Material tests, Charmed. Image by Studio Backcountry

DETAILS

Free, no booking required

Mural Hall, Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia

DATES

Fri 16 May 6 – 9pm

Opening Night

Sat 17 May 10am – 5pm

Sun 18 May 10am – 5pm

Furniture designer Cam Morgan and interior designer Dasha Tolotchkov present a series of furniture objects designed to materialise adornment and ornamentation through levels of detail, finishes and exaggerated techniques. Through this, the designers question the role of ornamentation within the identity of an object, through a reflection of character, reference and meaning, and they reveal the charm between purely sculptural, ornamental furniture and the everyday object.

Participants

Cam Morgan
Cam Morgan is a furniture designer and director of Studio Backcountry. His practice is characterised by a foregrounding of materiality, creating objects that are both functional and artistic in nature. By drawing on principle of simplicity, Backcountry's forms express a softness, clarity and a sense of charm.

Dasha Tolotchkov
Dasha Tolotchkov is a spatial designer and interior architect. Her work revolves around interdisciplinary spatial practice that explores the connection between installation, performance, interior design and costume, with a focus on performativity within the interior.