We create public artworks that capture people’s imaginations

Giant playful interactive artwork

We believe art brings people together, inspiring a collective sense of play and wonder. In 2012, Simone Chua founded Amigo & Amigo with the desire to create art that brings joy to public spaces. Her passion for building community has enabled Amigo & Amigo to expand, bringing on some of Australia’s leading creatives and engineers. The diversity and talent at Amigo & Amigo has skyrocketed the studio’s success, seeing their projects being realised internationally throughout Australia, Asia, South America, USA, Europe and the Middle East. Our artistic mission is to continuously explore the transformation of environments into memorable experiences, inviting real audience interaction with the work.

What We Do

TOURING artworks

We have a selection of artworks that are available to rent, and we also have a team ready to deliver a turn-key solution. We manage all aspects of production from design, fabrication and transportation to build up and break down.

PERMANENT artworks

We have a team of designers, artists, engineers and fabricators ready to realise new site-specific projects. We take care with our clients, collaborating and understanding the audience and environment

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Researching humans, we discovered that in general they have five holes through which they feel: eyes, ears, noses, tongues and fingers. So, as a collective of designers and artists, we explore ways to exploit these ‘feely holes’ in order to make what we call … “Art that makes sense”. Our Logo is both an extension of this philosophy, and an actual photograph of the Amigos working.

We create experiences for humans

so they can feel more human.

Amigo & Amigo is not a person, or a business – it is the act of coming together as a group of positive talented personalities, a group of people excited and empowered to share ideas and work towards a common goal of squeezing feelings out of people they are yet to meet.”

Creating works that capture people’s imaginations

Researching humans we discovered that in general they have five holes through which they feel; eyes, ears, noses, tongues & fingers. So as a collective of designers & artists we explore ways to exploit these feely holes in order to make what we call … “Art that makes sense”. Our Logo is both an extension on this philosophy, and an actual photograph of the Amigos working…

Amigo & Amigo is not a person, or a business – it is the act of coming together as a group of positive talented personalities, a group of people excited and empowered to share ideas and work towards a common goal of squeezing feelings out of people they are yet to meet.”

Amigo & Amigo is not a person, or a business – it is the act of coming together as a group of positive talented personalities, a group of people excited and empowered to share ideas and work towards a common goal of squeezing feelings out of people they are yet to meet.”

… That being said, some of Amigo & Amigo are the below actual people …

Simone Chua

Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design Masters of Design Florence

Born in Sydney, Australia with Australian Chinese heritage. Her mother is Australian, while her father immigrated from Singapore in 1968. Growing up with a Chinese father, Simone was heavily influenced by Chinese food philosophy and traditions. She is an internationally exhibiting contemporary installation artist. At the core of her work is the simple idea of capturing audience imagination and bringing people together in public spaces. Simone is founder of the design studio Amigo & Amigo.

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Adela Lines

Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design Masters of Design Florence

Adela Lines grew up in a small Spanish island in the middle of the Mediterranean sea, Mallorca. Moving to Barcelona to study Industrial Design and then adventuring to Sydney 8 years ago. Adela and Simone met in 2013 and started working together on projects while she was studying Live Production and Management for theatre and events, but the Amigo gravity was too great.

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Chairman Mao

Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design Masters of Design Florence

Been helping the amigos for the past 4 years, have helped create complex geometrical designs, co-work in developing concepts and always bringing a smile to the studio. An 80’s child from South America, nature lover, with a keen interest in geometry, sustainability, and jewellery.

Favorite hobbies include going to live music, collecting vintage records and being mesmerized by heavy machinery.

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Clayton

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