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Media release Friday 23 March

Australian designers create new worksusing materials from India's largest slum

Three exhibitions opening at Australian Design

Centre

Opening Thursday 5 April: Porosity Kabari willpresent works by Trent Jansen, Richard Goodwin and

Ishan Khosla from their groundbreaking project

in India, Interpretations V: Paper (cellulose) will seeseven designers experiment with the possibilities of

paper as a material for design and En Vitrine (In theFront Window) will showcase the incredible textile

skills of Vita Cochran.

Porosity Kabari Work by Trent Jansen, Richard Goodwin andIshan Khosla

Made from materials and craftsmanship sourced solelyfrom the ‘Chor Bazaar’ (thieves market) and ‘KabariBazaars’ (junk markets) in Mumbai, India, the works inthis exhibition are the result of an interdisciplinary, crosscultural, collaborative project by Australian objectdesigner Trent Jansen, artist/architect Richard Goodwinand Indian design thinker Ishan Khosla. Explore the Porosity Kabari website Exhibition dates: Thursday 5 April – Wednesday

23 May



Interpretations V: Paper (cellulose)

Interpretations V explores the material limits of paper(cellulose) – a challenging but incredibly rich material.Each designer has cut, folded, formed, stitched, moulded(as pulp) or laminated paper, transforming an everyday,inexpensive, twodimensional material into a threedimensional work of experimental design.

Designers: Elbowrkshp, Tom Fereday, Benja Harney,Andrew Simpson, Tom Skeehan, Harriet Wattsand Charles Wilson.

Explore the Interpretations V website Exhibition dates: Thursday 5 April – Wednesday

23 May

Vita Cochran: En Vitrine (In the Front Window)

Vita Cochran is a textile artist with a particular interest

in early 20thcentury women modernists and the way

that the decorative arts and abstract painting informed

each other.

The exhibition Vita has made for Object Space was

conceived as a homage to a fascinating and forward



looking window display created by Sonia Delaunay for

the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifsin Paris. Vita’s handembroidered handbags and

applique hangings embrace bold colour and

geometry. These works seek a position somewhere

between utility, fashion and art.

Explore the En Vitrine (In the FrontWindow) website Exhibition dates: Thursday 5 April – Wednesday23 May

Talks and events

To support the exhibitions there will be a series of talksand events presented at the Australian Design Centre.

Trent Jansen in conversation Australian object designer Trent Jansen discussesworking in Mumbai for three weeks to create whatbecame Porosity Kabari. Joined on the trip by artist/architect Richard Goodwin andIndian design thinker Ishan Khosla the project challengedthem to produce furniture and object pieces, made frommaterials and craftsmanship sourced solely from the‘Chor Bazaar’ (thieves market) and ‘Kabari Bazaars’ (junkmarkets) in Mumbai, India. The process challenged themto ‘make something from something else’ – the essenceof sustainable design. Trent will discuss his experiences of working in a differentway from his normal practice and how this affected thecreative process. When: Thursday 12 April 6 8pm

Where: Australian Design Centre, 101115 William

Street, Darlinghurst

Time: 68pm

Free event, bookings required



Pulped Fiction: Stories from Interpretations V:

Cellulose (paper) Panel discussion with designers Andrew Simpson,

Harriet Watts and Tom Skeehan. Interpretation is an ongoing series of works andexhibitions held every two years, curated by industrialdesigner Andrew Simpson. Come and hear designers Harriet Watts, Tom Skeehanand Andrew Simpson talk about their process and workfeatured in the exhibition. When: Wednesday 18 April 68pm

Where: Australian Design Centre, 101115 William St,

Darlinghurst

Free event, booking required

Embroidered Abstraction: Vita Cochran in

conversation Vita Cochran is a textile artist with a particular interest inearly 20thcentury women modernists, and the way thatthe decorative arts of that moment informed paintedabstraction and vice versa. Come and listen to Vita chatabout her fascinating practice and the inspiration behindher Object Space show. When: Thursday 3 May, 68pm




Lessons in transformative objects with Professor

Richard Goodwin Richard Goodwin’s practice as anartist/architect/professor, explores Duchamp’s revelationof the ‘readymade’, as fundamental to his postfunctionalist theory and practice. How can something besomething else? His work does not invent new shapesbut instead appropriates objects from differing functions,combining them at different scales. Goodwin will present a lecture focusing on hisexperiences working on this interdisciplinary, crosscultural, collaborative project in Mumbai for three weeksalongside Australian object designer Trent Jansen andIndian design thinker Ishan Khosla to create whatbecame Porosity Kabari. When: Thursday 10 May, 68pm




Media contact For more information, images or interviews please contact



Australian Design Centre

101 - 115 William St

Darlinghurst NSW 2010

Gallery and Object Shop: Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 4pm

02 9361 7999

Office: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

02 9361 4555

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Australian craft and design.

Alix Fiveash, Communications and Partnerships Manager,Australian Design Centre on 02 9361 4555 or [email protected]

About Australian Design Centre Established in 1964, Australian Design Centre (ADC) isone of Australia’s most innovative arts organisations. ADC is a notforprofit organisation that createsopportunities for people to engage with design, craft andcreativity through dynamic and highquality touringexhibitions, publishing, digital and educational activities.

ADC’s mission is to ignite creativity through: Exhibitions – Showcasing the best making and design byAustralian creators. Touring – Bringing the power of making and design tonew audiences across Australia. Learning – Inspiring Australians to use design totransform their future.

Australian Design Centre is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft

Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments,

the New South Wales Government through Create NSW, the Australian

Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory

body, and the City of Sydney. Australian Design Centre is a member of

Australian Craft and Design Centres (ACDC) network and the Sydney

Culture Network.

Image credits:

Header: Ishan Khosla, The Partition of the Mind, 2017. Photo: Neville

Sukhia. Richard Goodwin, 1√2 charpai for mumbai, 2016. Photo: Neville

Sukhia. Interpretations V: Charles Wilson, Lirio Plates, 2017. Photo: Vert

Design Vita Cochran, Envelope clutch, 2015. Photo Vita Cochran.



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