Malcolm Harris is the Technical Manager at Midland Atelier’s Pattern Shop and an award-winning designer/maker specialising in custom hand crafted furniture. Malcolm began in the traditional woodworking trade, and for over past twenty years has refined his craft, creating distinguished works with timeless appeal. Malcolm’s specialisation in bespoke commissions of fine furniture for the domestic and corporate sectors has seen the popularity of his work swell; more recently his practice has evolved to encompass directional sculptural and public art pieces.

In February 2008, Malcolm collaborated with fellow Midland Atelier designer Jon Goulder on the Wesfarmers Commission - a groundbreaking partnership between FORM, Woods Bagot and Wesfarmers which resulted in the production two furniture pieces designed for Wesfarmers award-winning new reception space. The furniture, comprised of a large free-form carve, used muted tones and an organic form to reflect the company’s roots as an agricultural cooperative. The furniture also became the first design work commissioned specifically for the Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art, one of Australia’s most prominent and comprehensive corporate art collections.