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1842 Eighteen Forty-Two
Corner St John and Cimitiere Streets, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250 Australia Phone: (03) 6331 2213 Timings: Public Holiday: 1000 - 1700 Christms Day: Closed Good Friday: Closed ...... Monday: 0900 - 1700 Tuesday: 0900 - 1700 Wednesday: 0900 - 1700 Thursday: 0900 - 1700 Friday: 0900 - 1700 Saturday: 1000 - 1700 Sunday: 1000 - 1700 http://www.1842.com.au/About
1842 is a furniture design gallery and showroom in Launceston, northern Tasmania. Located in the city's central business district, 1842 specialises in making and exhibiting hand-crafted Tasmanian furniture, art and design. You can browse the range of furniture in the showroom, which is located in one of Launceston's oldest buildings - the original Counting House of Johnstone and Wilmot's wholesale grocery business. 1842s workshop and exhibition space occupies an adjoining warehouse building, considered architecturally unique in Australia. Here, you can watch resident artisans Trevor Jones, Jared Irwin and Chad Curwen create fine studio furniture using specialty Tasmanian timbers such as Huon pine, myrtle, blackwood and sassafras. The exhibition space showcases art, glassware and other design by some of Tasmanias finest artists. You can see work by acclaimed bird artist Belinda Kurczok, scientific illustrator Craig Williams, glass artists Julian Bamping, Rob Clarke and Tony Trivett and master wood carver Paul Noordanus. Launceston is Tasmanias second-largest city, just over two hours drive (199 kilometres) north of the states capital, Hobart.
