What happens to a Birkenstock when it can’t be repaired anymore?
Beyond Repair begins with that question, alongside more than 5000 pairs of footwear Birkenstock Australia repairs each year. Replacing footbeds, renewing soles, extending the life of objects people have worn for years.
But as that network grows, so does what it leaves behind.
Eva and Birkenstock Australia have been asking what this material can become. The answer is unexpected, tactile and on show at Eva’s Carlton House showroom as part of Melbourne Design Week. A material research exhibition built on a single refusal: to call a work cork footbed finished.
Visitors are invited to handle the material directly - to understand where it came from, what it took to get here and what might be next.
Entry is free and open to the public, from May 14 - 24
More info via the link in bio.
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5,000 pairs repaired every year. And then what?
Beyond Repair opens today at Eva Carlton House. A free exhibition born from the question Birkenstock Australia and Eva couldn’t stop asking: what do you do with cork that’s given everything it had?
The answer is on the walls. Come experience it for yourself.
Free entry, 14-24 May. 186 Faraday St, Carlton.
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Beyond Repair is the story of how a shared obsession with longevity and circularity brought Eva and Birkenstock Australia together, and what happened when we refused to let a worn footbed be the end of the story.
Come and discover the process from start to finish in the Beyond Repair exhibition at Eva Carlton House as part of Melbourne Design Week. Touch the material. Understand where it came from and what it took to get here.
Entry is free and open to the public, from May 14-24.
�Eva Carlton House, 186 Faraday St Carlton.
More info via the link in bio 🤳
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We’re part of Melbourne Design Week 2026, and we couldn’t be more excited to share what we’ve been working on.
Beyond Repair is a material research exhibition created with @birkenstockau , opening at Eva’s Carlton House showroom on May 14. It starts with a simple question: what happens to a Birkenstock when it can’t be repaired anymore?
The result is something unexpected and tactile, built on a single refusal to call a worn cork footbed finished.
Come in, handle the materials and see for yourself.
Melbourne Design Week runs 14–24 May 2026 across Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Entry is free and open to the public.
Read more via the link in bio 🔗
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