About us

Innovation

Where others see limits, we see opportunities to create groundbreaking work with enhanced functionality. We take each client’s detailed specifications and unearth creative ways to make beautiful, functional furniture. Imagination is the only limit.

Design

Precision craftsmanship is in our DNA. Artistry is embedded in our design process, as our in-house industrial designers take the seedlings of ideas and craft them into visionary pieces of art.

Problem-solving

We work directly with architects and interior designers to solve problems posed by unusual spaces. We apply our artistry to fill negative space or turn design flaws into noteworthy features, and much more.

Our people

Refined Living’s work is the result of team effort. Our people work across Production, Operations, Sales & BD, Design and Craft.

Build

Will Hinrichsen

Master Craftsman

As the master craftsman of Refined living, Will is responsible for building our most complex and intricate work. His creative force allows him to imagine possibilities for furniture of which most cannot even dream. He holds a Certificate III in Cabinetmaking and a Master Craftsman Certificate with Corian Solid Surfaces, having started in the industry when he was just fifteen years old. With seventeen years experience, his passion for his craft has become his obsession – one that he passes on to the next generation of Refined Living craftsmen

Ben Tigell

Craftsman & Site Foreman

Ben is the 2IC to Will and responsible not only for crafting immaculate furniture but for the operations and manufacturing of the business. He holds a Certificate III in Cabinet Making and has accumulated fifteen years experience in woodworking and 4 years experience in restoring antiques. From childhood, Ben’s instinct for woodworking was present, as he set about designing and making pieces of furniture at the tender age of 10. His passion for woodwork has never faltered.

Ethan Clarris

Furniture Maker & Polisher

Ethan holds a Certificate III in Cabinetmaking and has accumulated 6 years experience building fine furniture. He is his harshest critic, always striving for perfection in his work.

Rowan Longman

Apprentice Furniture Maker

Rowan holds a Certificate III in Commercial Cookery and became a mature aged apprentice Cabinet Maker, after turning his admiration for craftsmanship into a career change. He has over two years experience making furniture, and is a rising star.

Design

Kyle Simmons

Industrial Designer

Kyle holds a Bachelor of industrial design with Honours from Queensland university of Queensland and a Diploma of Building Design and Drafting from Tafe Queensland. An internship during university quickly turned into his passion, working as an industrial designer ever since.

Doug Lumley

Industrial Designer

Doug holds a Bachelor of Industrial Design and Business Management from Queensland University of Technology. He has a passion for the end-to-end design process– from discovering clients specifications, to delivering the final product.

Harrison Green

Industrial Designer

Harrison holds a Bachelor of Industrial Design and Bachelor of Business Marketing from Queensland University of Technology. He is deeply connected to creating essential spaces for families to use on a daily basis.

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