The Kraftsman is a family business and each member of their operation has their own set, worn in, chosen and known. Arne and Nicolette collect fastidiously–they buy and sell, but the transaction feels secondary to the hunt. When we visited, we began in the kitchen and moved to the collection room, where they showed us a series of drawers that open to reveal subtle variations–elongated handles, narrow throats, Victorian sets, children’s sets, bowls that taper somewhat imperceptibly, and their attention to history and context between the objects is forensic, fixated.
For the latest edition of @union.magazine , we pay a visit to Arne and Nicolette of @thekraftsman whose collection will sit alongside commissioned works for Table Manners presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.
Images by @b.ells___ & @georgiasmedley 🍴
To stage an exhibition of cutlery is to imagine a room full of mouths anticipating contact—lips closing over a rim, teeth grazing metal, the instinctive choreography between wrist and jaw.
During Melbourne Design Week, Table Manners convenes Belle Thierry, Hamish Munro, Hamish Donaldson, Julian Leigh May, Studio Kyss, Ryan Mueller, Sebastião Lobo, Soie Lait, Snelling Studio, Studio Yeodong Yun and Tai Snaith—each producing a one-off set distilled through the guiding principles of their own practice. Shown alongside selections from the Kraftsman collection.
Florian Home
Thu 14 – Sun 17 May 2026
Curated by @objectmassive
Exhibition design by @streifen._
Presented by @union.magazine
Hosted by @florianhome.florianhome
Production by @b.ells___
Graphic design by 3z22j
To stage an exhibition of cutlery is to imagine a room full of mouths anticipating contact - lips closing over a rim, teeth grazing metal, the instinctive choreography between wrist and jaw.
Table Manners an exhibition as part of
Melbourne Design Week 2026 🍴
Cutlery is personal, never more so than in our home where we all use a different spoon of choice, so Nicolette and I are absolutely thrilled to present a selection of our collection alongside commissioned works by leading Australian and International designers; beautiful designs distilled through the guiding principles of their own practice.
Table Manners. Florian Home 14/7 - 17/7
Curated by @objectmassive
Exhibition design by @streifen._
Presented by @union.magazine
Hosted by @florianhime.florianhome
Production by @b.ells___
Archétype de la faim
2026
Argent sterling, Laiton, perle Keshi, colle
I was asked to create set of ustencils for Table Manners wich is part of Melbourne Design Week 2026.
It is a real pleasure to finally unveil some of the pieces I’ve been working on for the past while ⚖️
The result of my interpretation is a set of fully articulated utensils, each activated by a mechanism specific to the action it represents. Each piece attempts to recreate the movement generated when it is used. 🥄 ⚙️🍴
Table Manners is an exhibition narrowing its focus to the objects we bring, repeatedly and intimately, to our mouths. Each designer was commissioned to produce a singular set of cutlery distilled by the guiding principles of their practice, shown alongside historical and contemporary works from the Kraftsman collection.
Table Manners opens 14 May at Florian Home as part of Melbourne Design Week.
Images by @georgiasmedley / @objectmassive
Table Manners is presented by union.magazine , @objectmassive and @streifen._ with production by @b.ells___
Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
