ANDREW CARVOLTH
A designer and craftsperson who merges traditional materials and furniture-making techniques with experimental making processes to explore Australian vernacular design. Head of the Jam Factory Furniture Studio and co-founder of One Two One Two and Mixed Goods Studios.
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A designer and craftsperson who merges traditional materials and furniture-making techniques with experimental making processes to explore Australian vernacular design. Head of the Jam Factory Furniture Studio and co-founder of One Two One Two and Mixed Goods Studios.
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(INTROSPECTION) MATTERS
As a craftsperson, I have embraced the tactile nature of materials and the simplicity of low-fi tools. My process is born out of introspection. I connect with the inherent qualities of material and process allowing it to guide my work. The rhythm of the tools and the repetitive nature of the work create a meditative state that allows me to tap into a deeper creative flow. The end result is a collection of form studies that embody a sense of calm and introspection that encourage me to view my craft through new eyes.
As a craftsperson, I have embraced the tactile nature of materials and the simplicity of low-fi tools. My process is born out of introspection. I connect with the inherent qualities of material and process allowing it to guide my work. The rhythm of the tools and the repetitive nature of the work create a meditative state that allows me to tap into a deeper creative flow. The end result is a collection of form studies that embody a sense of calm and introspection that encourage me to view my craft through new eyes.
CORDON SALON
A Melbourne-based design studio that uses research, collaboration, and experimentation to speculate on approaches to contemporary craft and design, often working with lost, forgotten, or overlooked materials.
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A Melbourne-based design studio that uses research, collaboration, and experimentation to speculate on approaches to contemporary craft and design, often working with lost, forgotten, or overlooked materials.
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(WHY?) MATTERS
This snapshot from the Cordon Salon ‘studio desk’ showcases elements of creative process prior to formulation of a new body of work. Within this collection, you will find a variety of research materials, including paper patterns, marquettes, design sketches, and material samples. Cordon Salon invites you to explore their creative journey and gain a deeper understanding of their adoption of historical armor working processes and how they inform their contemporary craft & design.
This snapshot from the Cordon Salon ‘studio desk’ showcases elements of creative process prior to formulation of a new body of work. Within this collection, you will find a variety of research materials, including paper patterns, marquettes, design sketches, and material samples. Cordon Salon invites you to explore their creative journey and gain a deeper understanding of their adoption of historical armor working processes and how they inform their contemporary craft & design.
DEAN NORTON
A designer who develops products that consider form, function, refined detailing, and harmony in materials, drawing inspiration from contemporary influences to create enduring pieces that connect on an emotional level.
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A designer who develops products that consider form, function, refined detailing, and harmony in materials, drawing inspiration from contemporary influences to create enduring pieces that connect on an emotional level.
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(REIMAGINING) MATTERS
Reimagining matters, reimagining materials, space and form and how the latter can be combined to create a new aesthetic outcome accomplished through experimentation, play and imagination. This creative journey will be an exploration of reflection, colour and light. Beginning with these elements frequently explored in my studio, and serving as the foundation of my journey to discover new effects that will surprise and elicit an emotional response from its audience. Searching through the material archives, revisiting past studio research and reimagining it.
Reimagining matters, reimagining materials, space and form and how the latter can be combined to create a new aesthetic outcome accomplished through experimentation, play and imagination. This creative journey will be an exploration of reflection, colour and light. Beginning with these elements frequently explored in my studio, and serving as the foundation of my journey to discover new effects that will surprise and elicit an emotional response from its audience. Searching through the material archives, revisiting past studio research and reimagining it.
DNJ Paper
A collaborative research project and micro-label that uses handmade recycled rag paper and Japanese paper (washi) to create paper clothing, accessories, and objects in response to pressing social, aesthetic, and conceptual questions.
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A collaborative research project and micro-label that uses handmade recycled rag paper and Japanese paper (washi) to create paper clothing, accessories, and objects in response to pressing social, aesthetic, and conceptual questions.
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(MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION) MATTERS
Paper as a vehicle for Material Transformation.
Our proposal for this exhibition is to explore our ongoing research into material transformation by exploring natural dyeing with Eucalyptus and hand papermaking using rags and waste fabrics.
Both are forms of material transformation that take one seemingly immutable form—a leaf, or a garment—and reduce it to a stew, a goo, a pulp, a fibrous mass. At this point, the raw, fluid matter can feel limitless.
We want to explore these limits.
We intend to make material, garment, body accessory, and object prototypes that express different material interactions.
Paper as a vehicle for Material Transformation.
Our proposal for this exhibition is to explore our ongoing research into material transformation by exploring natural dyeing with Eucalyptus and hand papermaking using rags and waste fabrics.
Both are forms of material transformation that take one seemingly immutable form—a leaf, or a garment—and reduce it to a stew, a goo, a pulp, a fibrous mass. At this point, the raw, fluid matter can feel limitless.
We want to explore these limits.
We intend to make material, garment, body accessory, and object prototypes that express different material interactions.