Softer Studio.
Softer Design Studio is a Melbourne-based project founded by cabinetmaker and furniture designer Dustin Fritsche.
After completing a successful and rewarding cabinet-making apprenticeship in the far north coast of NSW, Dustin studied furniture design at RMIT in Melbourne to further broaden his skills and appreciation for design. Since then, Softer has been gaining momentum with custom pieces being sent to clients across Victoria and interstate.
Softer has a growing range of products and a vast portfolio of bespoke pieces, from
stand-alone furniture to built-in cabinetry. Every Softer item is made to last using sustainable and renewable materials when possible, with very close attention to detail and quality control.
@kellilundberg.art
545 Mornington-Tyabb Road
Moorooduc VIC 3933
✦ Vernissage
Saturday 9 May, 4-6pm
Presented by @ngvmelbourne MDW is an initiative of the Victorian Government through @Creative_Vic
Featuring:
@adamgoodrumstudio@amnceramics@belindawiltshire@bolajiteniola@emmadavies.art@elvis.sabi.studio@hughmccarthy@janvogelpoel_ceramics@leisa_wharington@bieemele@softerstudio@solxsol.ceramics@studiokaytar@trovato___@twolines_studio
Proudly supported by @fibonacci_au@melbcitylandrover
I’m excited to show my piece “Sub-Genre Cabinet” for @tall___poppy as part of Melbourne Design Week 2026. Here is a glimpse of what you’ll be able to see amongst other great creations at the @kellilundberg.art gallery from the 29th of April until the 7th of June.
Shorter Stool - one of my first designs that has been adapted over the years. It is made from a combination of plywood and solid timber. CNC cut to optimise maximum yield with little waste. Available in different colours, veneers and finishes.
We are thrilled to be showing our work as part of @futureobjekt@melbourneartfair . Opening this Thursday 19th and running until Sunday 22nd Feb. We have been working on some new pieces and will have Melbourne Design Week pieces on display as well. Come and see at Booth E17! Tickets on sale at Melbourneartfair.com.au
Alongside an incredible line-up of leading galleries and design studios, @beciorpin and I are thrilled to be exhibiting as part of @futureobjekt at @melbourneartfair 2026.
Envisioned as both stage and showcase, FUTUREOBJEKT is the new collectable design salon dreamed up by Melbourne Art Fair as a platform for discovery.
Here, objects refuse to behave, ideas
shapeshift, and design, architecture and art collide in unpredictable ways. The program brings a sharpened curatorial lens to the design landscape, amplifying the voices and material narratives shaping contemporary culture today.
A fair-within-a-fair, FUTUREOBJEKT is built for encounter, disruption and the thrill of the not-yet-known.
We look forward to seeing you there.
FUTUREOBJEKT at Melbourne Art Fair,
19 – 22 February 2026
Tickets on sale now @melbourneartfair
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#MAF2026 @melbourneartfair@futureobjek
Today is the last day to catch Comfort Zone as part of @ngvmelbourne Melbourne Design Week. Thank you to everyone who has come and seen and enjoyed the show and given us such great feedback. It really means a lot! Thank you to @openjournal_neometro for allowing us to use their space and to @eltongroup for supplying all the amazing @alpi_wood veneers we got to work with and @noveraustralia for providing the @salice.official hardware. Also a massive thank you to all the wonderful people who helped with the finer details. I’ll be at 11 Wilson Ave Brunswick from 10-5 today, so come on down and visit me after getting a coffee from @drip.coffee.drip or a bakery treat from @iristhebakery and lastly thanks to @phamstapham for the exhibition photos! Thank you!!
I’m excited to present ‘Comfort Zone’ - an exhibition of furniture pieces created with @softerstudio as part of @ngvmelbourne Melbourne Design Week.
‘Comfort Zone’ explores unexpected connections between traditional techniques & contemporary digital design. From cross-stitched grid to pixelated screen, the handmade and machine-made begin with the same logic. How does centuries-old embroidery technique mirror the structure of MS-DOS graphics or ASCII art?
These contrasting themes will be explored using a variety of modern & traditional techniques - woodworking, screen-printing, embroidery, digital printing - to create pieces that combine playfulness with concept.
‘Comfort Zone’ opens Thursday 22nd May 6-9pm, at 11 Wilson ave, Brunswick (space generously provided by @neometro ). Exhibition then continues 23rd / 24th / 25th May 10-5pm daily.
Pieces from the show will be available on special order.
Huge thanks to our supporters:
@eltongroup (veneers)
@openjournal_neometro (space)
@noverhardware (hardware)
@italianqualitycoatingsau (varnish)
📷 @photosby_ellieking
Round Up and Square Up - A concept for a fun side table that can be stacked into a shelving unit by rubber sockets that are press fit into the top and bottom of the legs. I would like to make these one day.
