Melbourne Design Week · Guardian Art
100 chairs by Australian designers on view
Melbourne Design Week's 10th edition features 100 chairs by Australian designers selected through open call at South Magdalen Laundry through May 24. Designs range from traditional timber to experimental pieces, including a transforming table and horse sculpture.
Curated by Friends & Associates, the exhibition draws from an open call requiring all pieces to be made in Australia and functional for sitting. The selection showcases diverse approaches to the chair form, from conventional dining seating to boundary-pushing installations that blur functional and sculptural categories. One chair transforms into a table, another adopts equine form, while others explore darker aesthetic territories. The exhibition reflects contemporary design's engagement with familiar domestic objects as sites of creative experimentation.
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