FRINGE FURNITURE

The 2004 Fringe Furniture winners are:

Sari Harris for "Equa" won the Museum Director's Acquisition prize, the Museum will also commission her to make a piece inspired by their natural history collection.

Marc Sigel and Alana Di Giacomo for "Carbon Chair" took out three prizes for Design Excellence (Box Hill Institute) and the tait prize for ANGLE and a mentorship with Ricci Cole from milk furniture.

Jan Flook for "Recovery" won the Sustainable design Award from the City of Banyule

Daniel Barbera for "Crooked Shadeys" won the Lighting Award donated by Rob and Winsome Martin and a mentorship with Barbara Hermon from Hermon and Hermon

Nick Visser for “Warp 30”, Celia Hartnett for Candelabra, Jimmie Anehagen for "Iris", Stephan Thomas for "Mesa", Nicole Voevodin-Cash for "Joyce Terrain", Keith Melbourne for "DNA", and Scott Lewis for "Uno" Encouragement Awards all were awarded lifetime subscriptions to Inside magazine

The TAIT CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD INTERNSHIP went to Bruce Bartlett and Philip Monsbourgh for “oxibenchseat”, Theodor Bredefelt, Luca Lana, Caz Dunnell and Lorinda Duncan for “Slide” won a mentorship with

The judging panel included Ricci Cole from milk furniture, Chris Connell from Chris Connell design, Gordon Tait from tait and Scott McFadden, lecturer in Furniture Design from Box Hill Institute.

Fringe Furniture presents a fresh angle and new direction on conventional design. An icon event of the Festival, Fringe Furniture is the vehicle for the presentation of one-off furniture designs. Over 100 designers and artists from all over Australia present their furniture in the exhibition. Fringe Furniture is a forum for ideas and concepts, fostering the development and expansion of Australian furniture designers. The exhibition is a meeting point for architects, interior designers, manufacturers, galleries and high end retail businesses.

Returning to the prestigious Melbourne Museum, Fringe Furniture abounds with more space and more kudos. The Melbourne Museum has agreed to award the best furniture design with a Director’s Award, which entails the museum purchasing the winning item to add to the Museum’s collection.

The exhibition will be held in the high traffic area of the Touring Hall Foyer and Courtyard and Infozone Foyer and Courtyard. Artists will be present each day from 1pm to discuss their work and share in their ideas for creating a new angle on furniture design.

24 September – 10 October
LOWER GROUND FOYER
Melbourne Museum
Carlton Gardens, Carlton
10am – 5pm
FREE Event
Artist talks 1pm daily

DIY Model Furniture Workshops

Explore the design process and create your own scale model of furniture.

Date    Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 October

Time    Family Workshops  Saturday 1-2.30pm & 3-4pm and 1-2pm Sunday

           Adults Only Session Sunday 3-4.30pm

Cost    $12 per Child with adult carer, $5 per additional child, $12 per Adult

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