Refik ANADOL (designer)<br /> REFIK ANADOL STUDIO, Los Angeles (design studio)<br/> <em>Quantum memories</em> (2020) <!-- (installation) --><br /> interactive colour digital animation, four-channel sound<br /> 1015.0 x 1020.0 x 250.0 cm (variable) (installation)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased with funds donated by Loti & Victor Smorgon Fund and Barry Janes and Paul Cross, 2021<br /> 2021.18<br /> © Refik Anadol <!--145052-->
Collection

Contemporary Design & Architecture

The NGV’s Contemporary Design and Architecture department, the first in an Australian public gallery, was created in 2015 to collect the most innovative design and architecture from around the world. The department also has a strong focus on broadening our understanding and appreciation of Australian design and architecture through its collecting and education programs.

The Contemporary Design and Architecture collection will be a major component of The Fox: NGV Contemporary, a new gallery opening in 2028 to display the NGV’s Contemporary Art, and Contemporary Design and Architecture collections.

In addition to building the NGV Collection the department manages a range of design programs including Melbourne Design Week, the NGV Architecture Commission, the NGV x Mecca Women in Design Commission, and the Rigg Design Prize.

Contemporary Design & Architecture contacts

Ewan McEoin
Senior Curator, Contemporary Design and Architecture

Gemma Savio
Curator, Contemporary Design and Architecture

Timothy Moore
Curator, Contemporary Design and Architecture

Ellen Keillar
Curatorial Project Officer, Contemporary Design and Architecture

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

NGV International

MECCA X NGV Women in Design Commission 2025

Nipa Doshi 25 Sep 25 – 15 Mar 26, free entry
NGV Australia

Made to Move: Australian Jewellery 1960–2020

From the NGV Collection 18 Sep 25 – Aug 26, free entry

Events

Online
Designing the Everyday with Daniel Emma Studio Levels 3–8

9.30–10.30am, 19 May, free, booking required

Collection Highlights

Porky HEFER<br/> <em>Buttpus</em> (2020) <!-- () --><br /> from the <i>Plastocene – Marine mutants from a disposable world</i> series 2019–20<br /> felted karakul wool, felt, canvas, leather, sheepskin, salvaged hand-tufted wool carpet, recycled stuffing, foam, steel<br /> 328.0 x 1444.5 x 1231.5 cm (variable) (installation) 1256kg<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased with funds donated by Barry Janes and Paul Cross, Neville and Diana Bertalli, 2021<br /> 2020.765<br /> © Porky Hefer / Image courtesy of Porky Hefer and Southern Guild <!--143912--> Porky HEFER
Buttpus
 (2020)
from the Plastocene – Marine mutants from a disposable world series 2019–20 Christien MEINDERTSMA (designer)<br /> TOOLS FOR TECHNOLOGY (manufacturer)<br/> <em>First there was a mountain</em> (2024) <!-- (front) --><br /> wool, steel<br /> 264.0 x 314.7 x 117.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by Jo Horgan AM and MECCA Brands, 2024<br /> 2024.824<br /> © Christien Meindertsma <!--155176--> Christien MEINDERTSMA (designer) TOOLS FOR TECHNOLOGY (manufacturer)
First there was a mountain
 (2024) David BIELANDER<br/> <em>Cardboard bracelet</em> (2015) <!-- (full view) --><br /> <em>(Wellpappe)</em><br /> from the <i>Cardboard (Wellpappe)</i> series 2015<br /> patinated silver, white gold<br /> 7.0 x 7.8 x 4.9 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Presented by Gallery Funaki, 2017<br /> 2017.59<br /> © David Bielander <!--123331--> David BIELANDER
Cardboard bracelet
(Wellpappe)
 (2015)
from the Cardboard (Wellpappe) series 2015 Caption unavailable (156330) © JOHANNA DAHM <!--156330--> Tatiana BILBAO (architect)<br /> TATIANA BILBAO ESTUDIO, Mexico City (architecture studio)<br /> AUGRC, Melbourne (manufacturer)<br /> DALE HOLDEN STUDIO, Melbourne (manufacturer)<br/> <em>Dirty clothes are washed at home</em> (2022) <!-- (installation) --><br /> <em>(La ropa sucia se lava en casa)</em><br /> glass-reinforced concrete, cotton, soap, steel, fabric, synthetic poymer paint on existing wall, collage of cut printed paper, photographs, fabric, wool (yarn, thread), cotton (lace, yarn, thread), tissue paper and jute (string), synthetic polymer paint, metallic paint and fibre-tipped pen<br /> (364.0 x 1911.0 x 1911.0 cm) (installation)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Jo Horgan and MECCA Brands, 2022<br /> 2022.1546<br /> © Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO <!--149710--> Tatiana BILBAO (architect) TATIANA BILBAO ESTUDIO, Mexico City (architecture studio) AUGRC, Melbourne (manufacturer) DALE HOLDEN STUDIO, Melbourne (manufacturer)
Dirty clothes are washed at home
(La ropa sucia se lava en casa)
 (2022) Jaydan MOORE<br/> <em>Propagate</em> (2023) <!-- (full work) --><br /> brass, silver electroplate<br /> (a-l) 277.0 x 617.0 x 10.5 cm (variable) (installation)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased NGV Foundation, 2024<br /> 2024.160.a-l<br /> © Jaydan Moore <!--150836--> Jaydan MOORE
Propagate
 (2023) JR<br/> <em>Homily to Country</em> (2020-2021) <!-- (installation view ) --><br /> steel, wood, printed glass, aluminium, paint, self-adhesive vinyl, polyvinyl chloride, colour digital video, sound<br /> (1) (424.4 x 175.4 x 0.3 cm) (Homily to Country, Badger, stained glass, Australia, 2020) (2) (424.4 x 175.4 x 0.3 cm) (Homily to Country, Rachel Strachan, stained glass, Australia, 2020) (3) (424.4 x 175.4 x 0.3 cm) (Homily to Country, Alan Whyte, stained glass, Australia, 2020) (4) (424.4 x 175.4 x 0.3 cm) (Homily to Country, Kamuru #1, stained slass, Australia, 2020) (5) (424.4 x 175.4 x 0.3 cm) (Homily to Country, Kamuru #2, stained glass, Australia, 2020) (6) 6 min 3 sec (Homily to Country)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Loti & Victor Smorgon Fund, 2021<br /> 2021.783<br /> © JR <!--148334--> JR
Homily to Country
 (2020-2021) Maarten BAAS<br/> <em>Grandfather clock</em> (2013) <!-- (front view) --><br /> weathered steel, LCD screen, media player, router, ethernet cable, electrical cord, colour digital video<br /> 720 min 235.0 x 64.2 x 44.0 cm<br /> artist’s proof ed. 3/4<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest in honour of Bruce Parncutt, President of the Council of Trustees of the NGV, 2015<br /> 2015.727<br /> © Maarten Baas <!--118066--> Maarten BAAS
Grandfather clock
 (2013) Ashley JAMESON ERIKSMOEN<br/> <em>Fell</em> 2023 <!-- (full work) --><br /> wood, oil stain and varnish<br /> (a-b) 85.9 x 562.3 x 119.7 cm (variable) (installation)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Esther Frenkiel OAM and David Frenkiel, 2024<br /> 2024.150.a-b<br /> © Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen <!--150828--> Ashley JAMESON ERIKSMOEN
Fell
 2023 Refik ANADOL (designer)<br /> REFIK ANADOL STUDIO, Los Angeles (design studio)<br/> <em>Quantum memories</em> (2020) <!-- () --><br /> interactive colour digital animation, four-channel sound<br /> 1015.0 x 1020.0 x 250.0 cm (variable) (installation)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased with funds donated by Loti & Victor Smorgon Fund and Barry Janes and Paul Cross, 2021<br /> 2021.18<br /> © Refik Anadol. Photo: Tom Ross <!--145052--> Refik ANADOL (designer) REFIK ANADOL STUDIO, Los Angeles (design studio)
Quantum memories
 (2020) Marc NEWSON (designer)<br/> <em>Lockheed lounge</em> (1985-1986) {designed} <!-- (view 1) --><br /> fibreglass, aluminium, rubber<br /> 89.0 x 170.0 x 65.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased from Admission Funds, 1990<br /> D17-1990<br /> © Marc Newson <!--21118--> Marc NEWSON (designer)
Lockheed lounge
 designed (1985-1986) Neri OXMAN (designer)<br /> MEDIATED MATTER GROUP, Cambridge, Massachusetts (designer)<br /> STRATASYS LTD, Eden Prairie, Minnesota (manufacturer)<br/> <em>Masks 1-5, Series 1</em> (2016) <!-- () --><br /> <i>Vespers, Series 1</i> from <i>The New Ancient</i> collection<br /> coloured synthetic polymer resin, metal, magnets<br /> (1) 37.0 x 34.8 x 24.3 cm (2) 34.7 x 26.5 x 22.0 cm (3) 43.9 x 36.1 x 25.5 cm (4) (27.2 x 35.7 x 29.0 cm) (5) 54.9 x 36.7 x 20.3 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by an anonymous donor, 2018<br /> 2018.660.1-5<br /> © Neri Oxman and members of The Mediated Matter Group <!--138795--> Neri OXMAN (designer) MEDIATED MATTER GROUP, Cambridge, Massachusetts (designer) STRATASYS LTD, Eden Prairie, Minnesota (manufacturer)
Masks 1-5, Series 1
 (2016)
Vespers, Series 1 from The New Ancient collection KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES, Tokyo and Paris (architecture studio)<br /> Kengo KUMA (designer)<br /> Geoff NEES<br/> <em>Botanical pavilion</em> (2020) <!-- () --><br /> plywood, steel, Algerian Oak (Quercus canariensis), Australian Red Cedar (Toona ciliate), Banksia (Banksia sp.), Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora), Cigar-box Cedar (Cedrela odorata), Crows Foot Elm (Argyrodendron trifoliolatum), English Elm (Ulmus minor), Graveyard Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii), Lombardy Poplar (Populus nigra ‘Italica’), Long Leaf Pine (Pinus palustris), Melaleuca, Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa), Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera), Red Ironbark (Eucalyptus sideroxylon), Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), Silky Oak (Grevillea Robusta), Yellow Stringybark (Eucalyptus muelleriana)<br /> 290.5 x 1378.6 x 970.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased with funds donated by Connie Kimberley and Craig Kimberley OAM, 2021<br /> 2020.763<br /> © Kengo Kuma and Geoff Nees. Photo: Tom Ross <!--145045--> KENGO KUMA AND ASSOCIATES, Tokyo and Paris (architecture studio) Kengo KUMA (designer) Geoff NEES
Botanical pavilion
 (2020) teamLab, Tokyo (design studio)<br /> Toshiyuki INOKO (designer)<br/> <em>Moving creates vortices and vortices create movement</em> 2017 (still)<br /> interactive digital projection<br /> 320.0 x 1255.0 x 1225.5 cm (variable) (installation)<br /> ed. 1/3<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation, 2018<br /> 2018.666<br /> © teamLab, courtesy Ikkan Art Gallery, Martin Browne Contemporary and Pace Gallery <!--131626--> teamLab, Tokyo (design studio) Toshiyuki INOKO (designer)
Moving creates vortices and vortices create movement
 2017 Adam GOODRUM (designer)<br /> Arthur SEIGNEUR (decorator)<br/> <em>Bloom, cabinet</em> 2018 <!-- (view 1) --><br /> Oak (Quercus sp.), White Maple (Acer saccharinum), dyed rye straw<br /> 163.5 x 140.5 x 46.5 cm (closed)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2018<br /> 2018.1314<br /> © Adam Goodrum <!--137851--> Adam GOODRUM (designer) Arthur SEIGNEUR (decorator)
Bloom, cabinet
 2018 Joris LAARMAN (designer)<br /> JORIS LAARMAN LAB, Amsterdam (manufacturer)<br/> <em>Dragon bench</em> (2014) <!-- (full view) --><br /> stainless steel<br /> 89.2 x 194.5 x 177.8 cm<br /> ed. 4/8<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Donald Russell Elford and Dorothy Grace Elford Bequest, 2017<br /> 2016.429<br /> © Joris Laarman <!--121541--> Joris LAARMAN (designer) JORIS LAARMAN LAB, Amsterdam (manufacturer)
Dragon bench
 (2014) Liam YOUNG<br/> <em>Planet City</em> 2020; 2023 {updated} <!-- (video still) --><br /> from the <i>Planet City</i> project 2020–21<br /> colour digital video, sound<br /> 16 min<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Bagôt Gjergja Foundation, 2021<br /> 2021.63<br /> © Liam Young <!--144954--> Liam YOUNG
Planet City
 2020; updated 2023
from the Planet City project 2020–21 Alexandra KEHAYOGLOU<br/> <em>Santa Cruz River</em> 2017 <!-- (recto) --><br /> wool<br /> 300.0 x 478.0 x 714.0 cm (installed)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of Michael and Andrew Buxton from MAB Corporation Pty Ltd, and the Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Foundation, 2018<br /> 2018.659<br /> © Alexandra Kehayoglou <!--131225--> Alexandra KEHAYOGLOU
Santa Cruz River
 2017 Diego CIBELLI<br/> <em>Meditation in an emergency</em> (2019) <!-- (view 1) --><br /> porcelain (biscuit)<br /> (a-oo) 133.5 x 116.5 x 117.0 cm (installation)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Amit and David Holckner, and Lisa Ring, 2023<br /> 2023.21.a-oo<br /> © diego cibelli <!--149548--> Diego CIBELLI
Meditation in an emergency
 (2019) STUDIO FORMAFANTASMA, Amsterdam and Milan (design studio)<br /> Andrea TRIMARCHI (designer)<br /> Simone FARRESIN (designer)<br/> <em>Ore streams – Cabinet</em> (2016-2017) <!-- (front) --><br /> glass, anodised aluminium, steel, synthetic rubber<br /> (a-h) 172.2 x 49.5 x 51.6 cm (overall)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of Nicholas Allen and Helen Nicolay, 2018<br /> 2018.186.a-h<br /> © Courtesy Studio Formafantasma <!--132376--> STUDIO FORMAFANTASMA, Amsterdam and Milan (design studio) Andrea TRIMARCHI (designer) Simone FARRESIN (designer)
Ore streams – Cabinet
 (2016-2017) Tejo REMY (designer)<br /> DROOG DESIGN, Amsterdam (design studio)<br/> <em>You can't lay down your memory, chest of drawers</em> (1991) <!-- () --><br /> maple, wood, stained and veneered wood, laminate, opaque synthetic polymer resin, cardboard, powder-coated steel, cane, glass, brass, plastic, jute and metal<br /> (a-oo) 140.5 x 135.9 x 69.7 cm (overall)<br /> ed. 105/200<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation, 2017<br /> 2016.54<br /> © Courtesy of Droog Design, Amsterdam <!--118242--> Tejo REMY (designer) DROOG DESIGN, Amsterdam (design studio)
You can't lay down your memory, chest of drawers
 (1991) Faye TOOGOOD<br/> <em>Roly-Poly chair / Water</em> (2016) <!-- (front) --><br /> lithium-barium crystal<br /> 58.7 x 85.3 x 59.0 cm<br /> artist’s proof ed. 4/4<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Gordon Moffatt AM, Cameron Oxley and Bronwyn Ross, Dr Brett Archer and Alex and Brady Scanlon, 2021<br /> 2020.771<br /> © Faye Toogood. Photo: Angus Mill. Image courtesy of Faye Toogood <!--144671--> Faye TOOGOOD
Roly-Poly chair / Water
 (2016) Fernando LAPOSSE<br/> <em>Avocado leather cabinet</em> (2023) <!-- (installation) --><br /> from the <i>Conflict Avocados</i> project 2023<br /> avocado skin, Walnut (Juglans sp.), plywood, steel, brass<br /> 92.8 x 194.5 x 50.3 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by The Andrew & Geraldine Buxton Foundation, 2024<br /> 2024.157<br /> © Fernando Laposse <!--151168--> Fernando LAPOSSE
Avocado leather cabinet
 (2023)
from the Conflict Avocados project 2023 ATELIER REMY & VEENHUIZEN, Utrecht (design studio)<br /> Tejo REMY (designer)<br /> René VEENHUIZEN (designer)<br/> <em>Bamboo chair</em> 2007 {designed}; 2023 {manufactured} <!-- (view 3) --><br /> bamboo<br /> 86.0 x 71.2 x 84.0<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Gordon Moffatt AM, 2024<br /> 2024.152<br /> © GalerieMICA <!--151185--> ATELIER REMY & VEENHUIZEN, Utrecht (design studio) Tejo REMY (designer) René VEENHUIZEN (designer)
Bamboo chair
 designed 2007; manufactured 2023 Bethan Laura WOOD (designer)<br /> BETHAN LAURA WOOD STUDIO, London (studio)<br/> <em>Kaleidoscope-o-rama, bookcase</em> (2023) <!-- (full view) --><br /> poplar veneer, composition board, stainless steel, metal, books<br /> 214.8 x 129.9 x 150.0 cm (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by Jo Horgan AM and MECCA Brands, 2024<br /> 2024.153<br /> © Bethan Laura Wood <!--150817--> Bethan Laura WOOD (designer) BETHAN LAURA WOOD STUDIO, London (studio)
Kaleidoscope-o-rama, bookcase
 (2023) Marep Pamle (art collective)<br /> Robert Meddy Kaigey<br /> James Blanco<br /> Helen Dick<br /> John Tabo<br/> <em>Koki, cabinet</em> 2019 <!-- (front view) --><br /> Bamboo (bambusa vulgaris), Poplar plywood (Populus sp.), synthetic polymer paint, seeds<br /> (a-b) 164.0 x 61.0 x 130.0 cm (overall)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation, 2020<br /> 2020.113.a-b<br /> © the artists, courtesy of Gabi Titui Cultural Centre <!--141387--> Marep Pamle (art collective) Robert Meddy Kaigey James Blanco Helen Dick John Tabo
Koki, cabinet
 2019 Lucy McRAE<br/> <em>Prickly lamp</em> 2019 <!-- () --><br /> from the <i>Broached Colonial</i> collection<br /> timber, brass, aluminium<br /> 166.0 x 43.0 x 51.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2020<br /> 2020.756<br /> © Lucy McRae <!--144878--> Lucy McRAE
Prickly lamp
 2019
from the Broached Colonial collection Shirley Daniel<br /> Theresa Shirley Clermont<br /> Dadib Elam Ingui<br /> Bonita Kaida<br/> <em>Ngalpan Buway lei (Our family lei)</em> 2017 <!-- (front view) --><br /> aluminium, cassowary feathers, seeds, synthetic thread, steel<br /> 91.0 x 85.5 x 4.5 cm (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2018<br /> 2018.27<br /> © Courtesy of the artists <!--127429--> Shirley Daniel Theresa Shirley Clermont Dadib Elam Ingui Bonita Kaida
Ngalpan Buway lei (Our family lei)
 2017 Robert BAINES<br/> <em>Bracelet with fire car</em> (2001) <!-- (view 1) --><br /> silver-gilt, plastic, metal<br /> 10.3 x 9.0 x 7.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds from the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2005<br /> 2005.496<br /> © Robert Baines <!--78419--> Robert BAINES
Bracelet with fire car
 (2001) Humberto CAMPANA (designer)<br /> Fernando CAMPANA (designer)<br /> ESTÚDIO CAMPANA, São Paolo (manufacturer)<br/> <em>Cake stool</em> 2008 {designed}; 2013 {manufactured} <!-- (view 1) --><br /> soft toys, steel, canvas<br /> 55.0 x 120.0 cm diameter<br /> ed. 106/150<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Gordon Moffatt AM and Jacqueline Moffatt, 2013<br /> 2013.939<br /> © Courtesy of Estudio Campana <!--108405--> Humberto CAMPANA (designer) Fernando CAMPANA (designer) ESTÚDIO CAMPANA, São Paolo (manufacturer)
Cake stool
 designed 2008; manufactured 2013 Brodie NEILL (designer)<br/> <em>ReCoil, table</em> 2021 {designed}; 2023 {manufactured} <!-- (view 1) --><br /> Huon Pine (Largarostrobus franklinii), Tasmanian Oak (Eucalyptus sp.), Celery top pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius), Sassafras, Myrtle and Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), resin, metal<br /> 75.0 x 220.4 x 135.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Chris Thomas AM and Cheryl Thomas, Noel Fermanis, Robyn and Ross Wilson, Beatrice Moignard and Emily Hardy and Woods5 Foundation, 2023<br /> 2023.593<br /> © Brodie Neill <!--151181--> Brodie NEILL (designer)
ReCoil, table
 designed 2021; manufactured 2023 Damien WRIGHT<br/> <em>5:45pm 18/02/2020 bench seat</em> (2020) <!-- (view 1) --><br /> polypropylene, red gum (E.camaldulensis), copper<br /> 80.0 x 90.0 x 356.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2021<br /> 2021.112<br /> © Damien Wright. Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen <!--144930--> Damien WRIGHT
5:45pm 18/02/2020 bench seat
 (2020) Ettore SOTTSASS (designer)<br /> MEMPHIS, Milan (manufacturer and retailer)<br/> <em>Carlton room divider</em> 1981 <!-- (front view) --><br /> wood, thermosetting laminate, metal, plastic<br /> (a-c) 196.0 x 189.7 x 40.2 cm (overall) (closed)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with the assistance of the National Gallery Women's Association, 1985<br /> D76.a-c-1985<br /> © erede Ettore Sottsass / Copyright Agency, 2024 <!--20879--> Ettore SOTTSASS (designer) MEMPHIS, Milan (manufacturer and retailer)
Carlton room divider
 1981 Lukas WEGWERTH<br/> <em>Crystallization 152</em> (2019) <!-- (front) --><br /> porcelain, salt crystals<br /> 24.3 x 33.5 x 24.3 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Esther Frenkiel OAM and David Frenkiel, 2020<br /> 2020.116<br /> © Lukas Wegwerth / Image courtesy of Lukas Wegwerth and Gallery FUMI <!--143625--> Lukas WEGWERTH
Crystallization 152
 (2019) Zaha HADID (designer)<br/> <em>Wave sofa</em> (1988) <!-- (full view) --><br /> fibreglass, plywood, polyurethane foam, wool, (other materials), velcro, metal<br /> (a-b) 119.7 x 357.7 x 238.8 cm (variable) (overall)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Presented by Denton Corker Marshall through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2018<br /> 2018.1140<br /> © Zaha Hadid Foundation <!--118250--> Zaha HADID (designer)
Wave sofa
 (1988) Alvaro Catalán de OCÓN (designer)<br /> Lynette Birriran (weaver)<br /> Mary Dhapalany (weaver)<br /> Judith Djelirr (weaver)<br /> Julie Djulibing Malibirr (weaver)<br /> Joy Gadawarr (weaver)<br /> Melinda Gedjen (weaver)<br /> Betty Matjarra 1 (weaver)<br /> Cecily Mopbarrmbrr (weaver)<br /> Evonne Munuyngu (weaver)<br /> STUDIO ALVARO CATALÁN DE OCÓN, Madrid (design studio)<br /> ACdO, Madrid (manufacturer)<br/> <em>PET Lamp Ramingining: Bukmukgu Guyananhawuy (Every family thinking forward)</em> 2016 <!-- (top view ) --><br /> pandanus (Pandanus sp.), natural dyes, PET plastic bottle, electrical cord, low voltage LEDs<br /> 126.0 x 415.0 x 355.0 cm (variable) (installed)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of Vicki Vidor OAM and Peter Avery, 2018<br /> 2018.176<br /> © Alvaro Catalán de Ocón <!--125945--> Alvaro Catalán de OCÓN (designer) Lynette Birriran (weaver) Mary Dhapalany (weaver) Judith Djelirr (weaver) Julie Djulibing Malibirr (weaver) Joy Gadawarr (weaver) Melinda Gedjen (weaver) Betty Matjarra 1 (weaver) Cecily Mopbarrmbrr (weaver) Evonne Munuyngu (weaver) STUDIO ALVARO CATALÁN DE OCÓN, Madrid (design studio) ACdO, Madrid (manufacturer)
PET Lamp Ramingining: Bukmukgu Guyananhawuy (Every family thinking forward)
 2016 Jonathan BEN-TOVIM<br/> <em>An ode to the airbag</em> (2019) <!-- (view 1) --><br /> driver airbags, steel, fan, LEDs, timer<br /> 172.0 x 77.5 x 162.0 cm (variable) (overall)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2019<br /> 2019.865<br /> © Jonathan Ben-Tovim <!--142468--> Jonathan BEN-TOVIM
An ode to the airbag
 (2019) Susan COHN<br/> <em>Security pass, access all areas</em> (1989) <!-- (full view) --><br /> anodised and dyed aluminium, rubber, brass<br /> 15.7 x 5.7 x 1.2 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Presented through the NGV Foundation by John McPhee, Fellow, 2005<br /> 2005.283<br /> © Susan Cohn <!--77233--> Susan COHN
Security pass, access all areas
 (1989) Elliat RICH<br/> <em>Standing place</em> 2018 <!-- (front) --><br /> from the <i>Other places</i> series<br /> Tasmanian Oak<br /> 162.0 x 112.0 x 34.0 cm<br /> ed. 1/8<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Jo Horgan, 2018<br /> 2018.662<br /> © Elliat Rich/Courtesy Sophie Gannon Gallery <!--134494--> Elliat RICH
Standing place
 2018
from the Other places series Cini BOERI (designer)<br /> Tomu KATAYANAGI (designer)<br /> FIAM, Tavullia (manufacturer)<br/> <em>Ghost, chair</em> (1987) {designed}; (2016) {manufactured} <!-- (view 1) --><br /> glass<br /> 62.0 x 79.5 x 94.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Gordon Moffatt AM, 2017<br /> 2017.1<br /> © Tomu KatayanagI and Cini Boeri <!--123028--> Cini BOERI (designer) Tomu KATAYANAGI (designer) FIAM, Tavullia (manufacturer)
Ghost, chair
 designed (1987); manufactured (2016) Talin Hazbar <br/> <em>Accretions 1-5</em> 2020<br/> stainless steel, calcified organic matter, brass, lighting componentry<br/> 230.0 x 90.0 x 136.0 cm<br/> Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br/> Proposed acquisition with funds donated by Gordon Moffatt AM, 2020<br/> © Talin Hazbar, Photo: Alex Callueng

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