Jimmy Possum Chair Workshop

Step inside the story of an Australian icon in this immersive four-day Jimmy Possum Chair workshop.

With rare behind-the-scenes access to historic Jimmy Possum chairs held in the Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections, study original examples, measure up your design, and learn time-honoured techniques using traditional materials, hand tools and methods. In an intimate group of just six participants, you'll shape, drill and assemble your own chair from start to finish.

Along the way, uncover the mystery of the Jimmy Possum chair, believed to have emerged in mid-19th-century northern Tasmania, crafted by an unknown bush carpenter and passed down through generations.

Simple, ingenious and unmistakably Australian, the Jimmy Possum chair's tapered legs pierce the seat to become arms and back, forming a rugged yet elegant design born of the bush.