Battery Point Sculpture Trail Launch

Officially launched yesterday – our Battery Point Sculpture Tail, is finally finished! A collaboration between Futago, Judith Abell and Chris Viney this quirky projectinvolved some 20 different fabricators to make and install each element of the trail. Materials include; resin, concrete, etched metal, toipary, and fiberglass. View more images of the sculptures on our website.

Photos by the talented Jonathan Wherrett

AGDA National Awards 2010 – Winners!

At AGDA's National Awards held in Brisbane in October, we took out a Distinction, for our unique sculpture trail project in Battery Point, and the identity we designed for The Agrarian Kitchen was a finalist. Big thanks to Jonathan Wherrett and Luke Burgess for taking great photos.

Wide Brown Land

'wide brown land' is a public artwork commissioned by the ACT Government for the National Arboretum, Canberra. It sits on a crest of a hill adjacent to the existing Himalayan Cedar Forest.The work was conceived by an artistic collaboration headed by Futago. We invited, writer Chris Viney and sculptor Marcus Tatton to develop ideas originally, on a much smaller scale, for Garran shops, the work was scaled up at the request of Arts ACT for its current lofty position. View more images at our website
Photographs by Sarah Rowlands

Jonathan Wherrett new identity

Hobart wedding photographer, Jonathan Wherrett asked us to freshen up his identity. His new logo had to maintain an elegant high end brand, but also give a creative feel.

A simple thatched pattern was create a textured look his business cards and price list menu.

Jonathan was able to showcase his new look at the Hobart Bridal Expo, at the beginning of April.

The new identity was also applied to his blog/website, and can be viewed at www.jonathanwherrett.com/

Battery Point Sculpture Trail - finally installed!

In collaboration with Jude Abell and writer Chris Viney, we were commissioned by Hobart City Council to develop an interpretive trail that explores and communicates the history of Battery point.

After nearly four years of planning, the nine sculptures are now finished, which lead you from the Silos in Salamanca, through to the industrial waterfront of Battery Point, and ends at Errol Flynn reserve. The sculptures are large numbers, relating to a fact about its location. Interpretive and directional panels, then guide you throughout the walk.

Last week the final sculptures were installed to complete the trail. The image above shows sandstone being placed within a steel cage for the 1833 sculpture, outside of the Silos in Salamanca . Opposite you can see the placing of the 12.43 sculpture.

Un_Packing Architecture

Futago was asked to create the identity and sigange for experimental architectural exhibition which was the brain-child of Karryn Irwin. With the energy and enthusiasm of amazing architectural lecturer Helen Norrie, the two created a new and exciting display of local Tasmanian architecture. The project was taken on by a group of final year architecture students, based at UTAS in Launceston who turned the ideas into reality. These photos, taken by Jonathan Wherrett show the overall exhibition—which was created from new carrot boxes glued together, and the stenciled signage solution!

Sacred Heart College Environmental Graphics

We've just finished this project, working with Greg Luttrell, Luttrell Pyefinch Architects. The imagery combines a natural theme—where we've taken a range of images of vegetation and distorted to various levels. The white imagery sits behind glass and is backed by a series of green, painted panels. The artwork fills one wall of an internal corridor and feathers out to pixelated dots imbedded into the  glass of the entry to the library. 

These photographs were taken by Jonathan Wherrett