WHO WE ARE
About
Richard Ellis Design has designed and made quality fireplace surrounds and mantels for over 40 years.
Trusted by clients, architects, interior designers, and building professionals alike, we are thrilled to have our fireplaces in thousands of homes and businesses around Australia.
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Our love of fireplaces and design, combined with a wealth of knowledge and experience amassed over decades in the industry, allows us to craft unique mantelpieces for each and every project.
OUR STORY
Early Years
Richard Ellis Design was founded over 40
years ago by Richard Ellis. Born from humble beginnings, R.E.D dealt exclusively in fine architectural antiques from a single showroom and adjoining workshop in Melbourne, Victoria.
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As local interest in the antique market grew, it soon followed that the fireplace surrounds and mantels Richard sourced on buying trips to London became a permanent fixture in his offering.
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New Beginnings
After mastering the various techniques involved
in restoring antique surrounds, Richard began producing a selection of period reproduction chimneypieces and a series of his own original fireplace designs.
His fondness for fireplaces, encyclopaedic knowledge, and fascination with Classical Architecture saw the collection of period styles diversify and expand to what is now the largest range of reproduction fireplace designs
on offer in Australia.
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Family Business
Richard Ellis Design is still a family-owned and operated business today. Richard works alongside his daughter, Maddy, who inherited the same passion for fireplaces as her father.
Having grown up around fireplaces, Maddy developed an interest in design at an early age, which eventually led to a career in architecture and interior design. Over time, she found herself drawn back to where her love of design began: the Richard Ellis Design Workshop.
R.E.D ’s success is rooted in our aspirations to produce thoughtfully designed quality fireplace surrounds for clients as we continue to grow and explore new opportunities for innovation and expansion.