What:
Filippo Raphael FRESH! Award
Where:
Craft Victoria, 31 Flinders La, Melbourne
When:
Until Dec 22
How much:
free
Contact:
9650 7775
Ignoring by the slightly fruity ! in the title, we are dragging our pathetic, cynical feet to Craft Victoria this week for a breath of fresh, enthusiastic air. This annual exhibition of work by Victoria's most innovative graduating students of craft and design is a big deal.
This is the stuff you'll be wanting to buy in order to impress people next Christmas, so treat FRESH! Like a preview. Focusing on ceramics, glass, jewellery, gold and silversmithing, textiles, industrial and product design and furniture, the award is judged by a team of professional craft-type people who attend graduate exhibitions across the state.
You’ll think you've accidentally walked into Zambesi when you see this year's winning piece by Deane Trickey. It's a 'Lifepod' with a concertina hood. Pictured above is a work called 'foreign object intervention', in which Kaye Abude exactly recreates a supermarket aisle, placing perfect white plaster cast versions of recognisable products in amongst the real stock. You will never look at a bottle of sauce the same way again.
Medium: Design
Drink: Double espresso
Keywords: Design, Craft Victoria
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