isaac williams

A selection of the @partyinthepaddock 2026 visual identity rollout. 📷 @mitchlowephoto @lizziewilkiephotos_ @aieshahanson @rosiehastie

Announcing our next Circular Design Project: TOWARDS A TIMBER BANK FOR LAUNCESTON Waste-focused designer and maker Isaac Williams in partnership with Launceston arborists, Arbscape have been awarded an NRM Northern Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Grant, facilitated through Design Tasmania. A single felled oak tree – approximately 8–10 cubic metres of Oak – is the starting point for something with far greater reach. Over the next 12 months, Isaac will investigate what happens when urban trees are treated as a design resource rather than a disposal problem. The project maps existing arboricultural waste flows, examining where timber currently gets chipped, burned or landfilled, and builds a practical case for capturing and redirecting it. The immediate outcome will be objects made directly from the recovered oak, to be presented at the completion of the project at Design Tasmania. The longer-term ambition that will be researched is the potential for a community-accessible infrastructure that keeps urban timber in the local design economy where it belongs. Follow along here, or email [email protected] with CIRCULAR in the headline for direct to email updates. Photo: Melanie Creative Isaac Williams with his work for Tasmania Makes 25 #circulareconomy #designtasmania #tasmaniamakes

‘me to we’ (2024) Plasterboard, Pigment, Oil Pastel, PVA on Packaging Ply + Pallet Pine Frame (All found material other than Pigment, Pastel and PVA) 840x840mm Part of ‘Softening Squares’ “Beginning as an architectural exploration in embracing nature’s forms, Softening Squares navigates the balance and intersection of the seemingly paradoxical but ultimately linked relationship between the natural and the human made. An early established visual language/framework underpins these explorations. Circle = Natural Interconnected Systems. Square = Modern Isolated Systems. Form, geometry, symbol and waste material as artefact, are used to offer a snapshot of current nature/human disharmony, as well as presenting conceptual examples aspiring for a harmonious synthesis.”

‘Rebirthed Cork Dine (Chair)’ 1 of the 2 two designs included in the @ngvmelbourne Rigg Design Prize 2025. ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine (Chair)’ 2025. Found Steel Frame, Found Plywood (St pats lockers), Cork, Stainless Steel Hardware, Powder Coat, Hard Wax Oil. Show runs until the 1st of February 2026. Rebirthed’ is a collection of functional objects created from discarded objects/materials. Items are collected and stored until their representation pathway reveals itself. ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine (Chair)’ continues a redesign system, developed in response to large quantities of discarded chairs with failing vinyl/leather upholstery, frames are refined and upholstery replaced with cork.

Rebirthed ‘Waste Bag’ from 2018. Made from the failing upholstery removed and replaced by cork in the ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine’ chairs and stitched together with strips of bike tyre. There are still a few wallets from this range in available in my shop. 📷 @jacobcollings

‘Converge’ The exploration of this form, with the intention of synthesising the forms of modern buildings, with natures forms, was the ignition point of my ongoing fascination and experimentation with the circle and square wrestle. I’ll keep making them, as I collect appropriate found material. Hit me up if you’re interested in purchasing. 📷 @edenwilday

Another logo version from the Plumb Building Surveying visual identity I developed last year.

‘conduit by nature’ (2024) Segment of concrete drain (thrown into bush during roadworks), Skip bin Eucalyptus (All found material) 530x530x400mm (for sale, link in bio) Part of ‘Softening Squares’ “Beginning as an architectural exploration in embracing nature’s forms, Softening Squares navigates the balance and intersection of the seemingly paradoxical but ultimately linked relationship between the natural and the human made. An early established visual language/framework underpins these explorations. Circle = Natural Interconnected Systems. Square = Modern Isolated Systems. Form, geometry, symbol and waste material as artefact, are used to offer a snapshot of current nature/human disharmony, as well as presenting conceptual examples aspiring for a harmonious synthesis.” Detail shot by @edenwilday

@thomasjckwood beautifully capturing some of the wonderful details that stacking these chairs revealed. 1 of the 2 two designs included in the @ngvmelbourne Rigg Design Prize 2025. ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine (Chair)’ 2025. Found Steel Frame, Found Plywood (St pats lockers), Cork, Stainless Steel Hardware, Powder Coat, Hard Wax Oil. Show runs until the 1st of February 2026. Rebirthed’ is a collection of functional objects created from discarded objects/materials. Items are collected and stored until their representation pathway reveals itself. ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine (Chair)’ continues a redesign system, developed in response to large quantities of discarded chairs with failing vinyl/leather upholstery, frames are refined and upholstery replaced with cork.

The other of the 2 designs included in the @ngvmelbourne Rigg Design Prize 2025. ‘Rebirthed Pallet Dine (Table)’ Found Pine (From Packing Pallets), Pva, Stainless Steel Hardware, Hard Wax Oil. ‘Rebirthed Pallet Dine (Table)’ is constructed entirely from single-use pallets, the design emerged from witnessing the abundant quantities being discarded. During development, a broadly applicable timber rebirthing process was established. The organic/minimal form echoes the tree’s essence while balancing the visual busyness of the laminations, that provide required strength. ‘Rebirthed’ is a collection of functional objects created from discarded objects/materials. Items are collected and stored until their representation pathway reveals itself. Huge thanks to @thomasjckwood for the photography and @designtasmania for lending the space to shoot in.

1 of the 2 two designs included in the @ngvmelbourne Rigg Design Prize 2025. ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine (Chair)’ 2025. Found Steel Frame, Found Plywood (St pats lockers), Cork, Stainless Steel Hardware, Powder Coat, Hard Wax Oil. Show runs until the 1st of February 2026. Rebirthed’ is a collection of functional objects created from discarded objects/materials. Items are collected and stored until their representation pathway reveals itself. ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine (Chair)’ continues a redesign system, developed in response to large quantities of discarded chairs with failing vinyl/leather upholstery, frames are refined and upholstery replaced with cork. Huge thanks to @thomasjckwood for the beautiful pics and @designtasmania for lending the space to shoot them in.

Stoked to finally be able to share visuals of the @ngvmelbourne Rigg Design Prize 2025. This is the kind of show I’d be frothing to be able to experience, so to have my ‘Rebirthed Pallet Dine Table’ and ‘Rebirthed Cork Dine Chair’ showcased alongside side such incredible designer talent is hard to fathom but hugely inspiring. Very thankful for the support of the NGV team throughout the process (specifically @simoneleamon and @sarinam ), @designtasmania (the table was finalised through their ‘Tasmania Makes’ program) special mention to @boyde_of_paradise and of course my fam @ashashash.wilson and Ru Boy because without their support and sacrifice I wouldn’t be able to do any of this. The show is now open and runs until February 1st. Level 3 of the Ian Potter Centre. Photography: Tim Carrafa #riggdesignprize #ngv