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takenaka carpentry tools museum
I visited the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum in Kobe and honestly it’s one of the best museum…
$10k ACT Prototyping Voucher Pilot
the pitch Ashley delivered a 60 second pitch to the crowd at the Canberra innovation network’s…
Canberra #1 for quality of life
big news! you may know that extra nice proudly operates on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land in the Austral…
Australian Good Design Awards Jury
I’m excited to be included in the 2025 Australian Good Design Awards Jury! Looking forward to …
a chat with Jony Ive
Designer Sir Jony Ive joins Stripe CEO Patrick Collison for a fireside chat at Stripe Sessions. an h…
How customer insights power Breville’s product innovation
Breville’s iconic brand, built over decades, hinges on deep customer understanding. The global…
edgespark case
Have a look at this recent project from Extra Nice Pty Ltd ! We developed a new product for the Edge…
check this out, if you’re involved in physical product UX.
The Latest Car Technology Is Starting to Drive People Nuts. Door handles used to be simple—now they …
Extra Nice Branding story
a behind the scenes look into the extra nice visual branding development ethos THIS DESIGN SYSTEM EM…
Breville videos
a collection of informative videos from Breville r&d
Humane ai pin acquired by HP
Great for the founders and HP, absolutely terrible experience for the customers, early adopters and …
You can get it cookin’ dins, you can get it sharin’ tins
some nice work by Rowan marsh-croft.
breville xmas
wishing you a merry breville christmas
ABS recognises design as a profession
big news! The Australian Bureau of Statistics has now recognised ‘Industrial Designer’ a…
Let’s talk design
Let’s talk design podcast Ashley sat down with roman cherfin to talk design. interview with ex…
SKS 2024
another great event smart kitchen summit 2024 [↗︎] smart kitchen summit [↗︎]
lightspray
genuinely innovative stuff here https://www.on.com/en-au/lightspray
forbes: Why Everyone’s Switching To Induction Cooktops For Their Kitchens
Induction cooktops are having a moment, and it’s not just at fancy restaurants. Here’s why: The kitc…
Breville’s Countertop Multi-Cooker Is Coming for Your Full-Size Oven
“The Joule oven (a shortened name my colleagues and I use to differentiate it from Breville’s&…
The best kitchen gadgets for 2024
“We love the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro as it’s big enough to roast a chicken and i…
Xiaomi EV Factory
Xiaomi’s Super Car factory… wow. While Apple spent $1 billion annually for a decade with…
Easy Park Group
EasyPark Group deserves applause for their parking solution. They’ve solved many inconveniences and …
Tritium ‘s rapid rise and collapse is over
Plenty of lessons to learn here..
Flat whites are Australia’s greatest culinary export
Huge claim, but it would be a very difficult decision if I had to choose between giving up FW or Veg…
The fall of CAKE
Two months after CAKE bankruptcy, Dominic Dutronc closes his series of LinkedIn posts around this or…
Cnet: Connected kitchen tools review
this is an interesting piece from Cnet “Of the smart countertop convection ovens I’ve tr…
NYT Wirecutter review
“Suffice to say, I demand a lot from this appliance. Even then, the Breville Smart Oven Air Fr…
CNN: Best overall smart oven: Breville Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro!
For years, Breville’s range of ovens has dominated the countertop category, and the Joule Oven Air F…
Fast Co: Most Innovative Companies 2024
Breville recognised as one of the most innovative companies in 2024 by Fast Company. “For keeping th…
The Control Freak Home is here!
It’s finally here!! The next generation of precision countertop induction cooking for home. Smaller,…
AI – innovation tools
These are some AI tools that we’ve found useful or intriguing. Some are already indispensable,…
Breville indigenous scholarship
Proceeds from the Breville | Sage Aboriginal Culinary Journey initiative have fully financed the est…
USA National Industrial Design Day
Happy National Industrial Design Day to our American colleagues and the USA design community! Each y…
Gong Xi Fa Cai ! / Kung Hei Fat Choi !
I spotted this rad shirt on the line in China. Happy year of the dragon! The Year of the Dragon in 2…
Top 5 books from 2023
In 2023, I got into a few professional development books. these are the top 5 in no particular order…
Top Podcasts from 2023
2023 was a great year for podcasts, and I spent countless hours exploring a wide variety of shows. B…
Fast Company: Breville’s big bet
“Breville’s big bet against the fully automated kitchen. Automation was supposed to be the nex…
WOBI 2023
It was a great experience attending the world business forum this year. lots of insights to take awa…
How Breville became the anti-Insta Pot
“Rather than chasing after the next trendy appliance, the Australian company conquered the kit…
NYT: The Best Waffle Maker
“Fresh, fluffy waffles may seem like a treat reserved for brunches out, but a good waffle make…
Epicurious: The Best Toaster Ovens
“The Best Toaster Ovens for Baking, Broiling, Roasting, Air-Frying and, Of Course, Toasting.&#…
CNN: Best waffle makers of 2023
“It’s pricey, but the Breville made the best, most consistent waffles of all the waffle …
Forbes: Breville Smart Waffle Pro Review
“There are plenty of good and even great waffle makers on the market, it’s true. But for serio…
Wired: The Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro
“A high-end air-fryer toaster oven that excels at multiple things—toast, bake, broil, and air …
Forbes: Breville’s Smart Oven Air
“Why Cooks Are Texting, Tweeting And Raving About Breville’s Smart Oven Air? It was the text c…
Fast Company: The pinnacle of human achievement
“I tested the $800 machine in my own kitchen, and let me be clear: It is in no way a normal th…
Breville wins inaugural design team of the year award!
Breville has won the inaugural 2018 Design Team of the Year award at the 60th Good Design Award…
Domain Migration
Although ashleymarshcroft.com is still live, it is now just a placeholder website with a contact for…