Manufacturing
Behind the excitement of Sin City Karisma Joinery is firmly established as one of Sydney’s leading entertainment precinct design, fit-out and joinery specialists. So what have Sydney’s leading entertainment hot spots like The Star casino, Sydney Hilton, Rockpool Bar and Grill and Cyrens restaurant got in common? Besides being among Sydney leading excitement centres they have all had the Karisma Joinery treatment. Then there are other talked about Sin City good time destinations, like the downtown Ivy complex. Since opening in 2009 the Ivy Bar has become the partycentral playground for many Sydneysiders, housing bars, nightclubs, bistros, drinking areas to suit all tastes, party joints that keep going long into the night, and some of the city’s hottest dining spots – there is even a pool on the roof. Karisma Joinery’s list of Sydney’s leading commercial clients is long and impressive, from complexes
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like hotels and airports through offices, board rooms, work stations, restaurants, cafes, cinemas and libraries. The dynamo behind the company is Joe Zarantonello. He stresses that quality and durability are overarching values for Karisma Joinery: “So we employ only the highest quality tradesman and use the best materials”. With Italian ancestry – how did you guess – and equipped with a cabinet maker’s ticket, Joe started his business making kitchens in his mother’s shed in 1985. From the backyard at home to a modern cabinet making and joinery factory at Seven Hills in western Sydney employing 35 tradesmen and specialists, Joe is now firmly established as one of Sydney’s leading entertainment precinct design, fit-out and joinery specialists. “We now tend to concentrate on top events and entertainment venues where flair, quality and made-to-last are the essence of our joinery and cabinet
making work. We can do everything from interior design, lighting, bars, restaurants, gaming tables and a myriad of other furniture,” said Joe. Karisma Joinery is able to offer clients a complete package from initial conceptualisation through design, architectural drawings, to manufacturing and installation. Joinery work carried out by in Sydney by Karisma Joinery as part of major refurbishment projects includes the Regent Hotel, Alto BMW, and the University of New South Wales. Karisma Joinery also designed, manufactured and installed the joinery as part of a multi-million dollar renovation and refurbishment of the Sergeants Mess complex. Overlooking Chowder Bay, the Sergeants Mess is set in one of Sydney’s most glamorous and breathtaking locations commanding spectacular views of Sydney Harbour across to Camp Cove, Watsons Bay and
Multi-million dollar renovation and refurbishment, Sergeants Mess complex ... paying homage to the simple glamour of the ‘60s.
Rose Bay. Paying subtle homage to the simple glamour of the ‘60s, the joinery for the renovation and revitalisation was provided by Joe and his team. It is now a prestigious location for weddings, conferences, meetings, gala events or private celebrations. Yet another more recent job has been the refitting of Sydney’s The Star casino and hotel at Darling Harbour. The Star features two gaming floors, eight bars, seven restaurants, 351 hotel rooms, 130 serviced apartments and the 2,000 seat Lyric Theatre. Karisma Joinery has managed several aspects of the major refurbishment, including designing and manufacturing casino tables and the high-rollers area fitout, plus various bars. Part of Karisma’s brief at The Star included Sydney’s hottest nightclub, Marquee. Brash and glitzy, Marquee is modelled on Las Vegas personality and the casino look. It is about brash sex appeal in a city trying to shock.
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