Title

Freestyle: new Australian design for living.

Venues

Art Gallery Of South Australia. (14 August 2007 – 14 October 2007)

Date

(2007)

Summary

Multi-artist exhibition. Located: Australia (SA). Decorative / design arts.

Country of context

Australia

Abstract

Freestyle: new Australian design for living brings together the work and stories of 40 leading Australian designers who create designer objects for everyday use, encompassing furniture, lighting, textiles, homewares, fashion, jewellery and accessories. In this dynamic exhibition, around 200 handmade one-off and limited edition pieces are showcased and considered alongside industrially manufactured items and prototypes, to reflect the breadth and nature of design excellence and innovation in Australia. After a highly successful national tour the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide is the final Australian venue for Freestyle, and offers visitors an exciting glimpse of tomorrow’s museum pieces, today.

With an emphasis on ‘design for living’ Freestyle presents some of the most innovative contemporary Australian objects created for everyday domestic use. Amid the eclectic display is colourful resin jewellery and homewares by Dinosaur Designs, F!NK & Co.’s iconic water jug, Adam Goodrum’s playful folding Stitch Chair, quirky satchels from Crumpler, woven baskets from Maningrida Arts & Culture, Akira Isogawa’s cutting-edge garments and patterned textiles from Tiwi Design and Vixen. Representing new design in South Australia are the Gray Street Workshop’s jewellers and sculptors Julie Blyfield, Catherine Truman and Leslie Matthews, and renowned furniture designer Khai Liew. [Gallery media, 2007].