As the way we work continues to evolve, so must the spaces that support us. Brisbane-based studio M&E Interiors is meeting this moment by placing furniture at the centre of design.

"Furniture is never just furniture," - Creative Director, Rachel Vasallo.

"It shapes how we live, work and connect."

The studio seamlessly bridges interior design with furniture curation, customisation, and delivery, carving out a distinct position in the industry. With a philosophy they call Design in Place, founders Paul and Rachel Vasallo, ensure that every project moves effortlessly from concept to completion, delivering spaces that inspire connection and enhance productivity.

Project Kubo by M&E Interiors. Round timber table with timber stool with pink seat cushion, in room with grey carpet.
Project Kubo by M&E Interiors featuring custom M&E designed Hinty collaborative nested tables and curated Simon Says High Stool by Dowel Jones.
Project Kubo by M&E Interiors. At home office set up with small timber desk with black chair and laptop, next to full height window overlooking city views below.
Project Kubo by M&E Interiors featuring curated Autex Acoustics Willie Weston Workstation Screens.

M&E Interiors is a holistic commercial interiors studio that specialises in curating and creating workplaces defined by wellbeing, adaptability, and innovation. Its strength lies in weaving furniture, custom joinery, and acoustic solutions into one coherent vision, ensuring every project is resolved from the beginning into a space that is both purposeful and enduring.

Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors. Office space with mix of patterned white and blue carpeting and concrete flooring, with full height blue curtains and blue yoga mat and ball on the floor.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors featuring custom copper Veri Planters.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors. Office set up with white desk and chair, two monitor screens and exposed brick walls.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors featuring Cicero Workstations.

Their dual capability as both curators and creators is the foundation of their studio. Through exclusive partnerships with leading Australian and European brands such as WOUD, Billiani, Ethimo, IOC Project Partners, and VANK, alongside bespoke Australian-made furniture and joinery, M&E Interiors delivers timeless pieces that balance longevity, craft, and design intelligence.

Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Maroon dining chair with scalloped back support detail at white and orange round dining table.
M&E lifestyle perspective, featuring the Frisée chair by Billiani and M&E Interiors’ Tambol Table.
Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Maroon dining chair with scalloped back support detail at white and orange round dining table.
WOUD, Exclusive brand partner of M&E Interiors.
IOC Project Partners, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Abstract powder blue tufted armchair with cushions.
IOC Project Partners, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Back of chair with medium timber legs and back support, with pink and white pebbled cushions.
Billiani, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
Humanscale, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Home office space with white and salmon chair, white and timber desk and dark grey wall paint.
Humanscale, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.

When projects require something unique, M&E designs and produces custom furniture tailored to place and purpose. Working closely with architects, designers, and clients, the studio develops furniture that responds to context from collaborative tables and banquette seating to curved workstations, planters, and acoustic elements. Each project reinforces the belief that design is resolved through furniture, shaping places that are not only functional but also deeply human-centred.

Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Various hairs and armchairs arranged on concrete rooftop with views over native bushland.
Project River Room by M&E Interiors, featuring two custom designed side tables.
Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Various hairs and armchairs arranged on concrete rooftop with views over native bushland.
Project Woolstore by M&E Interiors, featuring custom workstations and acoustics.

Together, these values come to life in projects such as Kalakal, where bespoke folding and dining tables, ottomans, curved workstations, and planters created a workplace that balances collaboration and flow. Here, conscious workplace design reflects M&E Interiors' dedication to craft, design intelligence and sustainability.

Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors. Office space with white rounded office pods, concrete flooring, blue abstract wallpaper and purple LED lighting.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors. Office space with white rounded office pods, concrete flooring, blue abstract wallpaper and purple LED lighting.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors. Office space with white rounded office pods, concrete flooring, blue abstract wallpaper and purple LED lighting.
Project Kalakal by M&E Interiors featuring custom copper Veri Planters.

As a young studio with bold ideas, M&E Interiors is at the beginning of an exciting journey, one where furniture leads the design conversations. This vision continues to be the studio’s defining compass, embedding furniture intelligence into the DNA of every project and positioning M&E as both curators and creators in the evolving commercial interiors landscape.

Paul Vasallo, Director of M&E Interiors.
Paul Vasallo, Director of M&E Interiors.

M&E Interiors is set to continue its innovative approach, prioritising sustainability and longevity over fast fixes. Their next venture moves beyond curation to creation, designing adaptable, modular furniture, underpinned by narrative-led circular thinking.

"We're exploring how furniture can operate almost like architecture, embodying place, but with the freedom to constantly evolve," - Director Paul Vasallo.

Expect design that reinvents itself and is inherently built to respond to the evolving needs of people, place and planet. At the heart of this direction is the same philosophy that defines every M&E project; the belief that furniture shapes how people connect with place in ways that endure.

If you would like to learn more, head to the M&E Interiors website, where you’ll be able to view more of their projects and furniture collections.

Giveaway!

Upgrade your office with our latest giveaway! We have teamed up with M&E Interiors to give you the chance to win a Humanscale Path Chair. As the world’s most sustainable task chair, it is the Chair for Every Body.

 Follow the easy steps below to enter for your shot at winning this must-have piece and transforming your office space in style.

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That's it! You can enter as many times as you like. Winner will be announced at 7pm AEST 28th of September. Good luck!

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Humanscale, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. White meeting desk with white chairs in high-rise office space with city views and timber floors.
Humanscale, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Various hairs and armchairs arranged on concrete rooftop with views over native bushland.
Billiani, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
WOUD, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Abstract bean-shaped armchair in maroon with silver chrome supports.
WOUD, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Black timber chair with beige boucle cushion and backrest.
Billiani, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
Ethimo, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Three timber day beds arranged on rocky hillside.
Ethimo, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
IOC Project Partners, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Work desk formation with timber legs, white chairs and white dividing screen.
IOC Project Partners, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
IOC Project Partners, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. Close up of black and silver work desks with beige pinboards.
IOC Project Partners, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.
Billiani, Brand Partner for M&E Interiors. White boucle armchair with scalloped bottom edge.
Billiani, Brand Partner of M&E Interiors.