What:
Side Project – Fresh from the Studio
Where:
NDC Showbox at The National Design Centre
When:
Everyday until May 5, closing drinks Friday May 5, 6pm.
How much:
Free, but you can buy the art
Contact:
The National Design Centre 9654 6335
Art galleries can be mysteriously sterile places. One minute they’re blank white-washed walls, and the next brimming with aptly placed art that somehow materialised overnight, perfectly hung and labelled.
It’s not often you get to watch an art project unfold in front of your eyes, even rarer is the chance to see an exhibition that is constantly fresh, new and innovative.
Over the past two weeks the National Design Centre has locked up Melbourne-based Industrial Designer David McDonald in its studio, where he’s been constantly churning out a creative gold mine. Known for his functional interiors and wearable pieces, the evolving exhibition features sketches, experiments, prototypes and samples of products that David currently has in development.
The endeavour provides you with a chance to chart the creative process each step of the way, not just ogle a finished work. And on May 5, after fourteen days of intense construction - David will be splayed boggle-eyed on the floor – but you can step over him and fork out mini wads of cash for an original artistic piece.
Medium: Design
Drink: Double espresso
Keywords: National Design Centre, Design, David McDonald
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