Melbourne Design Fair 2023 - Artist Feature: Five Mile Radius
Five Mile Radius, Telegraph Stools. 2022. Recycled timber power poles, cut and charred. Artwork Courtesy: Five Mile Radius.
Five Mile Radius
Meanjin / Brisbane
Five Mile Radius is Menjin/Brisbane based research, design and manufacturing studio exploring a future based on natural and recycled construction materials. Five Mile Radius deliver architecture, products and educational content that imagines a world built on a respect for material resources.
Founded in 2016, the is taken from a challenge set forth by the great Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. Understanding the socioeconomic and environmental benefits, he asked his countrymen to build from materials found within five miles (or eight kilometres) of their homes. They believe there is value in architecture that reflects its specific place, its specific landscape and its specific people.
Five Mile Radius work with low carbon bio-based materials such as timbers, earth and stone as well as construction waste and salvaged materials, with the aim to limit the extraction of non-renewable resources while ensuring the consideration for the lifecycle of each material used.
Five Mile Radius are fast becoming an influential Australian voice for architecture that incorporates local resources, skills and people.
Five Mile Radius, Telegraph Stools. 2022. Recycled timber power poles, cut and charred. Artwork Courtesy: Five Mile Radius.
