With the end of the year fast approaching, we’d like to take a moment to reflect.
We wish to extend a thank you to everyone at Axolotl and to all the designers, architects, artists, builders, and renovators who we’ve been privileged to work alongside.
2022 has seen the completion of some memorable projects from architecture to art.
A standout would have to be this one of a kind Axolotl Terracotta garage door on a stunning new build in Bronte. ‘AES’ is another striking result from the creative minds at Bijl working with artist Marcus Piper. The multi-panel bronze artwork is integrated around the main stairwell of the residence and features a graphic made from a combination of custom machining and 3D printing.
We’re also excited to have worked on three unique projects by Foster and Partners. Two were for the prestigious new Circular Quay Towers, where we have completed all the lift interiors in custom Lustre Spectrum glass, as well as multiple shopfronts in custom-designed Halo glass, Timber Link, sheet metal and Axolotl applied semi-precious metals and concrete. Once complete it will be a stunning showcase of Axolotl ingenuity in the centre of Sydney!
The third Foster project takes Axolotl to the Big Apple and the prestigious new Hudson Yards where we created 200m2 of custom 3D printed Champagne Bronze feature wall cladding for the lobby, cafe bar and washrooms.
Circular Quay. Sydney
Hudson Yards, New York
It has been another exciting and productive year for AAP. Two glass art projects bookend the year, with the suspended ‘Petal Sworl’ artwork by Adam Goodrum, with creative direction by Broached Commissions, installed at the Continental Hotel Sorrento at the start of 2022, and the ‘To see or not to see’ work by Karla Dickens, installed at the entry of the Art Gallery of New South Wales last month.
In between, our team have delivered a range of other art projects, including a mammoth 1200m2 artwork, ‘Reflections’ by Catherine Woo, to the soffit of Merinda Park Station, and the multi-wall ‘Centella’ artwork by Broached Commissions for The Continental Hotel, Sorrento which features over 560 handcrafted copper leaves.
Axolotl also expanded internationally, opening two new 10,000 sqm factories - one in Thailand and the other in North America, both with state-of-the-art equipment and machinery. This gives Axolotl the capacity to service the world as well as creating opportunities for our Australian clients to specify Axolotl surfaces on larger-scale projects.
We hope you enjoy this video showcasing the new possibilities of working with Axolotl surfaces.
As we farewell 2022, we wish you all the best for a healthy, happy and successful 2023.
Axolotl will be closed for our annual shutdown from midday Friday, December 23 and reopen Monday, January 9, 2023.
Kick off your shoes, grab a drink, and groove to our songs with our summer playlist.
Axolotl Summer Playlist 2022-23