History

65 Years Young

Stylecraft has been providing furniture of original, and according to the prevailing style of the time, contemporary design for 60 years. Initially established in Melbourne in 1953, primarily as a workstation provider, Stylecraft first expanded to Sydney before embarking on a national presence and establishing an office in Singapore. Our guiding principles of providing quality furniture of original design, together with exclusive representation of our brands, was established in the formative years of the company. Whilst our product offering evolves with the changing needs of workplace environments, our service culture and support of the design community will always endure.

65 Years Young

  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
  • 2010
  • 2020

  • 1950

  • 1953
     Stylecraft Desks & Chairs opens in Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.

  • 1956
     Stylecraft's existing policy of supporting Australian design and manufacturing with the distribution of products on an exclusive basis is initiated.

  • 1960

  • 1964
     To respond to the style of workplaces at the time and an increasing demand for customisation, a manufacturing division, MoCab, is established.

  • 1970

  • 1970
     A larger showroom space is required for the expanding business and Stylecraft relocates to LaTrobe Street, Melbourne.

  • 1975
     In conjunction with locally designed and manufactured furniture, imported brands from Germany and Sweden are integrated into the Stylecraft product collection.

  • 1980

  • 1982
     The beginnings of a national presence are formed through strategic alliances in Sydney and Brisbane.

  • 1986
     The new trend in office partitioning fuels a surge in growth and the requirement for a showroom with 50% additional floor space.

  • 1990

  • 1995
     Stylecraft opens the Sydney showroom, at its location in Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst.

  • 2000

  • 2001
     Exclusive agencies with Arper, Akaba, and Stua are now established providing a comprehensive loose furniture offering.

  • 2004
     A Brisbane presence is established together with the relocation of the Melbourne showroom to the Flinders Lane design district.

  • 2007
     Stylecraft becomes the first commercial furniture company to be Carbon Neutral. Inaugural Bowling for Cancer fundraiser event held.

  • 2008
     The opening of an office in Singapore establishes Stylecraft in the Asian region.

  • 2010

  • 2012
     Our national footprint is complete after showroom openings in Adelaide, Canberra and Perth.

  • 2013
     Stylecraft celebrates six decades in business and expands our Sydney showroom to include an innovative co-working Showroom environment.

  • 2014
     Inhabit Experience Centre opens and the Australian Furniture Design Award, a biennial award presented by Stylecraft and JamFactory, is launched.

  • 2016
     The new Sydney showroom at Level 24, 100 William St, Woolloomooloo opens.

  • 2017
     StylecraftHOME, our new residential brand is launched with the first StylecraftHOME showroom at 100 William St, Woolloomooloo. A new Perth showroom on Murray St opens, Stylecraft launches a new Australian-designed rug collection and we celebrate 10 years of being carbon neutral.

  • 2018
     Our Melbourne presence expands with a new showroom space over 5 levels at 145 Flinders Lane, including the Melbourne StylecraftHOME showroom.

  • 2019
     Stylecraft welcomes a larger, revamped Singapore showroom design by HASSELL, showcasing our Australian and international offering.

  • 2020

  • 2020
     Stylecraft & the NGV announce the 2020 AFDA winner as James Walsh with his entry, Anthropic Bench.

  • 2021
     New Adelaide showroom opens & Stylecraft achieve ISO 9001:2015, 45001:2018, 14001:2015 certification.