Creative Director, Gary Chard, has three decades of experience creating exciting interior spaces. Our approach involves more than superficial decoration. While well-considered aesthetics remain at the heart of our work, we believe effortless functionality is just as important to an environment’s impact and enjoyment.
Projects are guided by a consistent methodology: thorough research, interaction, feedback, collaboration and strategic design delivering sustainable and engaging outcomes that are always innovative and timeless. Much of our work is event based, so we are experts in interpreting and translating brands into 3D experiences.
CHARD has worked closely with the Australian Open for 15 years, bringing their corporate hospitality spaces to life. We consider everything the guest sees, smells and hears, to create immersive, fully engaging spaces. The ten pop up corporate spaces at this years Australian Open ranged from exclusive VIP experiences to large restaurants accessible to the public.
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PENFOLDS BISTRO
Australian Open 2022
Penfolds Bistro was one component of a three part suite of rooms created for Tennis Australia and Treasury Wines at Australian Open 2022.
The threshold to the suites appeared like the front door of a domestic home challenging the standard user dining experience and turning it on its head. Once guests entered they found the suite split in two, Penfolds Bistro with its ‘renovated’ vintage feel on one side, and, The Grange a luxurious space-age dining experience on the other. The two spaces were dynamically different and the juxtaposition of one against the other created a never-ending dichotomy which made each and both of them stronger.
Client: Tennis Australia
Build: Red Exhibitions
Furniture: Dann Event Hire and Harry the Hirer
Planting: Nathan Burkett Design
Florals: ByAzumi
Drapes: Annette Saker