Space Furniture

Space Furniture is very expensive, and at times is comically expensive, but is home to some of the most cutting edge furniture on offer in Melbourne. It’s a great spot to browse say for instance you have an hour to kill whilst waiting for brunch at Top Paddock (conveniently across the road).
Space is the spot where where you go to see the latest offerings from B&B Italia, Kartell, Maxalto etc. Occasionally they have sales that bring the prices down 50% to 75%, so that 8000 AUD side chair is reduced from ridiculously priced to just expensive. Note they also offer «warehouse» sales which are to be avoided… seriously, avoid the warehouse, who would buy stained and marked furniture for thousands of dollars? When you spend that much you shouldn’t buy a dirty couch… so skip the warehouse sales, and stay in the shop and you’ll be amazed about whats on offer.
I ordered a B&B Italia Siena bed from here (on deep deep discount thankfully), no issues with the order, though had to pay for my own courier to pick it up from their Sydney Warehouse to get it timely. The bed arrived in perfect condition and the Space team was helpful.
Space Furniture is well worth a browse even if this store is not in your budget — you’ll get some great home décor ideas.

Unless you earn shitloads of money, Space furniture will be one of those furniture stores that you’ll meander through and then head straight out the door — feeling like shit. (Don’t worry you can admit it and yes, you’re not the only one)
That being said, if you’re into interior design/​industrial design then this one-​stop design mecca will be like a dream come true for you. Imagine all your favourite designer brands like B&B Italia, Edra, Flos, Giorgetti, Kartell, Vitra, Moooi and Maxalto — all under one roof! I swear I die and go to heaven here everytime I step inside!
Forget for a minute that the price tags will blow you away, if you’ve got some rich friends or really generous relatives, this is the perfect place to start a wishlist at. How about a bridal registry? My advice to shop at Space furniture is to choose one or two iconic pieces and then drop heavy hints around the time of your birthday with your awesome friends and family so you don’t have to be the one paying the bill. Either that or you can start saving now and stop having that $ 4 cup of coffee for the next year — and you’ll finally be able to buy something there.

Space is the middle class’ wet dream. I know that’s gross but it’s true. The elite can flutter in and out, point at strange objects and have their assistants pick them up a week later. For the larger items, a Space truck awaits them. Space isn’t a status symbol for the elite, just a local watering hole.
So what does Space mean for the middle class? Well if Space were a wedding dress it would be Vera Wang. If Space were a profession it would be law or medicine. Space represents the unattainable that, at some point in later life, suddenly becomes attainable. It’s the store that, in your mid to late 30s, every middle class couple roams through confounded by an uncomfortable mix of desire and reality.
Then, in your late 40s or 50s, you can finally apply your life savings to either a trip around the world or a couch from Space. The choice is yours. I guess the point is that none of your friends can physically see your trip.
For those of us that are neither elite nor middle class dreamers, Space is just a nice place through which to wander, equivalent to the likes of a gallery or museum. And if you’re in the mood for a laugh you can even look at the price tags.