Joe has a background in Business and IT and was born into the furniture industry, working with the family owned business for many years. He returned to Perth in 2008, after working in both London and Sydney, to assume responsibility for District, stepping out from behind the scenes as a silent partner and taking on the role of Managing Director.
Holly has a background in Communications and Marketing. Prior to entering the commercial furniture industry Holly worked in Entertainment Client Management. Holly joined District in 2009 in the role of part time marketing assistant. Her dedication and attention to detail has resulted in her progression to Product Manager where she works alongside the Managing Director on all aspects of supplier and brand management.
Joe commenced with District in 2014 bringing with him nine years of industry experience. Joe’s passion for furniture was realised whilst studying Interior Design at RMIT. As Business Development Manager for Victoria, Joe is equipped with a wealth of knowledge across the commercial, hospitality and residential markets providing clients with an instrumental understanding of their requirements.
Contact Joe
joec@district.com.au
Karen has worked in the textile, clothing and footwear industry for twenty-seven years in South Africa managing several large garment factories. Her core areas of competence are financial management, production planning, systems and logistics. Karen joined the District team in 2014 as the Administration Manager responsible for international shipments, financial accounts and IT management.
Contact Karen
karenv@district.com.au
Vanessa completed a Bachelor of Arts (Interior Architecture) at Curtin University in 2011 and has over four years’ experience as an Interior Designer working in the commercial design market. Vanessa has worked in architectural practices and freelance to gain invaluable client liaison and industry experience in all areas of interior design. From small to large scale projects, Vanessa brings her experience and love of design into her role as Project Consultant at District which she commenced in 2016.
Contact Vanessa
vanessam@district.com.au
Chloe completed her Diploma of Interior Design in 2012 and began her career working as an event planner for an event and styling company before joining a boutique design studio as a Designer.
Chloe joined District in September 2015 in the retail design area of the business and then transitioned into the role of commercial sales support. Chloe has a strong passion for interiors planning and has an impeccable eye for detail across all commercial projects.
Contact Chloe
chloes@district.com.au
Tahnee completed Bachelor of Interior and Spatial Design (ECU) in 2008, commencing her career in the Interior Design industry and Project Management in commercial interior building.
She progressed to the role of Interior Designer for both retail and commercial projects for small studios and then a large Architectural firm. Tahnee is a perfectionist, design focused, delivery driven with a holistic approach to project solutions. Her passion for design extends further to her personal life with a ceramic business making small batch / custom pieces and active professional development through external training.
Contact Tahnee
tahneer@district.com.au
Lauren joined the District team in 2014 after working at NAB for seven years in customer service and personal banking roles alongside studying Interior Architecture at Curtin University. In her role as Purchasing & Logistics, Lauren is responsible for all aspects of supply chain management from purchasing, to production control, shipping and product delivery. Lauren drives all sales deliverables to ensure projects are delivered within the service parameters of the project.
Contact Lauren
laurenw@district.com.au
After starting her career in Real Estate sales administration and marketing, then as a PA to a selling Principal, Alex transitioned into the Design Industry in 2015 working at both Koskela and Cult Design.
Alex joined the District Sydney team in March 2018 where her strengths in client relationship management and project administration are utilized alongside her passion for customer service and authentic design.
Contact Alex
alexj@district.com.au
Ian studied Industrial Arts at TAFE and commenced his career in the furniture industry designing layout and installed room settings for Ikea before creating his own furniture installation company. After six years, Ian transitioned into logistics for Monro furniture gaining valuable knowledge of designer products. Ian joined the District team in 2012 as Senior Project Manager WA responsible for all communications with the client and arranges all requirements for site access and installation.
Contact Ian
ianc@district.com.au
Heather completed LL.B (Honours) from the University of Essex and has worked in business management since 2001 in the roles of Principal Contract Manager, State Manager and Managing Director. Heather joined the District team in February 2017 to ensure delivery of business services more efficiently throughout the organization to all departments. This focus of this role is to consolidate and improve the delivery of products and services by developing simpler, faster, more robust and efficient processes and systems.
Contact Heather
heatherr@district.com.au
Elli joined the District team in February 2018 on as an Administration Assistant to provide general support for marketing and product management within Options. Elli has now moved into the role of Distribution Support to manage Options sales order processing for Distribution and Wholesale and provide support to the Purchasing & Logistics Team.
Contact Elli
ellid@district.com.au
trade@district.com.au
Lisa completed her Bachelor of Behavioural Science and Bachelor of Justice in 2016 whilst also working in administration for Bravehearts since 2014. In 2016 Lisa moved to London to gain further experience in compliance and administration at Parallel Consulting before travelling through Canada and North America. Returning to Australia, Lisa joined District in October 2018 to provide essential support within the Operations Team; responsible for all project procurement, international order confirmations and warranty claims administration.
Contact Lisa
lisad@district.com.au
As the Warehouse Manager for Space Furniture & Poliform Furniture for the past eighteen years, Max commenced employment at District in March 2017 as the Senior Project Manager VIC responsible for all communications with the client for site access, delivery and installation in addition to warehouse management.
Contact Max
maxg@district.com.au
Frank was employed for the past eighteen (18) years by Space and Poliform furniture as a delivery driver and installer. Previously Frank worked as a wood machinist at Furncraft Furniture. Frank joined the District team in January 2018 as a Warehouse Assistant to provide support to the Warehouse Manager to ensure deliveries, site installations and the warehouse operate efficiently.