Melbourne · Maintenance / Design / Making

Made
to work.

Practical thinking. Thoughtful design. Quality workmanship.

From maintaining existing spaces to designing and making something entirely new, ireidesign brings experience, curiosity and attention to detail to every project.

Explore the work ↗

The approach

Think it through.
Make it right.

Some things need repairing. Others need improving. And sometimes the best solution is to make something new.

With a background spanning furniture and product design, bespoke hospitality fit-outs, architectural joinery and commercial maintenance, Ian brings a broad perspective to every challenge. The aim is simple: understand the problem and find a solution that works.

01 / What I do

Maintenance.

Commercial maintenance, fault assessment, repairs and facility improvements. A considered approach to keeping working spaces safe, functional and well maintained.

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Design.

Original furniture, functional objects and better ways to use existing spaces. Creative thinking grounded in how things are actually made.

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Making.

Custom furniture, timber and metalwork, bespoke joinery and one-off projects. Carefully considered and built with purpose.

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02 / Selected work

Work that speaks
for itself.

Design and making projects from Ian’s portfolio.
Maintenance project photography coming soon.

Bespoke timber cabinetry with integrated window seat, designed and made by Ian

Architectural timber joinery

Original design · Cabinetmaking · Installation

Custom timber shelving

Design · Making · Installation

Original timber dining chair with black upholstered seat

Original dining chairs

Furniture design · Set of six

Kitchen cabinetry refresh

Existing layout · New cabinetry fronts

Wardrobe transformation

Cabinetry · Improvement

Frond original flat packed timber fruit bowl design

Frond / Homesum

Original flat-pack product · Timber

Timber shelving under construction in workshop

From workshop to installation

Process · Fabrication · Craftsmanship

03 / About

Hi, I'm Ian.

I'm a maker at heart and a problem-solver by nature.

My working life has taken me through furniture and product design, custom joinery, hospitality fit-outs, construction and commercial facility maintenance.

I like understanding how things work, and why they sometimes don't. That same curiosity informs everything I design, repair and make.

Selected hospitality experience
Embla · Izakaya Den · Vue de Monde · Town Mouse · DOC
Selected past project involvement in furniture, joinery, fabrication and installation.

Ian, founder of ireidesign, in the workshop

04 / Start a conversation

Got something
in mind?

Something to repair. A space to improve. An idea to bring to life.

[email protected] · 0425 243 233

Madeto work.

Think it through.Make it right.