Shareen Joel is a multi-disciplinary Industrial Design, Interior Design, Interior Architecture and Architectural Building Design practice based in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. Since its inception in 2003, the studio has been driven by a philosophy of authentic timelessness. Under the direction of founder, Industrial Designer (BA Industrial Design) Interior Architect (BA Interior Architecture), Interior Designer, Architectural Building Designer and VBA Registered Shareen Joel, the practice has shared a passion for pushing boundaries across all platforms of creative direction from interior design, interior architecture and architectural design to product design, furniture design and creative brand management.
It is in this spirit that Shareen Joel has forged cohesive and redolent identities for retail and commercial clients including Witchery, Country Road, Seed, Sheridan, Seafolly, Becton, Clipsal, Lockwood (Assa Abloy), Freedom Furniture, Zip Industries and Oroton as well as an expanding portfolio of residential clients. Each project is explorative while remaining steeped in longevity, with an affinity for honest materials, classic proportions, exquisite craftsmanship and fine detailing that underpin the Shareen Joel Design ethos. Throughout her career, Shareen has staked her reputation on the simple, timeless, balanced, and elegant aesthetic that now precedes her.
Shareen Joel began her career over 30 years ago as an Industrial, Interior and Automotive Designer in 1991 working for Ford Motor Company in Australia and later in Europe (UK & Cologne, Germany) and the USA (Detroit MI). Her role took her to international fashion shows, furniture fairs, international design events and to leading international auto shows, confirming her eye for detail and materiality early on.
QUALIFICATIONS
BA Industrial Design at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
BA Interior Architecture
Transportation Design at College for Creative Studies (CCS, Detroit MI)
VBA Registered Building Practitioner, Draftsperson Building Design
TEAM
Shareen Joel, Principal
Tarryn Joyce, Principal