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Melbourne Design Week
23 May – 02 June 2024 23 May - 02 June 2024
Program
‘Cedar Lean’ image by Dianne Beevers
Dianne Beevers Toona ciliata seedlings
Dianne Beevers LEAN storage In situ a
Dianne Beevers LEAN storage Details
Dianne Beevers LEAN sketch
Dianne Beevers Cedar LEAN Verso
Dianne Beevers Cedar LEAN Front
Dianne Beevers Bandsaw Box

How to Break with Tradition/Design

Presented by DIANNE BEEVERS / DIANARCHY
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Dates

Thu 30 May 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri 31 May 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 01 Jun 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Sun 02 Jun 1:00pm - 7:00pm

Tickets

Free, No Booking Required

Venue

Curate Space Venue - Entry down The Causeway Lane and take lift to Level 6
306 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia

Access

Accessible bathroom, All gender bathroom, Assistance animals welcome, Live stream available, Low sensory / relaxed, Online, Seating available, Wheelchair accessible

Join Dianne Beevers for an immersive exhibition showcasing her own contemporary furniture designs. With a design journey spanning two decades in Melbourne (Naarm/Birrarung-ga) and more recently in Newcastle (Muloobinba), NSW, Beevers presents a collection that reflects her unique design vocabulary developed over her career.

At the heart of Beevers’ work are revisionist and oversized storage leans and Pi Disc low tables, crafting contemporary tableaux suitable for both starkly modern interiors and heritage spaces.

Exploring a range of materials, Beevers’ early choices of Hoop Pine plywood and recycled plastic sheets have evolved into the use of Toona australis, highlighting Australian design while raising questions about the sustainability of our forests. “Cedar Lean,” a standout piece from 2021, was featured in Workshoped 2021 at the Australian Design Centre in Sydney, a testament to Beevers’ innovative approach.

Participants

DIANNE BEEVERS

Dianne Beevers, a multi-disciplinary artist and design educator, established her own design career in Melbourne, at the beginning of the 21st century, training in Furniture Design (BHI), Art in Public Space at RMIT University (MA) and pursuing contemporary jewellery + object. Much exhibited, her work has gained awards in Furniture Design and Contemporary Jewellery. Her wearable objects in recycled slate, were most recently acquired by Melbourne’s Bluestone Collective from her exhibition, HOW TO WEAR A ROOF in 2023. Her largest work, in collaboration with Andrea Tomaselli, can be found in Piazza Italia, Argyle Square in Lygon Street, Carlton. This major commission from City of Melbourne, celebrated the new Sister City Relationship with Milano, 2006 and honours the contributions of Italian migration, to Melbourne.

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