Our Keys + Projects project is located in the bayside area of Parkdale in Melbourne. We were engaged for the Furniture Procurement + Curation.

The focus on play, puzzles and games was a story that was interwoven throughout the whole project. We titled the project ‘Keys + Pockets’ in reference to the tabs/outies (keys) and blanks/innies (pockets) of a jigsaw puzzle piece.

The couple and their five children made decisions around this house serving as their forever home. With this in mind, they were eager to make it their own in a way that was not driven by a pre-conceived notion of what the interiors should look like, rather how they should feel. They wanted it to be fun, highly tactile and interactive while having different moments that can be experienced either as an individual, couple, family, adult or child.

This resulted in a vast majority of the pieces being custom made and commissioned by local artists and makers. This theme is particularly evident in the interlocking furniture pieces as exemplified in the red games table, which has 4 leaves that fold out to host either a larger group or a giant puzzle to be chipped away at over days.

The outcome is a space that is layered, playful, functional and sometimes even kinetic. We’re thrilled to have been part of such an impactful project that will propel them into a new stage of their lives.