavilion in Melbourne. Together with architect Hannes McNamara from MUSK Architecture Studio we have developed The Zorro Chair.
Carbon Neutral Manufacturing

Carbon Neutral Manufacturing

We believe that our role in the manufacturing industry is important. Our actions and the intentions of our work are meaningful, and to that end we strive to be ethically sound in all that we do. As a result of a series of decisions around processes, assets and equipment we are delighted to have moved Like Butter to a position of carbon neutrality.

To lead the shift towards a circular economy by redefining sustainable manufacturing, empowering people to make ethical choices, and inspiring businesses to prioritise the health of our planet and its people.

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