WORKING DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
As qualified designers who care about how environments work, you will always see solutions that reflect, meet and exceed the specific needs of people or places.
You will see something special in every project.
Collaborating with us will make your professional and personal life more proficient and effective through functional, definitive designs. Challenges met head-on create intelligent, responsible answers to complex project briefs.
Your ideas encourage us to visualise the end result using a potent mix of realism and common sense. Marry these with fresh, clean, stylish elements and good design becomes timeless.
Providing guidance to you where necessary and relishing the challenge of problem solving makes growth and improvement constant companions.
You are in control and know what you want to achieve. You know the importance of good design and respect good advice. You value our experience and knowledge.
Hunter and Richards are designers you can work with.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT DOMINIQUE AND ANTONY
Dominique and Antony are bound by a love of classic design. They are lifelong advocates for fully considered, well detailed and accurately implemented solutions.
As qualified practicing designers their combined professional experience is approaching 50 years.
In addition to their proactive approach to communication, trust and respect are held in the highest regard.
Hunter & Richards is a registered business of Contactualism PTY LTD, and solely owned, operated and staffed by Dominique and Antony.
DOMINIQUE HUNTER
Dominique personally guides and directs every project from start to finish.
Clients appreciate her direct manner and no-fuss approach.
Dominique’s talent is space planning. She enjoys creating optimal living and working environments with signature clean lines, classic colour palettes, and practical comfort.
She is the current President of Design Matters, formerly known as the Building Designer's Association of Victoria, (judging many recent awards), is a Victorian Registered Building Practitioner, and an active member of the Design Institute of Australia.
Dominique graduated with Distinction from the Queensland University of Technology in 1995, receiving a Bachelor of Built Environment majoring in Interior Design.
ANTONY RICHARDS
Antony provides the professional behind-the-scenes management of Hunter & Richards.
He can readily turn his hand to many tasks and has a keen sense of emerging trends.
As well as working closely with Dominique on interior design projects, Antony spends any spare time developing products and bringing them to market.
Antony graduated from the Queensland University of Technology in 1995, receiving a Bachelor of Built Environment majoring in Industrial Design.
Prior to this he received a Bachelor of Visual Art, majoring in Jewellery and Silversmithing.
In March 2016, Antony received a Red Dot Award: Product Design for the Little Bishop Pendant Light Hook.
PROFESSIONAL
SUPPORT
Hunter & Richards are members of the Design Institute of Australia, the Building Designer's Association of Victoria, and are certified as Registered Building Practitioners. All work is delivered to the highest standards.
DESIGN MATTERS
(formerly the BDAV)
Design Matters is an industry association, which represents building design and drafting professionals. Founded in 1983, Design Matters (originally the BDAV) is a non-profit organisation registered under the Victorian Associations Incorporation Act to promote and advance the profession of building design.
Design Matter’s vision is to broaden, build and embed the appreciation of good design into contemporary Australian culture.
REGISTERED
BUILDING PRACTITIONER
Hunter & Richards are Registered Building Practitioners. Building contractors in Victoria are required to carry insurance to protect you as a consumer. It is the law for building works in excess of $12,000, in accordance with the Building Act 1983.
Always ask your building contractor for their building registration number. If they are not registered, they are more than likely not qualified to carry out the proposed work, meaning their work will be un-insurable.
THE DESIGN INSTITUTE
OF AUSTRALIA
The Design Institute of Australia is the voice of professional design in Australia, as well as a professional membership body for designers.
Membership in the DIA indicates a designer’s status as a qualified, experienced, ethical practicing professional and provides designers with support, networking, services and information to improve their professional practice. It provides a wealth of contacts, and connects designers with colleagues from many industry areas.