Chris Deguara (26) grew up camping and water skiing as a youngster. Growing up in an outdoors environment enabled him to see things in nature not many other people can see. After learning the upholstery trade from his father, Chris decided to study furniture design at TAFE. Now, his work has already earned him many awards, among which Awards of distinction, woodwork, metalwork jewellery, outdoor education and Apprentice of the Year. His ‘Astro lounge’ earned him recognition as a student finalist in the 2003 Australian Furniture of the Year Awards.

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Nina Valkhoff (24) can probably turn anything into a wonderful piece of art, just by picking up her brush. Take a toilet seat. She can make you one on demand, turning your toilet into one of the best looking places in your house. She’s had her seats, wall paintings and jewelry displayed in several magazines and ads and is working very hard to create even more. She currently lives in Germany, but luckily we were still able to get in tough with here.

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Tema dreamed of becoming an artist since childhood. He always painted: at school, at home, even when he was out with my friends or relatives. During his study, teachers noticed his desire to design and illustrate. He got the opportunity to make illustrations and cover images for books they published. Tema started to work as a freelance designer\illustrator in 2001 and got noticed by an ad agency, situated in Syracuse, NY, where he got to work in motion/flash design as well. Now Tema is studying art and visual communications at the British Higher School of Art & Design, and working as a senior designer at a design studio.

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