Monday, 18 May 2015

Melbourne Design Week 2015




Shipping Containers Installation - Swanston Street, Melbourne



Last week Melbourne hosted the Design week. The week was full of events across the city. I personally didn't get to go to many of them. But from what I've heard it was great!

Two of the standouts from the week would have to be agIdeas International Forum and the Den : Furniture and Design Fair.

The above picture of the shipping containers was such a great installation, I loved it! Each container had a different segment in it from interior design to product design awards and nominations.


Tuesday, 21 April 2015

People of Salone Satellite 2015

Here are some pictures of the designers that were participating in Satellite 2015. We all helped each other out. Sharing ladders, tools and spare hands when needed. Good team effort I say.

Lewis Yee (Copper ID) & Rowan Turnham
Matt Harding & Max Harper
Vlad Hauber (Raw Narratives) & Matthew Harding

Vlad Hauber (Raw Narratives) & Rowan Turnham



Salone Satellite 2015


 
 Designers from Satellite 2015



The week of design in Milan has been one of shear depth. I've never experienced something so strong and contagious. The whole city everywhere I looked had something related to design going on. From a bare and blank building transformed into a Nendo exhibit to hardware stores selling droog screws in packets. Streets turned into car showrooms (Audi City Lab) to the actual fair grounds of Rho. Fiera Milano Rho is the biggest dedicated showgrounds I have ever been to. 

The set-up of the stand was a difficult one. We did not have many resources to leverage on. Being in a different country and on the other side of the world adds its pros and cons. But we did the best with what we were given. And I'm proud of that. Good 'Aussie' spirit, have a crack.

Painting the stand black

 Max Harper, Matthew Harding, Adam Lynch & Hugh Altschwager (Left to right)

Mitch Rose Painting

Exo Series reading to be hung

The mix of designers from all around the world was such a great thing to be apart of. And to get a chance to exchange ideas and converse about design was even better.



By the end of the set-up we had a stand to be proud of. It was simple but worked well to show and complement our products.

 

Melbourne Movement Stand 2015

 
Matthew Harding & Rowan Turnham - Exo Series

Saturday, 11 April 2015

Melbourne Movement - Salone del Mobile 2015










Melbourne Movement is a talented mix of young Australian designers, determined to build an international reputation for cutting edge Australian design. Melbourne Movement was founded in 1999 by Kjell Grant, an accomplished designer and professor of design at RMIT University.

Fostering and promoting products by excellent young designers and informing the public, retailers and manufacturers of the value and standard of design in Australia, are the core objectives of Melbourne Movement.

Grant currently invites young designers whose work is considered challenging and innovative in a world context to exhibit with the group. Melbourne Movement actively assists designers to commercialise their products. Melbourne Movement aims to make manufacturers, retailers and consumers become aware of the value of good design, and to promote the design excellence of young Australian designers.



We are a group of 7 designers from Melbourne. Our backgrounds in design vary from studies in Furniture design, Architecture to Industrial Design. And this year we are excited to be displaying our designs in Milan. Majority of the designs are lights including pendant, floor and table orientations and a chair design.


 

 Melbourne Movement 2015




Inkster Maken

Designs: Eclipse Wall Light, Flashlight Pendant, Matchstick Lamp



Eclipse Wall Light
Flashlight Pendant
Matchstick Lamp





Dowel Jones

Designs: Mr. Merger, Mr. Dowel Jones



Mr. Merger
Mr. Dowel Jones
Mr. Dowel Jones (disassembled)





Matthew Harding + Rowan Turnham

Designs: Exo Series


Tear drop & cage design

Table orientation

Wall bracket





Max Harper

Designs: Corker series


Corker cluster
Corker in context




Mitchell Rose

Designs: Spin Chair


Spin chair

Rear view of Spin chair

























Front view of Spin chair






We would like to thank our sponsors for their support









And we would also like to thank Kjell Grant for his continuing support for Australian design and Ian Wong for coordinating this years Melbourne Movement, 2015.





For more information about the show go to Salone Del Mobile 2015




















Monday, 16 March 2015

Refreshed and ready for 2015






So after finishing university for the year (2014). It was time to take a much needed break. It was a massive year for projects, renovations, furniture and lighting. I after a couple weeks in Melbourne went to Perth, Western Australia. With my family for Christmas for 2weeks. This was a great time to see family and just relax. 

After that I had a huge trip planned to go to South America for 2months. This was my escape, my time to just not worry about the little things in life and explore once again a continent that I have fell in love with over the past 4years. The vast contrast between culture, people, language and landscapes drew me back again. This time I was to travel with my girlfriend through Peru, Equador and Colombia. Also had a stop in Los Angeles on the way home for 3days which was great as well.


Cotopaxi, Equador

Inca Ruin, Day 3 of trek to Machu Picchu




This year 2015 is a big one.



I will be studying for the last year. Honours year for my Bachelor of Industrial Design at Monash University. The whole year will based on one project. The first semester is research and design based. And the second semester is based on bringing everything together whilst making a functional or aesthetic model. 



My design partner Matthew Harding and I will also be going to Salone Del Mobile Milan 2015 to exhibit with Melbourne Movement. We will be showing Exo series along with other Australian designers. 


'Melbourne Movement is a talented mix of young Australian designers, determined to build an international reputation for cutting edge Australian design. Melbourne Movement was founded in 1999 by Kjell Grant, an accomplished designer an professor of design at RMIT University.'  -  http://www.melbournemovement.com/


The crew going over is :


Adam Lynch
Dale Hardiman
Hugh Altschwager 
Max Harper
Matthew Harding
Mitch Rose 

Rowan Turnham


So its time to get back into it. My last year at university. This will be my 7th year of study after finishing high school all the way back in 2008. 


Imagine.
Create.
Make.



 Peace out.