Work doesn’t stop during Melbourne Design Week. This is ‘Tall Boy’ in the making.
River Coobah. More to come.
#melbournedesignweek #ngv #homedesign #design
Long-time collaborators Bonhula and Damien bridge ancient and contemporary worlds — their riff on a coin speaks to the rise of symbolic capitalism in sport.
Come see their work at UP THERE as part of Melbourne Design Week. 14–24 May, 69 Flinders Lane.
Melbourne Design Week is on and 100 CHAIRS is now open..
‘Reading Chair’ is Blackbean, 10,000 ancient Redgum, and kangaroo leather courtesy of Robert @upholsterydirect . Photos by @fotokroh
“Presenting the work of over 130 creatives, studios, architects and practices all exploring the chair as a medium.”
Open 11am-6pm daily until 24 May in South Magdalen Laundry, Abbotsford Convent. Please join on Saturday 16 May from 6-9pm for the opening party.
100 CHAIRS is supported by @abbotsfordconvent and @design_institute_au
Melbourne Design Week 2026 in collaboration with the NGV. #ngv #melbournedesignweek #furniture #chair @ngvmelbourne
Thank you Sally Dan and Maya for the showing my work so beautifully and giving me the opportunity to talk about my making life. Sydney tomorrow 27th February @gallerysallydancuthbert 5.00 pm. Rushcutters bay. See you there. Thanks Damien
You can never have too many guitars or bandsaws. Re sawing 10,000 year old Ancient red gum. This is a very hard won technique. 25 years of experimenting, testing and tweaking to get it right. This is cutting 2.7mm x 130mm veneers. I get 10 out of a 37mm board. Very pleased with that. How I get that recovery is not simply. It’s knowledge I happy to share. You can see the end result of this process @gallerysallydancuthbert till 7th March. Thanks Damien #woodworker #workshop #resaw #finewoodwork #design
Machining some superbly figured 10,000 year old Ancient red gum. Level level. The results of this work can be seen @gallerysallydancuthbert #design #woodworker #workshop
Tread lightly 10,000 year old Ancient red gum. Buried for millennia. Waste from a gravel mine. Recovered, milled, dried, worked. Salvaged Tasmanian Blackwood drawer bottom. King Billy pine sides. Silver drawer pulls and feet by @katherinebowman.jewellery showing @gallerysallydancuthbert
5 February- 7 March @gallerysallydancuthbert Bala ga lili ‘two ways learning’ Bonhula Yunupingu and I are delighted to be showing this chair ‘Bonggawa’wu Nhana’nhamirri (Boss’s chair) Gadayka, Ancient red gum, copper wire. In Bonhula’s words. Yanbi yawungu mak gudarr mak gathura. (I thought it was yesterday but maybe it’s tomorrow today) photo @berniewrightphotography
