ABACUS by Christopher Boots
Inspired by the ancient tool of balance and calculation, ABACUS is a sculptural study in proportion, material, and light. Faceted quartz is suspended along a refined horizontal beam, creating a composition of rhythm, tension, and harmony.
As light diffuses through the stone, the piece transforms the atmosphere around it — bringing warmth, depth, and quiet architectural presence to the space.
Each piece is assembled by hand at the @christopherboots studio in Melbourne, Australia, with configurations tailored to the scale and intent of each project.
Now on view at YDF Interiors.
For designers, architects, and collectors looking to introduce statement pieces with true artistic presence into their projects — our team is ready to assist with specification, sourcing, and integration.
ASTROLABE is now open for Melbourne Design Week.
Fifteen years of Christopher Boots are brought into focused view through completed works, early prototypes, image-making and material explorations.
Weekdays 2–6pm
Saturdays 12–5pm
Opening night event Thursday May 21
324–328 Napier Street, Fitzroy
Explore ASTROLABE via the link in our profile.
@ngvmelbourne@creative_vic
#MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState
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Photographer: @matthewmcquiggan
OPENING TOMORROW
Tomorrow, ASTROLABE is unveiled at the Christopher Boots studio for Melbourne Design Week.
Completed works, early prototypes, image-making and material explorations from across fifteen years are brought into focused view.
May 14–23
Weekdays 2–6pm, Saturdays 12–5pm
Opening night event May 21
324–328 Napier Street, Fitzroy
Explore ASTROLABE via the link in our profile.
@ngvmelbourne@creative_vic
#MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState
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Photographer: @matthewmcquiggan
Artwork: @johntsiavis
METEOR by Christopher Boots
More atmospheric sculpture than traditional lighting, METEOR transforms the feeling of a space through crystal, shadow and movement.
Each smoky and clear quartz element is individually composed and hand-set at @christopherboots studio in Melbourne, Australia — a process that takes weeks for a single artisan to complete.
Now on view at YDF Interiors in London
MDW 2026
From next Thursday, Melbourne Design Week brings together Melbourne’s design community for the tenth year. A key fixture on the Australian design calendar, it invites audiences inside the practices shaping contemporary culture.
As part of the 2026 program, Christopher Boots presents ASTROLABE, an exhibition bringing fifteen years of the studio into focused view.
Across objects, materials and image-making, the exhibition draws together the works and ideas that have shaped the practice. A body of work in motion, held for a moment.
May 14–23
Opening night event May 21
Christopher Boots Studio
324–328 Napier Street, Fitzroy
Explore the exhibition via the link in our profile.
@ngvmelbourne@creative_vic
#MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV #CreativeVic #CreativeState
DRAWN IN
A vessel that lures.
The NEPENTHES purse, derived from its carnivorous namesake plant. Beautiful, patient, enveloping.
One of many relationships brought into view at ASTROLABE during Melbourne Design Week.
May 14–23
Opening night event May 21
Explore the exhibition via the link in our profile.
#MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV @NGVMelbourne
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Photographer: @matthewmcquiggan
ASTROLABE
Melbourne Design Week 2026
Fifteen years of Christopher Boots, brought into focused view.
Across objects, materials and image-making, the exhibition draws together the works and moments that have shaped the practice. A body of work in motion, held for a moment.
May 14–23
Opening night event May 21
Christopher Boots Studio
324–328 Napier Street, Fitzroy
Explore the exhibition via the link in our profile.
#MelbourneDesignWeek #NGV @NGVMelbourne
IN LONDON
Christopher Boots is featured at YDF Interiors, a contemporary interiors destination spanning 20,000 square feet in the heart of Knightsbridge, directly opposite Harrods.
Selected pieces are on view throughout the showroom, with access to the full collection and custom commissions through YDF’s expert team.
If you’re in London, visit YDF to experience the work in person.
Explore the London showroom page via the link in our profile.
@ydfinteriors
MILAN: A LIVING ARCHIVE
As this year’s Milan Design Week draws to a close, we’re reflecting on five Christopher Boots presentations across the fair between 2017 and 2024.
From group exhibitions and international recognition, to TROVE with Lost Profile Studio and our first solo showcase, CRUX, Milan has been an important part of the studio’s international story.
These chapters continue to inform our evolving practice and dialogue with the wider design world.
Explore the archive via the link in bio.
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Image 1: Local Milan No. 3 — 2018
Image 2: Moments from Milan
Image 3: TROVE — 2019
Image 4: Moments from Milan
Image 5: Local Milan — 2017
Image 6: TROVE — 2019
Image 7: TROVE 2.0 — 2022
Image 8: TROVE 2.0 — 2022
Image 9: CRUX — 2024
Image 10: CRUX — 2024
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“The spark of creation, previously limited to the Gods, gave mortals the power to dream, create, imagine and challenge.”
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Through the use of natural crystal quartz, Australian lighting designer @ChristopherBoots investigates relationships between nature, architecture, symbology, geometry, and geology. His work reflects an ongoing exploration of structure, symmetry, and pattern, shaped by material and method.
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Photo @christinefrancisphotographer
Available through COUP D’ETAT Showrooms.
Four humans looked back at Earth this week.
From where they sat, the Moon swallowed the Sun entirely.
Not darkness, not light: a corona. The halo that only reveals itself when the source disappears.
Perspective changes everything you thought you knew about light.
It's the principle we've worked from since the beginning.
📷 NASA | Artemis II | April 6, 2026
