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2017 Australian Furniture Design Award JamFactory and Stylecraft presented the second biennial Australian Furniture Design Award (AFDA) in July 2017. The $20,000 prize was won by Alice Springs-based designer Elliat Rich. Elliat Rich completed a Bachelor of Design with first class honours at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales in Sydney in 2006. She works across a broad range of design projects for a diverse client base including cross-cultural resources, exhibition design and public art. Her portfolio includes furniture and product development for one-off exhibition or limited run. In 2014 Elliat and her partner James Young launched Elbowrkshp, a studio, retail space and workshop they share with other creative professionals. Elliat was chosen from the six finalists including Adam Markowitz, Damien Wright and Bonhula Yunupingu, Mitchell Eaton, Trent Jansen and James Howe, who were shortlisted from over 100 entrants. The finalists were flown to Adelaide to present their prototypes to the judging panel consisting of Jon Goulder, Creative Director of Furniture Studio, JamFactory; Tony Russell, Brand Director, Stylecraft; Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative Arts, Art Gallery of South Australia; Stephen Todd, Design Editor, Australian Financial Review Magazine and Susan Standring, Practice Director, Carr Design Group. Through the intensive process the judges were specifically looking for originality, innovation and evidence of the designer’s professional capability. Elliat’s winning work titled Place, could be described as a sculptural vanity – a kind of old-fashioned object evoking feminine ritual. The unit, which was fabricated for her by Oscar Prieckaerts in Sydney has a neatly concealed draw constructed from stacked and coloured dowel, a removable storage container and a velvet-covered pivoting mirror - all of which perch atop fine timber legs. The colours, textures and sense of foreground, middle ground and background in the piece have all been informed by her many journeys driving across the Central Australian landscape. As the winner of this important biennial award, Elliat receives $20,000 in cash and the opportunity to undertake a residency in JamFactory’s Furniture Studio to develop new work to a specific breif for commercial production and distribution through Stylecraft showrooms across Australia and Singapore. Rich will receive royalty income from the work developed for as long as it remains in production. In addition, Rich’s winning prototype Place, will be acquired by the Art Gallery of South Australia for its permanent collection. www.afda.com.au 18 / ISSUE 05
Left: Elliat Rich, Place, 2017, Tasmanian oak, glass, velvet 300L x 440W x 2520H mm. Photo courtesy of the artist. Clockwise from top left: James Howe, Rushcutters Bench, 2016 Danish cord, powder coated steel, brass, 1800L x 400W x 450H mm. Photo courtesy of the artist. Damien Wright and Bonhula Yunupingu, Bala Ga Lili (Two Ways Learning), 2016 Gadayka (Darwin stringy bark) copper wire, epoxy, ancient red gum, glass 2200L x 2200W x 2200H mm. Photo courtesy of the artist. Mitchell Eaton, Brut Shelf, 2017, plywood, two-pack paint 1500L x 400W x 1300H mm. Photo courtesy of the artist. Trent Jansen, Pankalangu Arm Chair, 2017, Tasmanian wallaby pelt, copper, SC plywood, stainless steel, French bovine leather, PVC, polyurethane foam 800L x 770W x 730H mm. Photo courtesy of the artist. Adam Markowitz, Assegai Pendant, 2016, walnut, brass, polycarbonate diffuser, high output dimmable LEDs (Tridonic), black woven flex cable, 1150L x 400W x 500H mm. Photo courtesy of the artist. ISSUE 05 / 19
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