Fremantle has a new boutique hotel, the 83-room Garde Hotel is a joint venture from the team behind the Warders Hotel, Hougoumont Hotel, and beloved venues Emily Taylor and Gimlet.
Garde Hotel
| Location | Fremantle, Australia |
| Market Sector | Restaurant, Function Venue, Hotel |
| Specifier | Innerspace, Foolscap Studio |
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This is W1 Hospitality and Silverleaf Investments doing what they do best: Creating spaces where design and hospitality actually work together. Matthew Crawford Architects and Foolscap Studio delivered interiors that balance original architecture with contemporary sensibility. Think king-size beds, premium amenities, and those small gestures that elevate a stay (yes, complimentary minibar!). The location puts guests in the heart of Fremantle, steps from the Freo Markets and standout hospitality venues.
And at Anglesea, one of the hotel’s restaurants where modern Australian cooking collides with bold Japanese and Korean techniques, they’ve nailed something else entirely: tables that don’t wobble.
Custom colour, universal stability
This might sound like low-hanging fruit in the hospitality world, but ask any chef in the midst of plating or any server navigating a busy dining room, and they’ll tell you that stable tables aren’t a given. They’re a luxury. And at Anglesea, both inside the dining room and out on the terrace, that luxury comes courtesy of NOROCK’s Lunar self-stabilising disc table bases.
Our friends at Innerspace, one of NOROCK’s incredible Australian distributors, worked with UNITA on the Anglesea fit-out and specified custom-coloured Lunar tables in two striking finishes: Dulux Terrain Satin and Deep Brunswick Green. The bases are our popular 17 size: compact, elegant, perfectly proportioned for intimate dining where conversation flows and plates get shared. Whether guests are tucking into Wagyu beef or contemplating the seasonal menu’s latest direction, the tables stay rock-solid. No shimmying. No compensatory napkin wedges. Just smooth dining as it should be.
Why NOROCK works for hotels
The reality of hotel dining is that wobble happens everywhere. You’ve got outdoor terraces where pavers are uneven, indoor floors with subtle variations from age or renovation, and high-traffic areas where movement matters. But here’s the thing, even on perfectly flat surfaces, traditional tables can rock. It comes down to tiny manufacturing tolerances. One leg might be a millimetre shorter than the others, and suddenly you’ve got a problem that no amount of floor levelling will fix.
NOROCK’s self-stabilising mechanism eliminates any wobble. The patented technology adjusts instantly to any surface, so whether a table is on Angelsea’s indoor flooring or out on the terrace, it stays stable without anyone having to think about it. No staff time wasted shimming tables with folded cardboard. No guests doing the automatic wine glass grab when someone sits down. Just tables that work, exactly as they should.
And because the bases are built to last, they’re a genuinely sustainable choice (and B Corp Certified!). We’ve spent 35+ years perfecting this technology, and we back our mechanism with a 5-year warranty. There are no maintenance schedules, no replacement parts to order, no components that wear out after a year of heavy use. The design has won awards, but more importantly, it makes accessibility easier for everyone, saves operators real time and money, and saves diners on avoidable drycleaning bills and unhappy memories.
The long game
At a place like Garde, where every detail from the architecture to the amenities has been considered, wobbly tables would be a jarring misstep. Anglesea’s menu showcases the finest local produce across every plate. The setting deserves to match that quality.
NOROCK doesn’t just solve a problem. We make dining better. Quieter. Smoother. More focused on what matters: the food, the company, the experience. Millions of diners worldwide sit at NOROCK tables without giving stability a second thought, which is exactly the point.
Garde Hotel: Corner of William and Parry St, Fremantle, Australia
Photos by Jack Lovel
If you're fitting out a hotel restaurant or refreshing your dining spaces, let's talk. Because stability isn't boring. It's the foundation of everything good that happens at a table!
We take pride in representing a West Australian owned company like NOROCK, as their dedication to quality and customer satisfaction aligns with our values at Innerspace.
