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Derlot's airport vision

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How we work

Every project starts with a conversation, not a quote.

We operate as a studio first and a furniture brand second. That means our starting point is the architectural brief — the building, the flow of people through it, the lighting plan, the acoustic problem, the maintenance window, the lifecycle target. Our collections exist because those briefs keep asking for the same underlying capabilities: modularity, replaceable components, integrated power, Australian manufacture where it matters, and a finish that looks considered thirty years in.

When the catalogue answers the brief, we specify from it. When it doesn't, we co-design with the architect — bespoke beams, custom geometry, fully integrated millwork, brand and wayfinding worked through the same hands. The team that sketches the first detail is the team that signs off the install.

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"They came to the table as co-designers. Not as a vendor trying to fit an existing product into our plan."

Rosina Di Maria · Director, Woods Bagot · Adelaide Airport

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The process

Five stages from first brief to aftercare.

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Disciplines under one roof

Industrial, interior, brand and graphic — worked together.

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Partners

Architectural practices we've worked alongside.

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… to name a few.

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Case study

Designing Adelaide Airport's gate lounges with Woods Bagot.

Gateway seating specified at Adelaide Airport with Woods Bagot.

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Adelaide Airport briefed a gate lounge refresh that had to absorb rising passenger volumes without expanding the footprint — more seats per square metre, integrated power at most positions, and a look that didn't feel like a transit corridor.

Our studio worked with Woods Bagot's interior team from schematic through to handover. Gateway was co-developed against the airport's plan — linear and curved runs up to 9800mm, Wheelchair Zones specified at every gate cluster, GPO + USB-C in every third module. The upholstery palette was tuned to Woods Bagot's material board and a custom stitching detail was developed for the project.

Seats were manufactured in Brisbane and commissioned on site over a phased fit-out schedule. The replaceable-module design means individual seats have already been refreshed without interrupting operations — the long-cycle logic the airport specified for.

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Specifier FAQ

Five questions architects ask us before specifying.

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