100 CHAIRS
Presented by Friends & Associates
DETAILS
Free, no booking required
South Magdalen Laundry
Abbotsford Convent, 1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia
DATES
Thu 14 May 11am – 6pm
Fri 15 May 11am – 6pm
Sat 16 May 11am – 6pm
Sat 16 May 6 – 9pm
Opening event
Sun 17 May 11am – 6pm
Mon 18 May 11am – 6pm
Tue 19 May 11am – 6pm
Wed 20 May 11am – 6pm
Thu 21 May 11am – 6pm
Fri 22 May 11am – 6pm
Sat 23 May 11am – 12pm
Floor talk - What a Chair Can Be
Sat 23 May 11am – 6pm
Sun 24 May 11am – 6pm
100 CHAIRS features the work of over 100 Australian creatives, studios, artists, architects and practices exploring the chair as a medium. The exhibition provides a platform for creatives at all career levels to present work collectively. Following on from Melbourne Design Week 2025’s landmark exhibition 100 LIGHTS, 100 CHAIRS imposes stricter requirements that the work must be both designed and made within the country.
What A Chair Can Be, Floor Talk
Join designers from 100 CHAIRS, alongside DIA CEO Simone LeAmon and special guests on Saturday 23 May for an engaging floor talk exploring the ideas, processes and provocations behind their work.
Exhibitors include Adam Goodrum Studio, Adam Markowitz Design, After Mood (Daniel Emma & Studio Gram), Alanna La Spina, Alexandra Hirst & Eric Cross, Alexandra Howie, Alexsandra Pontonio & Robin Boyd Foundation, Alona Klaro, Alterfact, Alyssa Nuttal, Amy Vidler, AND, Andrew Carvolth & Jon Goulder, Anne-Claire Petre, Arthur Koutoulas, Ash Allen / Overt.au, Återvinna, Barnabas Dean, Bel Williams & Claire Markwick-Smith, Bern Chandley, BIEËMELE, Blaklash & SKEEHAN Studio, Bolaji Teniola, Bridget Saville, Byron Smith, Carl Broesen Studio, CARL HØLDER, Cecil Studio, Charlie White, Comfort Zone (Dustin Fritsche & Beci Orpin), Composite Sydney & SKEEHAN Studio, Corbet, Curtis Bloxsidge & 2am close, Damien Wright, Danielle Brustman & K5 furniture. Made By Marfa Furniture, Dasha Tolotchkov, DAVIDOV, Dean Norton, Diana Wanjiru Kimari, Dowel Jones, DISORDINARY & HALF MEASURES, Dutoit, Duzi Objects, Elliat Rich in collaboration with Centre for Appropriate Technology, Era Forma, Filipe Brás, Foolscap & Alpha60, FrancoCrea, Fraser Greenfield, Geller Studio, Georgia Weitenberg, Georgie Szymanski, Gonz & Rina Bernabei, Heidi Chaloupka, hj-duo, Hugh Altschwager (Inkster), IF Architecture & Arthur G, Isabel Avendaño Hazbún, Jack Techie & Liane, James Walsh, Jax Plumley, JDLee Furniture, Jess Humpston, Jordan Conlan, Ka Ra Studio, Kanee Kana, Kate McCollam, Kelly Thompson, La Liebre / Tanja, Locki Studio, Lukas Fong, Mackenzie Chrimes, Makushla Harper, Marcel Sigel, Maryanne Moodie & Minnow Glass & Trouthouse, Matthew Tambellini & Holly White, Melvin Josy, Mohammad Enjavi Amiri, Molly Younger, Nadine Al Irani, Nicholas Johnston, Nick Found, Field & Found, Chairmakers., Oliver Wilcox, Oliver Young, OLIVIAKL, Paloma Padovan, Patryk Koca, Pearson Bulmer & Street Furniture Australia, Postie & Sundance Studio, Remy Pajaczkowski-Russell, Rhea Nagi, Richard Greenacre, RK Collective & Parisima Kouklan, Roslyn Campbell, Sabu Studio, Sally Caroline & Space-man Studio, Samantha Iliov, Sara Mourad, SARAH ELLISON & AVANT MATER, Saturday Yard Work, Shareen Joel & Harrison Mark, Simon Colabufalo, Stephen Soeffky & Guy Keulemans, Studio Adeney, Studio Backcountry, STUDIO ECLECT, Studio Nika, Studio Shields, Tait, Tait Design Studio, TERMS, Tim Meakins, Tom Jin, Trinket Solo (Megan McNeill), Vaughan Howard Architects, W.Burke Chairmaker, Wedge and Edge Studio, Yi Jun Kwa, Zenn Design & Space-man Studio, 陳鴻軒 Chan Hung Hin.
100 CHAIRS is supported by the Abbotsford Convent and the Design Institute of Australia.
Participants
Friends & Associates
Friends & Associates is an ongoing process-based project initiated by Dale Hardiman and Tom Skeehan in 2017.100 CHAIRS is Friends & Associates fourteenth exhibition. Previous exhibitions include 100 LIGHTS, Self-Portrait, Souvenir, Welcome to Wasteland, A.G.M., Life & Death and A World We Don’t Want.Over the past nine years, Friends & Associates has worked with hundreds of creative practitioners including Adam Goodrum, Kerstin Thompson Architects, Breathe Architecture, Damien Wright, ACV Studio, Liane Rossler, Elliat Rich, Fiona Lynch, Matt Woods, Flack Studio, Ross Gardam, Tom Fereday, Vert Design, March Studio, Nicole Lawrence, James Lemon and many others.