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(SOME THINGS) 2024
 (NO THINGS) 2023
 
18–24 May

Villa Alba Museum
44 Walmer Street
Kew 3101

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During MDW 2023, the first of three instalments, (NO THINGS) MATTERS occupies the ground floor of Villa Alba Museum. Hosting a tactile cornucopia of material samples, interpreted tools, experimental forms, and visual documentation. Inviting audiences to engage with design thinking from its infancy and to follow along on the journey as participants' works manifest into reality.
(NO THINGS)
MATTERS

 






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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(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.
(NO THINGS)
MATTERS
 
18–24 May

Villa Alba Museum
44 Walmer Street
Kew 3101

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During MDW 2023, the first of three instalments, (NO THINGS) MATTERS occupies the ground floor of Villa Alba Museum. Hosting a tactile cornucopia of material samples, interpreted tools, experimental forms, and visual documentation. Inviting audiences to engage with design thinking from its infancy and to follow along on the journey as participants' works manifest into reality.
For everybody, (something) matters. Established in 2023 by Marlo Lyda and Jordan Fleming, MATTERS is an emerging collective platform that advocates for time and intention in the process of designing. Created as an outlet for topics relevant in today’s world, MATTERS aims to highlight design as a shared philosophy that is experienced within the community. Prompted by the question ‘what MATTERS to you?’, a notable collection of Australian and international designer-makers have been invited to explore ‘process’ as the key instigator for new design possibilities. Curated by Australian-born designer Marlo Lyda as part of Futures Collective, each practitioner’s concept is gradually developed, and the results are presented in 3 exhibitions, spaced over 3 years: (NO THINGS), (SOME THINGS), and (EVERYTHING) MATTERS. During MDW 2023, the first instalment, (NO THINGS) MATTERS occupies the ground floor of Villa Alba Museum. Hosting a tactile cornucopia of material samples, interpreted tools, experimental forms, and visual documentation. Inviting audiences to engage with design thinking from its infancy and to follow along on the journey as participants’ works manifest into reality. The exhibition display for (NO THINGS) MATTERS is created entirely from reclaimed materials, as part of an ongoing collaboration between MATTERS and Second Edition, a Sydney-based spatial studio advocating for resource recovery through thoughtful demolition. This sustainable display is sourced from discarded packaging, primarily packing sheets, single use crane slings, and cardboard shipping tubes.