Design 2004
The State of Design Festival Award Exhibition
Date October 2004
Location Australia Gallery, Melbourne Museum, Victoria, Australia
Description A major, multi-disciplinary design exhibition of Australian Design, as a key component of the Victorian Governments State of Design Initiative. The Exhibition celebrated design excellence and provided a survey of the best Australian emerging and experienced designers.
Products exhibited Floorplay
Other exhibitors Various
Photographer Samantha Parsons (Vixen clothing behind Floorplay)
Tokyo Designers Block
Tyranny of Distance, a travelling exhibition of Australian Design that explored the idea of compact and transportable furniture, objects and environments. Exhibition assembled by the Furniture Laboratory with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts and Austrade. Tokyo Designers Block “represents a major gathering of the world’s designers and design companies where thousands of local and international visitors gather to take part in a variety of exhibitions, installations and special events.
date October 2004
location Tokyo, Japan
products exhibited Floorplay
other exhibitors 17 designers in total including Korban/Flaubert, Charles Wilson, Zoe Macdonell, Mathew Butler, Bianca Looney, Lucus Chirnside, Crowd Productions, Nick Rennie, Thomas Seymour, Marc Harrison, Stefan Kahn, Malte Wagenfeld, Jonathan Baskett, Willea Ferris, Anthea Van Kopplen and Michael Hoppe.
Seoul Design Week
Tyranny of Distance, travelling exhibition of Australian Design.
Date October 2004
Location Seoul, Korea
Products exhibited Floorplay
Other exhibitors Marc Pascal, Charles Wilson, Zoe Macdonell, Mathew Butler, Bianca Looney, Lucus Chirnside, Michael Trudgeon, Nick Rennie, Thomas Seymour, 2Design, Marc Harrison, Stefan Kahn, Malte Wagenfeld and Jonathan Baskett
Image Hot Style, Seoul Design Festival 2004 catalogue
Milan Furniture Fair
Salone Satellite, Milan International Furniture Fair
Date April 2004
Location Milan, Italy
Products exhibited Floorscape, Floorplay, Beachboard
Photographer Samantha Parsons
Designmai
40 degrees, Contemporary Australian Design (exhibition curated by Helen Punton of Modern White). To coincide with Designmai 2004, International Design Festival.
Date 2004
Location Stilwerk, Berlin, Germany
Products exhibited Floorscape
Image Modern White
Inspired by Cologne
Finalist, Inspired by Cologne, The Talent Show of IMM Cologne, Germany
Year January 2004
Design Floorscape
Exhibition Cologne Furniture Fair, Germany
Other finalists Sam was 1 of 31 young international designers selected by the German Design Council from over 400 applications worldwide. Finalists were from Austria, Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands (including Radiator by Joris Laarmann, now part of Droog Design Range), UK and USA
Judges included renowned international designer Patricia Urquiola
Supermodern Gorgeous
Exhibition including some of Australias leading fashion and textile designers such as Gwendolynne, s!x, Nicola Cerini and Charles Anderson. Curated by Anthea van Kopplen
Date 2003
Location Melbourne, Australia
Products exhibited Floorscape
Photography Samantha Parsons
