Victorian Award will celebrate contemporary furniture design.
March 3rd, 2009
The Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award will kick off next week at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
The award, focussing on contemporary Vitctorian design practice, is made possible by a bequest of the late Colin Rigg.
This year the award will present the state’s best contemporary furniture design welcoming the following designers: Adam Cornish, Lambie Chan, Lucas Chirnside, Matthew Harding, Cathy Jankowsky, Joseph Keenan, Simone LeAmon, Jacqueline Ying Jun Lin, Chris Connell [https://www.indesignlive.com/articles/events/heide-chair-launch], Stuart McFarlane, Ross McLeod, Drew Martin & Dale Rock (of Rock Martin), Oliver Field, and Helen Kontouris.
“The Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award is regarded as one of the most prestigious design prizes in Australia and we remain indebted to Cicely and Colin Rigg and to the Rigg Bequest for the vision and foresight that continue to make this important event possible,” says Dr Gerard Vaughan – Director of the NGV.
Offering a prize of $30 000 to the winning entry, the award will also include an exhibition of works to run from 12 March – 30 August 2009 at the NGV Myer Fashion & Textiles Galleries, The Ian Potter Centre.
Co-curator of the exhibition, Matthew Martin says: “The 2009 exhibition seeks to familiarise the public with the vitality of the contemporary Victorian furniture design scene. Every work in this exhibition has the potential to become a ‘design classic’ of the future.”
The award will be announced next Wednesday 11 March 2009.
Hero Image:
Ross McLeod
born Australia 1960
Frequency, lounge 2008
plywood, steel, polyurethane, wool/nylon blend
71.0 x 200.0 x 60.0 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Ross McLeod
Lambie Chan
born Hong Kong 1982, arrived Australia 2001
Ribbon, bench 2007
Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans)
(1-2) 55.0 x 199.0 x 97.5 cm (overall)
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Lambie Chan
Simone LeAmon
born Australia 1971
Maquette for Lepidoptera, chair 2008
stainless steel, polyester
15.1 x 20.1 x 19.8 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Simone LeAmon
Jacqueline Ying Jun Lin
born China 1984, arrived Australia 1998
Y-knot chair 2007
fibreglass, nylon cord
92.5 x 60.0 x 97.0 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Jacqueline Ying Jun Lin
Matthew Harding
born Australia 1964
Poise, chair 2007
plywood, nylon
77.0 x 62.5 x 65.5 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Matthew Harding
Adam Cornish
born Australia 1981
Box and Dice, Sydney
est. 1988
Flex hammock 2008
plywood, stainless steel cable, rubber
20.0 x 216.0 x 100.0 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Adam Cornish
Schiavello, Melbourne (manufacturer)
est. 1966
Helen Kontouris
born Australia 1976
101 chair 2006
fibreglass, wool, felt
81.4 x 87.5 x 77.5 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Helen Kontouris
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
The Sub-Zero Wolf showrooms in Sydney and Melbourne provide a creative experience unlike any other. Now showcasing all-new product ranges, the showrooms present a unique perspective on the future of kitchens, homes and lifestyles.
Savage Design’s approach to understanding the relationship between design concepts and user experience, particularly with metalwork, transcends traditional boundaries, blending timeless craftsmanship with digital innovation to create enduring elegance in objects, furnishings, and door furniture.
In the pursuit of an uplifting synergy between the inner world and the surrounding environment, internationally acclaimed Interior Architect and Designer Lorena Gaxiola transform the vibration of the auspicious number ‘8’ into mesmerising artistry alongside the Feltex design team, brought to you by GH Commercial.
Channelling the enchanting ambience of the Caffè Greco in Rome, Budapest’s historic Gerbeaud, and Grossi Florentino in Melbourne, Ross Didier’s new collection evokes the designer’s affinity for café experience, while delivering refined seating for contemporary hospitality interiors.
Leading New York-based textile company, Maharam, celebrated its centenary in 2002.
More than 200 guests converged at the BoConcept Paragon showroom in Singapore on Thursday 27 October to view the latest designs for 2012 and hear from Danish designer Morten Georgsen, the man behind the collection.
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
Extrapolating the typology of farmhouse architecture, Cameron Anderson Architects (CAARCH) has drawn on the local architecture of Mudgee in both form and materiality to deliver a surprising suite of buildings.
Drawing on the concept of a watering hole as a gathering place in nature, GroupGSA has rejuvenated Sydney Water’s headquarters located in Parramatta.