Melbourne a Milano
The City of Melbourne and the National Design Centre selected Bookscreen as one of 11 products to represent Melbourne Design at this significant cultural, business and design mission to Milan
Date February 2007
Location Design Central held at 3rooms Boutique Hotel,10 Corso Como, Milan, Italy
Products exhibited Paul the Bookscreen
Other exhibitors Simone LeAmon, Third Drawer Down, Moth Design, McFarlane Design, S!x, Ryan Whelan, Do It Baby, Ann-Maree Willett, Fashion Incubator and Sonya Pletes
Photographer National Design Centre
Literarte
Literarte: (n) a poetree of flying birds and colourful screens created from recycled books. Part of WOW during the State of Design Festival 2006. The Literate installation was created in collaboration with Russell Bryant who created the sgraffito woodcut artwork and flock of suspended, book sculptures evoking avian flight.
Date October 2006
Location GPO, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Products exhibited Bookscreens (Paul and Brooke)
Other exhibitors as part of WOW: Eness (The Unwired Light Garden), Spacecraft, Zaishu, Lightly, Daniel Barberra, Gregory Bonasera, Cloud Design, Cube Konstrukt, Niche media, Jo Wilson, Nick Rennie, Anthony Dann, Dhiren Bhagwandas and others…
Photographer Peter Bennetts
Illustration, etching and flying books Russell Bryant
Milan Furniture Fair
Floorplay was exhibited on the Stand of DearKids (Italian manufacturer of Childrens Furniture) at the prestigious Milan Furniture Fair
Date April 2006
Location Milan, Italy
Products exhibited Floorplay
Photograph provided by DearKids
Young Designer of Year
Runner up, Sydney Morning Herald Young Designer of the Year
Year 2005
Brief Reuse an everyday product to create something practical and functional for the home
Design Bookscreen
Exhibition Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
Photographer Samantha Parsons
After Fashion
Exhibition to showcase designs from across Australian, with a focus on a sustainable approach to design and manufacturing of fashion and textile products.
Date March to June 2005
Location National Wool Museum, Geelong, Australia.
Products exhibited Floorscape
Other exhibitors S!x, Gwendollyne, Nicola Cerini, Ilka White and nplus 1
Image City of Greater Geelong Arts Bulletin 118, 17 March 2005
New Inventors
Publication The New Inventors Magazine, after appearing on the ABC program of the same name
Date November 2004, page 38
Article Floorscape: an ingenious way to customize space with this adaptable rug
Product Floorscape
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.
Design 2004 Awards
Finalist Emerging Designer Category, The State of Design Festival, Design Awards
Year 2004
Description A prestigious Design Award representing the best of Australian design
Design Floorplay
Exhibition Design 2004 Exhibition, Melbourne Museum
Image State of Design Festival 2004 Catalogue
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
