N° 001 — Vol. XXVI

Architectural
light, refined.

Plantation shutters manufactured in our Melbourne atelier — engineered for architects, commissioned by collectors of quiet luxury.

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The Atelier

A studio devoted to the discipline of light.

For over two decades, Blindex® Australia has manufactured plantation shutters for Australia's most discerning homes — collaborating with the country's leading residential architects to compose interiors where light is treated as a primary material.

Every shutter is engineered, milled, and finished within a single facility in Melbourne. No outsourcing. No compromise. Each commission is a singular object, dimensioned to the exact aperture it inhabits.

26yrs
Of Manufacture
11,000+
Residences
100%
Australian Made
Lifetime Warranty
DETAIL · Aslat profile · 1:2 A1 89mm Ellipse A2 FSC Basswood A3 Polymer Staple A4 Hidden Tilt Bar PARENT PANEL scale 1:20 Ø 280 detail 89mm
N° 02 — The Collection

Four signatures, infinite compositions.

PLAN · A-Abi-fold sequence P1PIVOT JAMB P2FIXED STILE P390° STACK 2400 mm clear opening

Atelier Wide
Series 89

Whitewashed Basswood
HARDWARE316 SS hinge · exploded H1M4 STAINLESS H2UPPER KNUCKLE H3BARREL · 8mm H4LOWER KNUCKLE H5CAPTIVE PIN AFRAME LEAF BPANEL LEAF ASSEMBLY · TIGHTEN TO 2.4 N·m scale 1:1

Noir Edition

Hand-Stained Oak
ELEVATIONcafé · half-height C1UPPER LIGHT C2CAP RAIL C363mm SLAT C4SILL · PINE 920mm

Café Half

Heritage Profile
ISOMETRICmarine composite · 30° XYZ M132mm DEPTH M2SLAT · 89mm M3SECTION PROJECTION 30° · IP54 RATED scale 1:10

Marine Composite

Engineered for Coastal
N° 03 — Method

From measure to installation.

A six-week studio-to-site process, choreographed by a single project lead from first sketch to final calibration.

— 01
In-Home Survey
A senior consultant attends your residence to assess apertures, light orientation, and architectural intent. Complimentary, anywhere in Australia.
— 02
Specification
Material, profile, finish, and operating mechanism are specified on a per-window basis. Samples delivered for tactile approval.
— 03
Manufacture
Components are CNC-milled, hand-finished, and assembled by a dedicated maker in our Melbourne workshop. Photographed on completion.
— 04
Calibrated Install
Installed by our in-house specialists. Each panel is balanced and operationally calibrated. We leave only when it is exact.
N° 04 — Materials

Substance over spectacle.

01

FSC-Certified Basswood

Air-dried for 18 months, kiln-stabilised, then hand-selected for grain consistency. The benchmark of fine plantation joinery.

02

Australian Hardwood

Tasmanian Oak and Victorian Ash, sourced from regenerative forestry. Finished in our atelier with low-VOC, water-borne lacquers.

03

Marine Composite

A proprietary polymer engineered for bathrooms and coastal residences. Indistinguishable from timber, impervious to humidity.

04

Stainless Hardware

316-grade marine stainless hinges and tilt-rods. Tested to 50,000 cycles. Quietly engineered to outlast the building.

05

Bespoke Finishes

Twenty-six standard tones; custom colour matching to any Dulux, Porter's or Resene specification at no additional cost.

06

Lifetime Warranty

A structural warranty that follows the residence, not the owner. Service and recalibration provided in perpetuity.

N° 04½ — Anatomy

Drawn to the millimetre.

Every commission begins as a technical drawing — frame depth, slat pitch, tilt mechanism, and tolerance, specified before a single component is milled.

Below: a 89 mm wide-louvre panel, exploded for installation. The same drawing is dispatched to your architect.

Slat profile
Elliptical, 89mm
Frame depth
32mm reveal
Tilt mechanism
Hidden, magnetic
Hinge spec
316 stainless
Drawing N° BX-089-A · Scale 1:8
ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE01 · 02 · 03 · 04 01FRAME mortise · tenon 02SLAT INSERTION 9 elliptical louvres 03TILT MECHANISM tilt + hinges fitted 04INSTALLED commissioned METHOD · SHEET 04 scale 1:15
N° 05 — For the Architect

Specification-grade product, specified directly.

We work alongside Australia's leading studios — supplying CAD blocks, BIM components, and shop drawings to project teams within 72 hours of brief.

Dedicated trade pricing. Project warranties. Site-managed logistics for multi-residence developments.

  • Revit Library
  • BIM 360
  • NCC Compliant
  • BAL-29 Rated
  • Trade Portal
  • Site Co-ordination
"The detailing is faultless. Blindex® Australia is the only manufacturer we now specify for residential — they understand that a shutter is architecture, not an accessory."
— Studio Hallett · Principal Architect
Begin a Commission

Compose your light.

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Atelier
Cremorne, Melbourne
Telephone
+61 3 9000 0000
Correspondence
sales@blindex.com.au