The sudden announcement by the WA Labour Government back in September 2021 to end all native timber logging by 2024 is now nearly upon us. Currently there are about 2.25 million hectares of public native forest in south west WA. Approximately 62% is set aside for conservation, national parks and reserves, with the remaining 38% […]
We have some stunning JahRoc Furniture designs all made and ready to be sent out the door now. Gary and Dave are currently super busy with custom furniture orders which will keep them busy for quite some time, so the opportunity to find a piece from our beautiful collection that is all ready to go […]
A lovely client came to JahRoc in search of a functional but uniquely designed desk for his new office. His office was narrow and long with a window view at the end. His wish list was to sit at an angle looking towards the view, with a long surface to work on and to meet […]
Gary recently made two of our beautiful Jarrah Blanket Chests in his studio workshop in Gnarabup. We had a customer order for one, and it made sense to make a second one at the same time to use for stock and display purposes. It is also more time efficient to make two at once. Gary […]
Every now and again Gary gets thrown a curly one that takes him on a real artistic journey of discovery. Having previously designed and made some creative guitar stands, this Cello Stand was not too far removed, but the customer brief was to make it double as a music book holder as well and not […]
The “Family Tree” dining table design was born from a huge old Marri tree that came down in a storm some 10 years ago. David had been contacted by the farmer in Northcliffe to come and look at some beautiful long straight Marri slabs that he had sliced up from where it lay on the […]
Good things come to those with patience… It was in 2004 when Guy and Pat first visited JahRoc and told us about a Marri tree that had fallen down on their property. They had approached the right person who slabbed it up for them on site. It was a massive tree, the base about 4 […]
The Filigree Bedhead was designed in December 2014 following on from our successful collaborative exhibition “Project Margaret River” when JahRoc Furniture produced a stunning collection of furniture designs all inspired by the Margaret River Region. In this project The Canopy Display Cabinet was born using a hand carved design depicting the awesome treetop canopies found in the […]
When you visit JahRoc Galleries in Margaret River you will have the opportunity to sit on this unique bench seat on the verandah out the front and peruse the busy world passing by. Made with passion by Gary Bennett, it is one of those pieces that cannot be repeated due to the uniqueness of the […]
The stunning Margaret River Region is well known for it’s wineries, forests, surf, art galleries, artisans and day spas. The area is inspirational to artists, with ist’s clean air, ocean and forests all in the one area, and therefor many artists of different genres choose to settle in the diverse Margaret River Region. Gary Bennett of […]
If you haven’t yet read this Yin & Yang article that was featured in the West Weekend Magazine July 2015, then take the time now. Gary Bennett and David Paris, have been business partners in JahRoc Furniture since 1988. It is an incredible achievement to be the owners of a successful small business that has been […]
JahRoc Galleries were first contacted by this special customer late 2014 via a web enquiry from Dubai as he was searching for the right creatives to be involved in a Perth project he had in the pipeline. We were first commissioned to build him a wooden Malibu surfboard, not to be taken out into the big waves… but […]
Artistic furniture designer/maker Gary Bennett finds enormous satisfaction from collaborating with other artists to create a body of work that tells a unique story. There is invaluable growth that takes place when you put more than one head on a project, tossing artistic ideas and thoughts around and taking inspiration from the different approach each artist […]
Art Edit Magazine writes about JahRoc Galleries – A Destination Art & Furniture Gallery. Read this Q&A interview by Art Edit Magazine and find out a little bit of the history behind JahRoc Galleries, which is a contemporary art & furniture gallery in Margaret River, and why it simply must be seen when visiting the South West […]