Material Thought: exploring material through the work of innovative Australian designers, as part of Melbourne Design Week
As part of Melbourne Design Week 2019, Modern Times is presenting Material Thought, an exhibition of contemporary furniture,lighting and objects by some of Australia’s most innovative and creative designers. Discover new work by Steelotto, Nicolette Johnson, Christopher Boots, Henry Wilson, Ebony Heidenreich, Maddie Sharrock, Studio ac-s, Alterfact and Coco Flip.
Exhibition Dates
14 – 24th March 2019
Location
Modern Times
311 Smith St,
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Part of Melbourne Design Week 2019, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV
Join us for a drink when Brooke Holm’s, Sand Sea opens Thursday 6-8pm 21st March
The theme of Melbourne Design Week is Design Experiments – ‘How can design shape the future?’. Every choice a designer makes has an impact on the future. Material Thought investigates each designers materials and explores some of the history, constraints and implications of these decisions.
Material Thought highlights include Maddie Sharrock’s Snake Head seat made from a unique combination of polystyrene, polyurethane, polymer cement and concrete (recently acquired by the NGV Contemporary Design and Architecture Collection) and the launch of Honey, a new lighting collection from Coco Flip taking cues from the humble honey dipper’s soft curves and classic geometry made from slip-cast ceramic stoneware and American White Ash timber.
We are very proud to be part of Melbourne Design Week, Australia’s leading international design event! Do check out the program for more than 200+ talks, exhibitions, tours and workshops that explore how design can shape the future.
