Work with your head, heart and hands.
Moonlite Studios is a furniture making and creative practice in Mount Egerton, Victoria — between Melbourne and Ballarat, close to Daylesford, on Wadawurrung Country.
We offer furniture making courses, workshops and mentoring in small groups, within a working studio environment.
Courses run throughout the year, with workshops scheduled seasonally.
Moonrise at Moonlite Studios Mount Egerton
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Gift Cards: Give the gift of making. Gift cards from $150.
Studio Access: small group studio sessions. Work on your own projects with guidance available, 4 places available on Thursdays, December only. Book now
The Bent Stick and the Sculptural Form: An in depth workshop using steam bending and other bending techniques. Monday 16 to Friday 20 November 2026, $1,800pp, 4 places, Book Now
Contemporary Coopered Form: Saturday 5 to Sunday 6 December 2026, $660pp, 4 places, Book Now
Make a Chair: A five day intensive building a contemporary dining chair. 31 march to 4 April 2027, $1600pp, 4 places, Book Now.
Learn at Moonlite Studios
Furniture making courses, workshops and mentoring are offered in small groups within a working studio environment. Most courses are limited to four participants.
The studio is in Mount Egerton, Victoria, between Ballarat and Melbourne, and Daylesford and Geelong. Close enough to reach easily, far enough to work without distraction.
Participants travel from across Melbourne and regional Victoria, as well as from interstate and occasionally overseas to attend courses and mentoring.
Upcoming Workshops and Expressions of Interest
We are currently taking expressions of interest for all workshops in our 2026-27 program. Dates are announced to the EOI list first.
Foundations
Box Making · 2 days · $330pp
Sharpening · 1 day · $250pp
Hand Tools Fundamentals · 5 days · $1,400pp
Safe Machine Practice · 2 days · $550pp
Machine Tools Fundamentals · 5 days · $1,500pp
Wood Bending
Hot Pipe Bending · 1 day · $150pp
Introduction to Wood Bending · 2 days · $660pp
Contemporary Coopered Form · 2 days · $660pp
Bent Form: Design and Studio Practice · 2 days · $750pp
The Bent Stick and the Sculptural Form · 5 days · $1,800pp
Explore the Wood Bending program
Chairmaking
Make a Chair · 5 days · $1,600pp
Chair Design · 5 days · $2,200pp
Design and Making
Joinery · 2 days · $750pp
Design Process for Makers · 3 days · $990pp
Seeing the Wood and the Trees · 2 days · $400pp
View full program and register your interest
Workshops are a starting point. Mentoring is also available for those looking to go further.
The Studio
Making here is grounded in material, place, and attentive practice. The studio is a space for developing skill through making, and for exploring the relationship between material, process, and form. Courses are led by Ross Annels, a furniture maker, designer and educator with more than 25 years of professional practice.
