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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

 






GEORGIA STEVENSON
A ceramic artist guided by research into unconventional and locally found materials, mainly construction and demolition waste, as part of a process-led project called Breaking Ground.

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(RECONSTRUCT) This selection of forms explore the use of locally collected concrete debris as a material in ceramics, either within or as the clay body or glaze.         Concrete has been broken back down into its components through a labour intensive process and reconstructed at precise percentages. Each form is an experiment in ceramics and glass slumping techniques, testing workability and letting the material inform the process. Can this once monolithic, structural, mundane material be reconstructed to have contrasting qualities; can it be fragile, intricate, fluid or glossy?
    Breaking Ground, a research project by Georgia Stevenson, looks at using unconventional and locally found materials in ceramics, mainly construction and demolition ‘waste’. Its purpose is to experiment with site specific materials that express local identity and give character to the ceramic objects and surfaces that surround us. It also aims to find alternatives to commercially extracted and packaged pottery materials and reduce construction and demolition  ‘waste’  heading to landfill. Thank you to Dr Rackel San Nicolas and her team at University of Melbourne for assisting with grinding some of the materials used in this collection.

1. 100% as glaze |  2. 100% as glaze |  3. 27% in glaze |  4. 42.5% in body |  5. 37.5% in body |  6. 100% concrete |  7. 50% in body |  8. 5% in body |  9. 50% in glaze |  10. 40% in body
(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.