Breville is owned by the Australian company Housewares International. Breville was founded in Melbourne in 1932 and for over 40 years has been researching and developing new appliances. Designers in Botany work with local marketing, sales and engineering staff to create electrical appliances and homewares that are manufactured in Europe and China and sold all over the world.

'We are about products that really work but we also want them to be beautiful objects that people are proud to put on their bench.'
- Richard Hoare, Design Director, Breville, 2005

'All of us are passionate about products - everyone wants to create the best.'
- Keith Hensel, Senior Designer, Breville, 2005

Angelique Hutchison
Curator
October 2005

+ Australian Design Award
+ Australian product design

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