We are proud to share our ongoing collaboration with Maria Fernanda, a valued long-term partner and member of the Animal Architecture Collective. Maria engaged Vert Design to support the creation of a 1:1 scale 3D-printed facsimile of an ant nest. Our brief was to develop a design solution that could be flat-packed for transport, easily assembled, and suspended from the ceiling.

We’re thrilled to announce that this work is now on display as part of Hidden Realities at Spreepark Art Space in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition, running from March 16 to June 15, brings together artists and designers who explore the intersection of nature, technology, and the invisible forces shaping our world.

It’s official — our mini truck has landed! We can now drop prototypes straight to your door. It’s a big moment for our team after lots of work behind the scenes.

Join us at the NSW Community Designers Forum. This will be a great opportunity for designers to share their thoughts, needs and expectations for 2025 with the Design Institute of Australia

Whether you're a member or just curious about the DIA, this is your chance to have your voice heard, connect with the community and help shape the future of design in Australia.

Location: Town Hall
Date: Thu, 13 Mar, 6pm - 8pm AEDT
Tickets here.

Congratulations to our friends at Geohex, an Australian-made erosion control brand, on their recent collaboration with Wagga Wagga sporting grounds. This partnership marks an exciting step in Geohex’s mission to expand its regional presence while championing grassroots sports.

Founder and Managing Director Matthew Holloway highlights the alignment of this initiative with the company’s core values. As part of this collaboration, Geohex has secured the naming rights for the field at the Exhibition Centre (Equex), now proudly named Geohex Park.

Read more here.

Congratulations to Vincent Tsang on being recognised in the Australian Design Review 30UNDER30 program!

This year’s cohort celebrates designers who go beyond aesthetics, creating meaningful impact through self-awareness and a deep connection to their work.



As part of the program, Vince will attend a high-performance leadership and creative retreat in May. This immersive experience will provide mentorship, fresh perspectives, and a space to connect with fellow designers shaping the future of the industry.



Vince brings his passion for culture and research to every Vert project, and we’re proud to have him as part of our industrial design team. 👏🏼



Some projects he has contributed to include: Zero Co ForeverFill, Session Buddy, Urbnsurf Lifeguard Tower, The NON Stopper, Studio Kyss Lamp, Forcite Helmet Stand, and more.

Join us and Design Declares Australia for our Climate Action Week Sydney event on Wednesday 12 March at 3pm. 



We will be taking a deep dive into the role of Design in the climate crisis: How did we get here? What can we do?



Vert Design's founder and principal designer, Andrew Simpson will be speaking about sustainability. 



This is a great opportunity to come together and connect with other creatives, in taking steps towards our shared future. 



You can sign up here.

A great interview for Design Declares with our Founder, Andrew Simpson on Bridging the Gap between Belief and Change. Andrew is now the Australian CEO of Design Declares and is putting some exciting events to build community in 2025. Now is a great time to take action and sign the declaration. Read more here.

We’re excited to announce that NON has won 2024 Victorian Premier's Design Award! These awards are an opportunity to highlight and celebrate local design capability, and are judged on. design process, design excellence, design innovation and design impact. Read more here.

Congratulations to our client, Pixii on the launch of their tampon and pad dispensers. We’re excited to develop their next design. You can read more about the current deisgn via th Financial Review here.

The OzHarvest spoons are now live! You can support their efforts by purchasing a teaspoon (that you can also wear as a badge) here.

Congratulations to Nila, Eloise and Simon on their new roles within the Design Institute of Australia. Nila, (Vert Alumnus) as NSW Chair, Eloise as NSW Deputy Chair and Simon as a NSW Council Member.

The team be dedicated to championing industrial design and fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration to drive change. They will also serve on the National Advisory Council, to advocate for NSW’s design community and ensuring its voice plays a pivotal role in national conversations. Vert is proud to work with these inspiring creatives who are driving change and shaping the future of design.

To celebrate OzHarvest’s 20th anniversary, Vert Design partnered with Frost Design to create a commemorative spoon that honours OzHarvest's remarkable work and impact. Founded by Ronni Kahn AO in 2004, OzHarvest is Australia’s leading food rescue organisation, saving surplus food from landfills and providing it to charities that feed people in need. 

A big congratulations to Vincent Tsang on his nomination for the Australian Design Review 30UNDER30 Interior Design and Product Design Shortlist. This program celebrates designers who are shaping our world and have demonstrated exceptional talent.

Vincent is an industrial designer at Vert. He is passionate about observing culture and delving into research. He thrives on collaboration, especially across disciplines, and draws inspiration from both the old and new. Vincent keeps a catalog of discoveries, ready to fuel future projects whenever the moment calls for it.

The Wonderful Little Suitcase Company are raising funds on Kickstarter to produce the ‘Little Car Suitcase’ and the ‘Train Suitcase’. This is their second collection, after already having produced two much-loved suitcases, that Vert is proud to have contributed to.

The eco-friendly suitcase transform instantly into engaging interactive play sets. They are lightweight, portable and are the ideal companion for any adventure. 

You can support them on Kickstarter here.

In light of the recent revelation that King Charles III enjoys half an avocado for lunch every day to stay fit for his royal duties, @AustralianAvocados 🥑 has created a limited edition commemorative avocado spoon and holder to mark his visit to Australia.

Thinkerbell is the creative team behind this campaign, and it was a pleasure to collaborate with them in bringing their bold vision for an avocado stand to life.

The commemorative avocado holder stands on three golden legs, making the avocado the highlight of the table. Inspired by the elegance of a Fabergé egg stand, it has detailed filigree designs and a dip in the center to hold the pit after eating. Finished in gold plating, it’s both stylish and practical.

Papa Salt Gin has won GOLD at the 2024 Pentawards! With over 2,000 entries from 62 countries, the calibre of work entered this year was truly inspiring.

Art direction, brand identity and bottle design: SQUAD Studio
Design realisation: @vertdesignstudio
Labels: Impresstik

You can read more about the design process here.

“Design Declares Australia is pleased to announce Andrew Simpson, founder of 
Vert Design, as the new CEO. Andrew will lead efforts to align the Australian design industry with the global Design Declares movement, a collective of designers, studios, agencies, and institutions committed to declaring a climate and ecological emergency.

Andrew will focus on executing the 8 Acts of Emergency across five key sectors: Communications, Product, Digital, Service, and Interiors. Reporting to the advisory board, Andrew aims to harness design to reimagine, rebuild, and heal our world.” - D!

Zero Co has launched a brand-new system, built on the idea of using Forever Bottles that are durable, reusable, and made from recycled materials, in operation with paper-based refills. It’s been in the works for over two years, and we’re excited to have played a role in bringing it to life.

Vert are proud to collaborate with a company that consistently acts on its values and is pushing sustainability in the right direction.

You can support Zero Co and their mission to untrash the planet here. Read more on our website here, and across other media here and here.

Eloise Cleary has been doing great things with the Design Institute of Australia, recently organising and facilitating an event, the Student Portfolio Review. Students from various design fields had their portfolios reviewed by industry experts, giving them valuable feedback, insights, and networking opportunities—all essential for their growth as future designers.

Congratulations Eloise on a successful event!

Last week, our founder Andrew Simpson joined an inspiring panel at SXSW Sydney, discussing "Designing without Boundaries" alongside industry leaders from ZEEKR Australia. It was an incredible opportunity to explore how design can push beyond limits and shape the future.

The NON Stopper has won GOLD at The Good Design Awards. You can read more about this here.

Joyrolla has won a Good Design Award. You can read more about this here.

The Sydney Metro and Southwest Seating has won GOLD at The Good Design Awards. You can read more about this here.

As part of ‘Good Natured Conversations’ by The Australian Design Centre, our Founder and Director, Andrew Simpson was interviewed on his approach to design and sustainability. You can read about this here.

You can find many of our team teaching Product Design at both UNSW and UTS. 

• Tom McArdle - Product Design Communications, Informing Product Design, and Product Design Professional Communications at UTS. 

• Mitchell Brown - Tutor for Materials and Manufacturing for Industrial Designers at UNSW.

• Zachary Hanna - Furniture Production & Materials and User Centred Design at UTS.

• Ned - Tutor for Materials and Manufacturing for Industrial Designers at UNSW.

• Eloise Cleary - Product Design Honours and Design Studio B at UTS.

• Simon Terry - First year at UTS and Various Classes at UNSW. 

Congratulations to Caity Duffus, recipient of the 2024 Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator to develop the design of Mycelia House, with the support of The Powerhouse Museum and Ed Ko. Mycelia House is a cultivation system to grow mushrooms within the home. You can read more here.

A big thank you to Autex Acoustics Australia for hosting us at Modern Materiality, where we explored the topic of 'challenging our ideas of waste.'

Our Founder and Director, Andrew Simpson, had the pleasure of joining Jonathan Mountfort, Creative Director at Autex Acoustics, in this conversation.

We loved Jonathan's perspective that likened sustainability to making regular deposits towards a mortgage, resulting in steady, incremental progress.

Other topics covered include, misconceptions of sustainable materials, the lifecycle of plastics, recycling principles, climate change, the role of the designer, and practical steps to drive sustainability forwards.

Special thanks to Aleesha Callahan, design journalist and editor, for her moderation and thoughtful questions. We look forward to more community events where we can continue these important conversations together.

The graphic above is a framework we use internally for our projects.

Vert has been working with Zero Co since 2018, and we couldn’t be prouder to team up with a company that truly walks their talk.

Four years ago, we supported Zero Co with developing a closed-loop system to tackle the single-use plastic problem.

Fast forward to today, and Zero Co is launching a brand-new system that’s rethinking sustainability. It’s been in the works for over two years, and we’re excited to have played a role in bringing it to life.

Vert were tasked with designing a clean, versatile, and easy-to-use Forever Bottle as part of the ForeverFill system—designed to work with paper-based packaging refills.

You can read more about the design process here, and check out this great article by Smart50 here.

This week brought thrilling news from the @design_institute_au that ‘Industrial Designer’ is now officially recognised as a ‘profession’ by The Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Even more exciting, Design now stands as its own subcategory, distinct from Architects, Planners, and Surveyors, spotlighting a significant, growing field of core skills with diverse applications.

This achievement, 30 years in the making, is a big win for designers everywhere.

Thank you to the Design Institute of Australia for your pivotal role in making this change a reality.

Opening August 1st! We are looking forward to using the City and Southwest Sydney Metro

We are proud of our work on the seating ranges and video help points. The aim was to foster a community-focused ambience and address high passenger flow, with trains departing every 4 minutes.

The modular seating system offers versatility and comfort, accommodating two and four-person arrangements in both single-sided and back-to-back layouts, ensuring adaptability for varying needs and scenarios.

The help points provide information for customers to feel confident and safe throughout their journeys, and was designed to encourage non-emergency use.

You can preview a sneak peak of Barangaroo Station here.

Our Founder and Principal Designer Andrew Simpson shared his perspective as an industrial designer at the 2024 Annual AIRA Conference. This fireside chat on 29th May at Hilton Hotel, George Street covered the impact of consumer behaviour on ESG reporting.

On March 19th, Andrew Simpson shared his perspective at the BWD Strategic panel in celebration of B Corp Month. Watch the full video here, and check our the BWD instagram page here.

RUBBISH ON THE SHORE — SYMPOSIUM, Tuesday 28 May. Presented by Agency Projects and NGV Melbourne.

Rubbish on the Shore was a cross-cultural think-tank exploring design solutions for ghost net and associated marine debris impacting Indigenous communities and Sea Country across Northern Australia.

Andrew shared his insights, amongst other experts and Indigenous leaders who attended a three-day think-tank on Mitwatj Country.

Congratulations 👏🏼 to our very talented Eloise Cleary for your selection on the Good Design Australia awards Jury for the Next Gen Category.

Eloise has been working with us for over 2 years and she is a driving force within our team—bringing a unique perspective and an inclusive design mindset to all projects.

Thank you BWD Strategic for having us at "Rethinking Waste" - a panel discussion on the Circular Economy to honour B Corp month. Our Principal Designer and Founder, Andrew Simpson talked about designing solutions rather than materials - reflecting on his perspective on how the #waste challenge has changed over time.

In March, we visited our friends at Mastroplas for a factory tour and insight into their manufacturing processes, including automation with robots. We got to see two of our projects on production line. Mastroplas are our partners for Best Practice Plastics, and we have been working with them for over 18 years.

Vert are honoured to have collaborated with Good Design Australia to design and develop the packaging for the GDA 2022 and 2023 Trophy. Congratulations too all recipients of a Good Design Award this year! The GDA is celebrating 65 years of recognising design excellence and creativity.

At the London Design Festival, Studio Snoop presents Tilly2.0 and the living design pieces that were presented at Milan Design Week this year.

We are proud to have collaborated on bringing her lighting design BAM BAM to life through prototypes, powered by Neoz lighting and glass pieces manufactured by Rob Denizen Glass.

We are very humbled that our collaboration with Felton Industries has resulted in a Good Design Award. Ribbon Range is a suite of outdoor furniture products the Ribbon Range generously connects communities. Fitting for urban streetscapes to lush parklands, the designs are elegant and durable.

Eloise Spark Festival and Remarkable Tech to discuss the topic “The Future of Tech, Design and Innovation is Accessible”. She discussed opportunities that come from working with diverse communities including people with disabilities, which allows us to access currently untapped innovations. You can listen to the full panel discussion here.

We are very excited to see 4eyes Vision receive the Gold Winner GDA award in 2023. The winners of Australia’s peak international design awards – the highest honour for design and innovation in the country.

Check out this article written by Eloise Cleary for The Centre of Inclusive Design on Diversity.

Congratulations to our girl Neuti Seo for receiving an Honourable Mention in the Dowel Jones Design From Home 2023 Competition for her office chair ‘Chance of Rain”.

Our Senior Industrial Designers, Mitchell Brown and Ned Mason will be facilitating the course ‘Materials and Processes’ at the University of New South Wales.

A great article on our Joyrolla project by Broadsheet, Read the full article here.

IDX Powerhouse Late: Industrial Design event. Our Founder and Creative Director, @andrewcsimpson presenting a review of objects from the Powerhouse digital catalogue. Photo: Andy Roberts.

Eloise Cleary facilitated a workshop, alongside Nila Rezai at the Design Institute of Australia - ‘Inclusive Design Series #2 USE’

Learning exchange with Sydney Boys High School - Neuti chatting through the design process, our studio and the Industrial Design industry with year 11’s.

The Good Design Awards new trophy was designed by Clandestine Design Group in collaboration with Defy, Bespoke Aluminium and Vert Design. The trophy is made from one kilogram of compressed Australian post-consumer plastic in which an Australian-sourced extruded aluminium tick is embedded. With 1000 trophies already in play, Good Design Australia is aiming to divert one tonne of plastic waste from landfill and marine habitats.

The development process for our new boat design has been challenging and exciting at the same time, Stay tuned for more updates and the launch date on The Balmain Boat Company website.

Smileyscope Supporting women in the UK with miscarriage procedures. Read more here.

A great article on our Zero Co project by Australian Financial Review, Read the full article here.

We are pleased to share Andrew Simpson "Mantle" designed as part of the Hybrid Commission will go on show @powerhousemuseum from this Saturday through to February 28th, 2021.

We are very humbled by the awards presented to SNÜX this year at Good Design Awards. SNÜX is a ski overboot that gives the user advanced thermal insulation to eliminate cold feet on while on the mountain. The SNÜX Overboot is a ‘one-size-fits-all’ garment and provides and full boot coverage delivering maximum heat transfer.

Best in Class: "This product which is made from trash, is 100% recycled and 100% recyclable, won this award"- Nik Robinson. The plastic from one 600ml single-use bottle makes the frame, arms and hinges of one pair exactly. No screws, no metal. “Australia’s Good Design Award is more than a symbol of design excellence - it represents the hard work and dedication towards an innovative outcome that will ultimately make our lives better. These projects showcase the sheer brilliance of design and the potential it has to improve our world,” Dr. Brandon Gien, CEO of Good Design Australia.

We are very excited to see Light Soy receive the Gold Winner GDA award in 2020. The winners of Australia’s peak international design awards – the highest honour for design and innovation in the country were announced today during the 2020 Good Design Week. Light Soy, the premium soy fish lamp designed by Vert Design for Heliograf received a Good Design Award Gold Accolade in the Product Design Furniture and Lighting category in recognition for outstanding design and innovation.

We are very excited to announce that our Light Soy has been longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020, lighting design category.

It was a great pleasure to work on Deus “Bombshell” kit, an all-in-one custom kit that is easy to install, bolt-on kit for any Yamaha XRS700 & MT-07, allowing you to completely transform the look of your bike. Learn more about it here.

Vert Design director Andrew Simpson on the judging panel for 2020 Good Design awards, Next Gen category. See a full list of judges as well as this years entries here.

Congratulations to James Walsh for winning this year’s Australian Furniture Design Awards, one of Australia’s most prestigious awards recognising excellence in Australian furniture design and its contribution to design discourse and Australian culture.

Check out our feature on Architecture and Design looking at Vert's public furniture projects for Sydney Metro North West, opened 2019.

Vert have been shortlisted for their submission to Creative Victoria and the NGV 2020 Victorian Design Challenge – the E-Waste Challenge, which this year is focused on reducing, recovering and eliminating e-waste, more to come…

Mike Smith’s trip to Jakarta in December 2019 to take a closer look at their supply chain and discover exactly how the plastic waste gets collected, cleaned and processed to turn into Zero Co dispensers.

We’re super excited about our recent project for Zero Co going live on kickstarter this morning, a range of reusable home-care products made from ocean waste plastic.

Sydney Morning Herald meet co founder of Zero Co, Mike Smith and get a first glimpse of the recent Vert project, a home-care product range and returnable refill system, set to offer a cost effective solution to single use plastics.

The story behind our collaboration with Country Road, Creating a jewellery range partially made from marine debris plastic collected by Eco-Barge in northern Queensland. Read the full article here.

Vert’s Director Andrew Simpson delivering the occasional address at University of Technology Sydney graduation ceremony, Class of 2019. Read the details of the speech here.

A great collaboration with Country road, making marine debris wall hooks for their first sustainable flagship store in Chadstone, which achieved a 5 Star Green Star Design Review rating by the Green Building Council of Australia. Read more about the project in an article by The Design Files.

A great interview with Andrew Simpson the founder of Vert studio conducted by the talented Smack Bang Design, Find out more details here.

Keep an eye out for the Good Citizens Glasses, one of our latest sunglasses project. Made from recycled PET bottles retrieved from the ocean.

Sydney Metro North West is now open to the public, it’s the first stage of the 36km rapid transit system that connects the booming North West Sydney region to the CBD. Vert designed the new customer help points, which are positioned throughout the stations to provide passengers with general travel information and emergency assistance. More detail here.

We are excited about the opening of Sydney Metro North West on 26th May 2019. Vert Design were commissioned by Hassell Studio to design a suite of public furniture for the Metro stations and areas surrounding them. The suite includes public benches, platform seating, bus, bike and rest shelters, bins and drinking fountains. More details here.

We’re excited that Dieline have published an article about our recent 2D/3D collaboration with Depot Creative, for a new bespoke fragrance bottle & brand ident for Recreation Beauty.

Our marine debris doorknobs for Spark & Burnish are featured in Melbourne Design Week’s Welcome to Wasteland exhibition, more details here.

The light of your life… check out the full interview with Knnox’s founders Desmond and Jessica Ware on The Rake.

Looking for a valentines day gift? Our Knnox lighter is featured on British GQ Magazine as an elegant gift idea for this years Valentines Day…

Congratulation to our newest team member James Walsh, one of the finalists for 2018 Mercedes-Benz Design Award, Read the full article here.

Andrew Simpson has been granted the prestigious Churchill fellowship to travel the world and gain knowledge of glass mould making for art, craft and industrial production, specially low volume production.

A feature on our recent collaboration with Mundane Matters on Wasteland Installation. The man-made orange objects are designed for injection moulding from Marine Debris plastics collected from the Great Barrier Reef. Read the full article written by The Design Files.

"Vert Design's Ocean Plastic Knobs, developed especially for Spark & Burnish, look like elegant inverted marble cupolas but are in fact made up of recycled plastic waste retrieved from Australia's oceans"... read the full feature on the project in The Australian Financial Review.

"Knnox has a flair for refined design, in its 1970s-inspired attention to curves and contours, and contemporary approach to technology"... read the full Wallpaper* article on the recently launched KNNOX lighter.

Huskee is featured in Kevin McCloud's top 10 'green heros' for an eco-friendly home. Read the article in the Telegraph where McCloud describes the design as "better functioning than many cheap ceramics, and very beautiful".

Andrew Simpson's concept of a chair made from waste plastic film for Plasticity, an experimental art exhibition presented by alt.material. Read more about the exhibition here.

Collaboration with Spark & Burnish. Vert designed, developed and produced a range of elegant door handles made from Brass and marine debris plastic. Read more about the door handles in the Dezeen feature article.

We are excited to announce the launch of KNNOX, a lighter which explores new rituals and gestures for making a flame.

The Huskee cup is featured in CommonGood exhibition at MAAS museum, as part of Sydney Design Week 2018. Read more about the exhibition detail here.

Vert Design has won the Product Design - Housewares and Objects 'Best In Category' from the Good Design Award® with their Huskee Cup range. Find out more about the details here.

Vert Design collaborated with Sagitine for creating the new edition of stands to be exhibited during Milan Design Week 2018 as part of Local Milan.

Mad Mex introduces new takeaway taco kit designed by Vert for BioPak – container and locking lid made from compostable sugarcane fibre - details here.

The NRMA Fire Blanket has been announced the winner of Australia by Design’s Innovation of the Year, watch the full episode here.

Flintu launches SideKick, a portable, versatile smartphone charger which has your back when your phone battery leaves you stranded. Back the campaign on Kickstarter and check out the project here.

After running a successful crowdfunding campaign, Huskee Cup will be ready for pre-production this autumn. Read the full article with Specialty Coffee Roaster here.

Another successful year of interpretations. The fifth edition featured works by 8 Australian designers, investigating paper in all it's forms and processes.For more information visit our website here.

Keep an eye out for the premium whiskey tumbler and coaster/lid we have developed for Chivas Regal 18. Read the full story here.

In the third episode of 'Talking CX' by the creative agency THE WORKS , Andrew Simpson delves into everything from how empathy should drive design thinking , the importance of play and how you should solve problems that don’t exist.

Nutricium's NuPods Kickstarter campaign just went live!  Head over to the Kickstarter to support the project.

Marine Debris Bakelite project by Supercyclers is now live on pozible. This collection includes 11 objects designed by some of the world's most renowned designers,  such as Jasper Morrison, Forma Fantasma, Jonathan Zawada, Greece is for Lovers, Kristie Van Noot, Martie Guixe, Ladies & Gentlemen Studio. 

Andrew Simpson talking at Purpose 2016 on environmental sustainability in large scale production & consumerism. 

Fascinating forms; giant pollen structures carved from stone. Vert's work with Sydney artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso are now on display around the new Darling Harbour Development. 

New batch of handmade Stilla Carafes coming soon complete with new & improved packaging; an environmentally optimised protective keep-box.

Celebrating in style... Bollinger Champagne; Life Can Be Perfect 2016 event at Shelly Beach Boat House featuring Vert's Balmain Boat ice buckets. Check out the project here.

Vert Design & Depot Creative pick up Silver at the 2016 Pentawards for their collaborative work on new product & brand; Baré Cosmetics. Check out the full project here.

Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital explores the increasingly important role of digital manufacture in contemporary art, science, fashion, design and architecture.  The exhibition features Vert Design project transforming the iconic 2D artworks of Lucien Henry into physical 3D pieces. The exhibition is on now until 25 June 2017.

Catch Andrew Simpson speaking about the future of Australian manufacturing on the opening night of Sydney Design Festival 2016, for event information click here.

Andrew Simpson is heading over to France for a week of live judging at the Cannes Lions
International Festival of Creativity.

Andrew Simpson is speaking at Vivid Sydney 2016 about the benefits of using 3D printing & rapid prototyping technologies in industrial design, and the future of design, manufacturing and construction evolving with the rapid pace of technology.

We're very pleased The Dieline Award 2016 have given second place to the Vert Design & Depot Creative collaborative project; Baré Cosmetics. Check out the full project here.

Vert Design & Depot Creative pick up a Gold award at the 2016 A' Design Awards for their collaborative work on new product & brand; Baré Cosmetics. Check out the full project here.

Baré Cosmetics launch in Australia with an elegant & unique glass bottle & stunning brand identity, designed by Vert Design & Depot Creative. Check out the full project here.

The Vert design team took a field trip to get their hands dirty & make a series of custom folding knives - 2.5 days of absorbing knowledge from Australia's leading bladesmiths at Tharwa Valley Forge & excising some good old fashioned craftsmanship.

O Six Hundred Kayak features in this months Smith Journal.

Vert worked with the team at THERE to create a sculptural art wall installation for global property expert's Knight Frank.

Vert designed & developed the GEOHEX Erosion Control System, click here for project details.

Ben Cooper and Andrew Simpson collect Product Design - Sport and Lifestyle 'Best In Category' from the Good Design Award® with their O Six Hundred skin on frame kayak.

The work-in-progress Vert project XO-Infinity, modular hybrid laptop featured in WIRED.

Deus Australia calls on Andrew to help sand cast new aluminium badges for a custom build; the BMW x Deus R-Nine T.

The O Six Hundred Kayak exhibits in the Good Design Awards 2015.

Sagitine celebrate new editions to their range of stylish storage solutions with a fresh product shoot, more here.

Sydney Morning Herald's Digital Life takes a sneak peak at Vert Design's 'work in progress' prototype for One Education, the XO Infinity is low-cost modular laptop with parts that can be updated as a child gets older & technology changes, aiming to give the device a lifespan of ten years, instead of obsolete in two. 

JamFactory: Gallery One

GLASS: art design architecture showcases 23 outstanding projects by contemporary Australian artists, designers and architects. It represents a cross-section of current creative practices and relationships to this versatile material.

This exhibition will then tour to 14 venues nationally.

Exhibitors: Andrew Simpson (Vert Design)

Feature article in this month's Belle magazine on the Nest at DesignEX with Andrew and his hand blown glass pendants.

Andrew is now a mentor at Incubate - the award winning startup accelerator and entrepreneur events to foster a proactive community and help launch successful startup ventures at Sydney University.

Compassionate Voices is a unique exhibition celebrating animals, art and creativity. The exhibition is a collaboration between Voiceless, the animal protection institute; Koskela, and a collection of 31 innovative Australian artists and designers.

Andrew has designed the Whittier Whittier birdhouse specifically to protect and feed wrens (including the Superb Fairy Wren) which are in decline in Sydney. The birdhouse consists of two timber pieces and two glass parts designed specifically to provide food and water to the birds.

Andrew has been invited to The Other Hemisphere exhibition, first exhibiting at 
Ventura Lambrate in Milan then designEX in Sydney.

Andrew was featured on ABC's 'The Business' giving a response to what the new budget means for innovation business.

Design for Change has written a feature article on Andrew discussing design and sustainability.

Andrew has been invited to talk on Creative Ways to Change the World. The talk is on May 24 from 6:30pm at Vivid Ideas Exchange, Museum of Contemporary Art.

Impressed by the Junk Press, Maud collaborated with us to utilise this technique for coasters for the worlds biggest advertising conference. Looking at the function of a coaster and using design thinking to take this further than just print design, we hand made these coasters with raised details to stop the glass from sticking.

A project with Supercyclers, that considers waste as a resource that we have not worked out what to do with. The Junk Press challenges the perception of junk mail being rubbish, and instead utilises trash as a raw material that is delivered daily for free. The press is sand cast in aluminium and has interchangeable moulds to make a range of bowls, plates, lunchboxes light shades and cups.

Now partnering with Sneaking Duck, we're really excited to introduce 3D selective laser sintered glasses to a larger audience.

Career Tracker awards designed for branding agency There. The awards are turned Australian hardwoods and laser etched matte black aluminium.

These are gold and white gold wedding bands were developed and made for Mark Nichols which have his fiance's fingerprint etched onto the inside of the wedding band.

We are blessed with having the opportunity to teach and learn from work experience and internship students coming to the studio. This also means we get to see what talent is coming up. Brandon Wong is no exception. Brandon is a 15 year old grade 10 student who learned to use solidworks from scratch, and designed his own glasses which he now prints and sells in just one week with us.