DENTON CORKER MARSHALL, Melbourne (designer), John DENTON (designer), Bill CORKER (designer), Barrie MARSHALL (designer), TRANSITIONAL MODERN (manufacturer), SILVERGLO, STEEL (manufacturer)
Adelphi sofa
designed 1989; manufacturer 1993
Medium
stainless steel, elastic webbing, foam, leather upholstery
Measurements
125.0 × 140. 0 × 75.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Denton Corker Marshall Pty Ltd, 2017
© Denton Corker Marshall, Melbourne
Gallery location
Gallery 10
Level 2, NGV Australia
About this work
Founded in 1972, Denton Corker Marshall (DCM) is a leading international design and architecture practice. DCM’s architectural language is grounded in modernist sensibilities, and the practice is known for its refined detailing, formalist approach to materials and striking use of geometric form. Designed in 1989, the Adelphi sofa once formed part of the original interior of the Adelphi Hotel in Melbourne. The boutique hotel project involved the renovation of a c. 1920s building on Flinders Lane, with DCM designing the interior spaces and all of the hotel’s furniture and textiles. The result was a visually bold and unconventional hotel experience that helped redefine hospitality in Melbourne.