DETAILS
Free, no booking required
Kloke
199-201 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
DATES
Thu 14 May 10am – 6pm
Fri 15 May 10am – 5pm
Sat 16 May 10am – 6pm
Sun 17 May 11am – 4pm
Mon 18 May 10am – 6pm
Tue 19 May 10am – 6pm
Wed 20 May 10am – 6pm
Thu 21 May 10am – 6pm
Fri 22 May 10am – 6pm
Sat 23 May 10 – 11am
Workshop
Sat 23 May 10am – 6pm
Sun 24 May 11am – 4pm
ACCESS
Future Comfort is a collaborative project between Melbourne/Naarm fashion label Kloke, artist and designer Sarah Parkes (Smalltown) and joiner Roopacorp. Together, they transform remnant materials into a functional, experimental chair, exploring material innovation and circular design principles while posing a simple yet urgent question: What if comfort was built from what we already have?
Crafted from timber offcuts and rope created on a drill-powered machine using Kloke’s textile remnants, the chair demonstrates how waste can be reworked and reactivated through collaboration, craft and ingenuity.
On display at Kloke’s Little Collins Street store, visitors can participate in an in-store rope-making demonstration, gaining insight into the making process and taking home their own piece of Kloke Rope.
Participants
Kloke
Established in Melbourne in 2011, Kloke is the creation of Amy Gallagher and Adam Coombes — life partners and creative collaborators. The brand exists as a space to channel their ideas and creativity, a place where those visions can take shape day after day.For Kloke, design and function are inseparable. Every collection is approached with equal parts intention and refinement, always asking how a piece can work harder, last longer, and feel better to wear. Durability isn't an afterthought — it's the goal, so that what you buy today still feels right season after season.The thinking behind each collection tends to emerge organically. That fluidity is intentional — the narrative is there, but it sits quietly in the background. That's by design. There's something genuinely special about watching people bring their own story to the clothes.Since 2011, Kloke has grown from a shared idea into two Melbourne boutiques, with pieces now making their way to Japan, Korea, Europe, China, New Zealand, Scandanavia the USA, and Canada. It's been equal parts joy and challenge — and they wouldn't have it any other way.
Smalltown
Sarah Parkes is an artist and designer who knots and weaves narratives of place and home into her sculptural rope works, creating a personal topography of her life and surroundings. Dialogues of care, comfort and the domestic are interwoven with explorations of place and the natural world. Sarah’s endless curiosity informs her drive to explore, experiment and push the boundaries of knotting in both her artworks, commercial interior installations and commercial products.Sarah Parkes is well known for her commercial work under Smalltown with a focus on timeless and unique designs made with integrity and craftsmanship. Smalltown has operated for over 18 years, delivering a diverse array of large scale, site-specific commissioned projects. Recent commissions include Mecca, APT River Cruise Ships, StandardX Hotel, Charter House, Hilton Hotel Melbourne, Hyatt Regency Sydney, and many other bars, restaurants, office spaces and private clients internationally and Australia wide.Living on Gunaikurnai country in South Gippsland has had a deep impact on Sarah’s work, with a renewed focus on technique and materials. From creating rope with a DIY machine to incorporating salvaged and waste materials, Sarah continues her explorative approach to making.Sarah is also a member of art collective the Hotham Street Ladies, whose immersive and experiential work addresses themes of female biology, feminism, food, dinner parties, gender politics and the contemporary domestic landscape with parody, humour and wicked delight.
Roopacorp
Scott McCormack, known as Roopa, is a shopfitter and joiner with over 30 years’ experience. After completing his qualifications and winning Apprentice of the Year, he founded Roopacorp, specialising in high-end timber joinery.
From his Fish Creek workshop, he creates custom work defined by meticulous detail and deep material knowledge. A highly skilled craftsman and natural problem solver, he brings a practical, no-nonsense approach backed by decades on the tools.His work spans hospitality, retail, and private residences, with clients including The Corner Hotel, Railway Hotel Brunswick, Pickings & Parry, Juliet Melbourne, Juanita Peaches, Kloke, and Monkhouse.Old school in the best sense, he has no social media presence — his reputation and word of mouth speak for themselves.