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(SOME THINGS) 2024
 (NO THINGS) 2023
 

For Melbourne Design Week 2024, MATTERS will again claim Villa Alba Museum as it’s home and heartbeat. Opening its doors to Melbourne’s premier clash of contemporary design within classical walls, MATTERS will play host to some of Australia’s most notable
and emerging designers, makers, and artists.
(SOME THINGS)
MATTERS

 






ANDREW CARVOLTH
A designer and craftsperson who merges traditional materials and furniture-making techniques with experimental making processes to explore Australian vernacular design. Carvolth is also the Co-founder of Mixed Goods Studios in Kaurna country, Adelaide.

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(INTROSPECTION) These new studies are the result of a continued approach, guided by a reflection of previous findings, resulting in works of a larger scale as they move closer to familiar typologies. Continuing to embrace the simplicity of low-fi tools with a sensitivity to materials, a process born out of introspection resulting in sculptural form studies has been pushed to realize primitive functional forms..
(SOME THINGS)
MATTERS
 
For Melbourne Design Week 2024, MATTERS will again claim Villa Alba Museum as it’s home and heartbeat. Opening its doors to Melbourne’s premier clash of contemporary design within classical walls, MATTERS will play host to some of Australia’s most notable
and emerging designers, makers, and artists.
MATTERS is a collaborative platform and exhibition host that advocates for time and intention in the design process. Prompted by the question 'what matters to you?', MATTERS serves as an outlet for contemporary concerns, with a steadfast focus on three core thematic pillars: process, community, and longevity. Following the success of (NO THINGS) in 2023 - the inaugural instalment in a three-part group exhibition initiated by Marlo Lyda and Jordan Fleming -  MATTERS will once again claim Villa Alba Museum as its home and heartbeat in 2024. This Melbourne Design Week, MATTERS will uniquely commandeer the entire venue for a premier convergence of contemporary design within classical walls.For Melbourne Design Week 2024, MATTERS will again claim Villa Alba Museum as it’s home and heartbeat. Opening its doors to Melbourne's premier clash of contemporary design within classical walls, MATTERS will play host to some of Australia’s most notable and emerging designers, makers, and artists. Witness the museum's ornate chambers and distinctive living spaces transform into a prolific fusion of materials, concepts, and characters.