OZ Design Furniture
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Family-owned Australian furniture and homewares retailer.
OZ Design Furniture can't show that the workers who make its products in Indonesia and India earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
Also worth knowing
It has no full independent audit.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 2 red flags: no evidence of a living wage and a hidden, unaudited supply chain in high-risk countries. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsMost of its products are made in Indonesia, India and Malaysia, where unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: High-risk raw materials (leather and timber) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNot traced or certified: timber
Red flags 2
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Hidden supply chain, mostly in countries with poor worker rights
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
OZ Design Furniture says which countries it makes its products in, but doesn't name the factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
| Indonesia | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| India | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| Malaysia | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Vietnam | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Doesn't show where its timber comes from. Timber is linked to illegal logging linked to forced labour, so it can't be graded Good until it traces or certifies it.
- Uses leather in only a few products and doesn't show where it comes from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of it traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes OZ Design's managing director says over 70% of its range is imported through its own import business, from manufacturers in Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Malaysia (2017 interview), with the rest made by Australian makers of timber, metal furniture and sofas. No split by country is published. It sells an Australian Made range and Australian timber pieces, but names no factories and publishes no modern slavery statement, supplier code, audit results or timber certification.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | No statement from OZ Design Furniture is listed on the Australian Modern Slavery Register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Baptist World Aid's reports do not assess furniture retailers such as OZ Design Furniture. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- Australian Modern Slavery Register search · search the archive · No statement listed for OZ Design
- Shedden light on OZ Design's 40 years (Unwrap) · search the archive · Shedden family owned; 34 stores; own import business supplies about 70% of range; still sells Australian-made products from local makers
- Michael Petricevic interview (The CEO Magazine, 2017) · search the archive · Imports from Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Malaysia; about 40% of stock Australian made in 2017
Published by OZ Design Furniture or its owner
- OZ Design Furniture website · search the archive · 38 showrooms; Australian Made and Australian timber ranges; timber, rattan and leather sofas; no FSC or modern slavery information
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is OZ Design Furniture ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/oz-design-furniture, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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