CHARD International

CHARD International EVENT DESIGN // INTERIOR DESIGN // GRAPHIC DESIGN Who – Chard is the creative vision of our Director, Gary Chard.

A veteran of innovative Event Production and Interior Design with more than twenty years experience, Gary's career has seen him create immersive sensory experiences for expos, international arts festivals, fashion and sporting events, product launches, exhibitions and interiors for private residences. We love to see your identity - your imagination - come to life. Whatever the size of your project

, we approach it with the same goal: To deliver total sensory saturation, a living three-dimensional manifestation of your identity that will leave a lasting positive connection with your audience.

And there it is, the beginning and the end, the start and the finish, the threshold into our 550 seat dining experience....
10/02/2025

And there it is, the beginning and the end, the start and the finish, the threshold into our 550 seat dining experience. The grand hallway with its 5 metre archways designed to draw in guests as they enter and expand their experience inside. It feels like Federation architecture inside a Tardis fast tracking its way into the future.

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Our illustration for the opera ‘Otello’ part of West Australian Opera 2023 program.Otello is a tragic hero who succumbs ...
04/12/2022

Our illustration for the opera ‘Otello’ part of West Australian Opera 2023 program.

Otello is a tragic hero who succumbs to the power of manipulation through speech, jealousy and love, letting his emotions overwhelm and dictate his life.

The handkerchief plays a pivotal role in the opera and we used it as a device in the illustration to obscure his vision. It symbolizes different things to different characters. Since the handkerchief was the first gift Desdemona received from Otello she keeps it about her constantly as a symbol of Otello’s love. Iago manipulates the handkerchief so that Otello comes to see it as a symbol of Desdemona herself—her faith and chastity. By taking possession of it, he is able to convert it into evidence of her infidelity. But the handkerchief’s importance to Iago and Desdemona derives from its importance to Otello himself. He tells Desdemona that it was woven by a 200-year-old sibyl, or female prophet, using silk from sacred worms and dye extracted from the hearts of mummified virgins. Otello claims that his mother used it to keep his father faithful to her, so, to him, the handkerchief represents marital fidelity. The pattern of strawberries (dyed with virgins’ blood) on a white background strongly suggests the bloodstains left on the sheets on a virgin’s wedding night, so the handkerchief implicitly suggests a guarantee of virginity as well as fidelity.

Our illustration for West Australian Operas show “Into the Woods” coming 2023“Be careful what you wish for” seems to be ...
02/12/2022

Our illustration for West Australian Operas show “Into the Woods” coming 2023

“Be careful what you wish for” seems to be the ongoing theme in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Brothers Grimm inspired musical, Into the Woods. The story follows The Baker and his wife who wish to have a child, Cinderella who wishes to go the King’s Festival, and Jack who wishes his cow would give some milk. When the Baker and his wife are visited by the neighborhood witch, who reveals to them that she placed a curse on their family, the two set off on a journey into the woods to reverse the curse. Also in the woods, we meet Little Red, who is trying to visit her grandmother, the Wolf who loves tasty little girls, the Witch’s daughter Rapunzel, and the Princes chasing after their loves. By the end of Act I, everyone has gotten their wish and will seemingly live happily ever after. But in Act II, when Jack’s beanstalk brings them a visit from an angry Giant, we see how the consequences of their actions haunt them in disastrous ways. The community must come together to save each other and their kingdom, but sacrifices must be made. Our illustration captures the moment when Little Red discovers happy ever after isn’t quite what she thought.

We are extremely pleased to be able to share our work for the West Australian state opera launched today. Our illustrati...
24/11/2022

We are extremely pleased to be able to share our work for the West Australian state opera launched today. Our illustrations grace the cover and inside pages as visual identities for each of the shows.

We designed this custom bed as part of a project in Burleigh Heads Queensland. The intention was to provide a sophistica...
14/11/2022

We designed this custom bed as part of a project in Burleigh Heads Queensland. The intention was to provide a sophisticated version of a traditional bunk that could work for all ages. The apartments used primarily for vacations needed to be able to accommodate a range of guests.
Photo: Kristian Van Den Beek
Build: Barlow Building

Closed and open - concealed doors make small spaces more functional. In this Exciting new project recently completed in ...
13/11/2022

Closed and open - concealed doors make small spaces more functional. In this Exciting new project recently completed in Burleigh Heads. Complete renovation of two part top floor apartment in a classic red brick three storey building overlooking the beach. The design is based around the two apartments being able to be lived in both as one large suite or two separate spaces.
Photo: Kristian van Den Beek
Build: Barlow Building

Bespoke kitchen cabinetry in this Burleigh heads renovation recently completed. Photo: Kristian Van Den BeekBuild: Barlo...
12/11/2022

Bespoke kitchen cabinetry in this Burleigh heads renovation recently completed.
Photo: Kristian Van Den Beek
Build: Barlow Building

Exciting new project recently completed in Burleigh Heads. Complete renovation of two part top floor apartment in a clas...
12/11/2022

Exciting new project recently completed in Burleigh Heads. Complete renovation of two part top floor apartment in a classic red brick three storey building overlooking the beach. The design is based around the two apartments being able to be lived in both as one large suite or two separate spaces. This shot shows a section of the master bedroom with concealed walk in wardrobe and en-suite
Photo: Kristian van Den Beek
Build: Barlow Building

Exciting new project recently completed in Burleigh Heads. Complete renovation of two part top floor apartment in a clas...
11/11/2022

Exciting new project recently completed in Burleigh Heads. Complete renovation of two part top floor apartment in a classic red brick three storey building overlooking the beach. The design is based around the two apartments being able to be lived in both as one large suite or two separate spaces. This shot shows the kitchen in the lower level.
Photo: Kristian van Dee Beek
Build: Barlow Building

Exhilarating 6 hour hike to Puig de Ali. Body challenging but rewarded with stunning views of the north east of Mallorc...
07/11/2022

Exhilarating 6 hour hike to Puig de Ali. Body challenging but rewarded with stunning views of the north east of Mallorca.

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