Great Australian Parks
All urban and suburban areas benefit from having a local park. Some parks are even an integral part of the community, providing a green space loved by tourists and locals alike. In tribute to the great Australian park, we are doing a series of articles on the best ones around. So come and check it […]
Get Ready For Summer With Urban’s Outdoor Showers
With a hot Australian Summer on the way, prepare your outdoor, beach or pool area with a stylish and eco-friendly Urban FF Outdoor Shower. Using only the highest quality stainless-steel, our showers are beautiful, functional and hard-wearing. The other benefit to an Urban shower is the timers on all activation buttons, meaning no water-wastage. This […]
Product Showcase: The Aston Collection
The Aston Collection showcases a stunning range of sleek, minimalist street furniture, currently including a bin and bench seat. The range’s signature styling sets it apart, and all products are designed to perfectly complement each other. The products are all made of the same high quality material and are available for powder coating in a […]
Mode Park at North Lakes
Our latest project saw Urban Fountains & Furniture working closely with both Eureka Landscaping and Aecom Architects to create a bright and vibrant landscape for Mode Park. Realising the architects designs required extra care and attention to the strength and durability of the custom day beds and tree grates. It isn’t enough to look great, […]
Street Art: Brisbane Square Spheres
If you’re a local in the Brisbane area, you’ve probably walked through Brisbane Square, the area at the river end of the Queen Street Mall. If so it would have been hard to miss the group of strange metal spheres adorning the square. Well, what are they? What purpose do they serve? The spheres are […]
New Designs : Sneak Peek
Over the past few months at Urban+ have been working in conjunction with a great designer to develop some really fresh new products and ranges. We are getting ready to unveil the first design, a picnic bench with a difference. The soft, organic lines are a new direction in park furniture, unparalleled in previous integrated […]
Putting the pieces together
The idea of visiting an IKEA store can be unbelievably daunting to many – the endless walkways, maze of products and just so much to looks at. One great thing about IKEA though, is the way they create the base – their basic products are simple, modern and hugely popular – yet they can combined, […]
Product Showcase: Apollo 900
Drinking Fountains shouldn’t be boring. When designing the Apollo 900, it wasn’t enough to create a drinking fountain which was practical, hard wearing, vandal resistant and provided disabled access. No, we wanted to design a fountain that looked amazing. And that’s what we’ve done with the Apollo 900. The ‘big brother’ to our very popular […]
Why We Love Working with Timber
Plastic fantastic – No Way Timber has so many amazing qualities which make it a great material to design with. From its natural warmth to its environmental attributes – we like using a variety of timbers at Urban FF. With such huge variation in colours, stains and finishes, timber is a really flexible street furniture […]
Street Furniture as Art
Architecture is important; it adds so much to the beauty of an area. Think of the great cities of the world, Paris, New York, London – walking the streets of these beautiful, vibrant places is like walking through an art gallery – the space, lines, use of beautiful materials, playing with conventions all make everyday […]
Gabions
Urban Fountains and Furniture were excited to work in consultation with Boyds Bay Landscaping on the manufacture of custom designed Gabions for the refurbishment of Hayman Island Resort. The Gabions were exclusively designed by Jamie Durie Design who were integral in the redesign process of the cyclone ravaged Hayman Island resort. To see how they […]
New Anti Slip Tree Grate Coating
Urban has a new Anti Slip Finish available for our extensive range of tree grates. The new Anti Slip finish has been given a “W” rating to Australian Standards for anti slip on footpaths. The Anti slip finish is a good alternative to standard powder coating in high pedestrian traffic areas where there is increased […]
University of Queensland Seating Project
Urban Fountains and Furniture were excited to work in consultation with JW Concepts and The University of Queensland, St Lucia, on the design and manufacture of custom made seating for their new open air courtyard. Three separate types of seating were required. Custom designed curve seats, in ground modular seats and wall mounted seating for […]
The People’s Place – Kangaroo Point Park
Custom made watering points
Kingston Dog park
Pet-friendly Fountains to Ramps and Tunnels
Woolloongabba Street Improvement
Custom designed concrete seating + bike racks
Exciting New Steel Rod Products
Urban Fountains and Furniture are pleased to announce the launch of 2 new pieces to their range of Steel Rod Bench Seats. The SB5 Seat and the PT05 Picnic Setting are the latest additions to the Urban range of seating that have all been ergonomically designed for maximum comfort when sitting. Manufactured using steel plate […]