A wooden block with intricate grain patterns placed on a dark surface against a dark wooden background.
A rectangular block of reddish-brown marble with black and darker veins, placed on a black surface against a dark background.

'Square Chair' continues Aylward's passage of appreciation to the natural surroundings. Sourced locally in his rural hometown of Corowa as a connective process through father and son.

The design and construction process is strictly influenced by the material’s voice and response to the hand. As the piece ages and adjusts to conditions, continual movement will occur showing the ever-changing properties of a living piece. Square Chair represents a position for the user to love, cherish and nurture with nature.

Modern metallic wall-mounted shelving unit with five compartments, casting shadows on the white wall behind it.
Large metallic light fixtures mounted on a white wall inside a building with a concrete floor.

Bronte Stolz, Untitled (Urinal), from ‘Behavioural Sink’ showcased at Laila, Sydney,

Welding and Fabrication, 2023

Close-up of a thick, textured wooden slab with a rough, uneven edge supported by a simple white block on a gray surface.

Aylward's work in 'Monument' journeys through notions of strata, symbolically expressed through the material pairing of brass and timber. With his learning in cubist ideologies, an expressive form is generated as brass is utilised to support the redgum slab from beneath. Similar to its origin thus reinforcing its monument to nature.

2023, ‘WORKSHOP 01’, Melbourne Design Week, Melbourne

Images: Nicholas Wilton

A large, rectangular wooden table with a rough, textured edge, supported by irregularly shaped beige block legs, placed on a white surface in an industrial setting with concrete walls and a fire extinguisher on the wall.
Close-up of a wooden sculpture with a reddish-brown finish on a white stand against a tiled background.
Close-up of a black, textured, trapezoid-shaped decorative object with a gold-colored interior, on a wooden surface.
Close-up of a modern black lampshade with tiny beads or crystals on a metallic base, turned on a glass or reflective surface.

Trap comes in a new experimental finish, with stingray leather on blackened steel. As shown at Mahouse “In Praise of Shadows”, for Craft Contemporary 2023.
Images: Sarah Forgie

A modern table with a glass top, supported by four concrete blocks, a small black table lamp on top, and an electrical outlet with a cord plugged into it on a beige carpeted floor in front of a wooden partition.
A person moving a large wooden piece on a skateboard dolly with blue wheels on a dark floor, with blurry motion indicating movement.

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