Object Gallery
The Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award is now into it's sixth year.
Leading designers from all over Australia submit their work, and ten
finalists are selected by a judging panel with one to win the major prize
of $30 000 and a trip to Milan to attend the Milan International
Furniture Fair.
This years finalists have considered sustainability in various ways through
their work, which is a reminder to us as consumers of the choices we can
make to tackle the many social and environmental challenges faced by our
planet right now.
A number of different pieces grabbed my attention. One being Oliver
Smith's. All of his pieces of work were cutlery. One was titled;
'One: Universal Utensil'. This was a glass cabinet filled with a
collection of a fusion of a knife, a spoon, and a fork. all made of different
materials and different colours. The purpose of this piece was "to
incorporate balance, harmony, integrity and absence of fault..."
Smith sees this as a potential successor to the already existing 'Splayd'.
I saw it as a quite vibrant and aesthetically pleasing collection of cutlery,
even the way in which the 'universal utensils' were layed out in the cabinet
looked good.
Another artist who i enjoyed was Ilias Fotopoulos. Ilias created a canvas
that was around 3x3 meters. It was titled 'Growing/Falling' and it showed
a pattern of red dots. It wasn't untill later that i realised that the dots were
infact braille. Then on an even closer inspection that each dot was made of a
felt material. This piece really made you stand back and admire the detail.
Henry Wilson was another artist who's work i really enjoyed. He produced a
series of lamps, entitled 'Bedrock', which were made with a concrete base.
When He started experementing with concrete, he was amazed by its "heat
retention properties". These lamps absorb and distribute heat from their
environment; the sun, and their electrical waste. The way that the lamps were
created was quite unique. It appeared that cement had been poured into a
plastic bag and been left to set. This was for the base of the lamps, the rest of
the lamp appeared gravity defying. all that stood was a cord, with a bulb on the
end. It was a very interesting piece that i enjoyed.
The rest of the gallery was also very interesting. It was filled with other regular
everyday items, each with their own unique twist.
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