Tom Fereday
Industrial Designer
Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Industrial Designer
Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Honest design, true to materials and it’s process.
Tom Fereday develops products based on the principle of honest design, conveying a design process which celebrates the materials and manufacturing processes behind furniture and products, to design from the inside out. By using the materials and environment as a positive design constraint we guide intelligent and thoughtful design outcomes which connect with people through natural materials, tactile finishes and unique design. We strive to create enduring designs which are meaningful to people and their environment.
Born in Australia, Tom Fereday grew up in England studying at the Wimbledon School of Art before moving to Sydney to complete an honours in Industrial Design at the University of Technology Sydney. Working across Europe and Australia Tom Fereday went onto found his sole practice in 2012.
Inspired by the low seating style found across Japan, the Tatami, designed by Tom Fereday for Project 82, is honest in design and materiality.
With its low-line silhouette, Jeanette is designed for the outdoors with the sophistication of an indoor dining chair.
Chee is an ornate but contemporary bent wire chair designed for comfort - overlapping metal wires curve out from the frame to create a striking geometric web.
The Shell chair is a solid concrete cast chair made from the negative space of the famous Jasper Morrison HAL chair.
The Bow Chair was developed on the rule of honest design to be true to the material and process of solid timber.
Termed after its intricate form; stimulated by traditional boat building techniques; characterising the resourceful nature of Australian furniture.
The Pieman chair was developed on the rule of honest design to be true to the material and process of the exclusive sourced Hydrowood.
Strongly defined by its frame, a central stretcher rail made from folded stainless steel sections which connect to tapered blade legs with a disc shaped foot.
The Wes lounge was named after its delicate yet striking appearance, paying respect in name to director chief Wes Anderson.
The Parisi Table's hair-pin legs and tapering waist not only result in a distinctive silhouette, but are also the basis for its strength and timeless style.
The Wes table brings across a soft minimal approach, re-thinking and re-doing the classic pedestal table.
Hand created solid timber dining table with an exclusive timber leg construction developed for an amazingly fine yet strong footing.
Understood & created through detailed origami moquettes, Flint embodies a design that is striking yet understated.
The Mito lighting series was made to celebrate the natural beauty and character of raw materials.
An elegant flat-packed pendant designed by Fereday in 2011 for CDR Furniture.
The Bailey light speaks to an outline investigation into combining customary glass blowing techniques with insignificant planning.
Each component of the NTR, from the transformer to the ribbon component itself, has been outlined and made in-house at RØDE's central command in Sydney, AUS.
The new MW1 watch speaks to an extraordinary coordinated effort between watch producer Leighton Clarke and mechanical planner Tom Fereday.
The NT1 is a progressive new 1" diaphragm condenser receiver from RØDE.
The RØDEGrip+ is a multi-reason mounting arrangement with fantastic lens unit for the Apple iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 4 & iPhone 4S.