Freestyle

10 March - 13 May 2007

Presented by Melbourne Museum and Object Gallery

Freestyle: new Australian design for living brings together the work and stories of 40 outstanding Australian designers from the fields of furniture, lighting, textiles, homewares, fashion, jewellery and accessories. This exhibition and its accompanying publication aim to reflect the character, vibrancy and increasing maturity of contemporary design in Australia. 

Handmade one-off and limited edition design objects are showcased and considered alongside industrially manufactured items and prototypes – reflecting the breadth and nature of design excellence and innovation in Australia. Intriguing aspects of the personality, passion and process of the individual designers is revealed and their work is placed within broader personal and cultural contexts. Freestyle provides a unique and timely overview of contemporary object design in Australia.

Download the Education Kit for Freestyle: new Australian design for living here

Image: Adam Goodrum, furniture designer, Sydney, 2006. Photography, Anthony Geernaert.