The 2009 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Awards
Yesterday, we posted the winner of the 2009 Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Awards, and now today we’ve received some of the other entries.
The Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award is a generous legacy of the late Colin Rigg (1895–1982), a former Secretary of the National Gallery of Victoria Felton Bequests’ Committee. This ‘Award of Excellence’ focuses on contemporary design practice in the state of Victoria. This award is arguably the most prestigious offered to a contemporary designer in Australia, with a prize of $30,000. In 2009 the exhibition is dedicated to contemporary furniture design.
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Adam Cornish
born Australia 1981
Box and Dice, Sydney
est. 1988
Flex hammock 2008
plywood, stainless steel cable, rubber
20.0 x 216.0 x 100.0 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Adam Cornish
Lambie Chan
born Hong Kong 1982, arrived Australia 2001
Ribbon, bench 2007
Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans)
(1-2) 55.0 x 199.0 x 97.5 cm (overall)
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Lambie Chan
Rock Martin, Melbourne (manufacturer)
est. 2005
Drew Martin
born Australia 1974
Dale Rock
born Canada 1967, arrived Australia 1980
Blanket chair 2007
powder-coated steel, plastic
85.0 x 55.0 x 55.0 cm
Collection of Rock Martin, Melbourne
© Rock Martin
Stuart McFarlane
born Australia 1975
Lapel, chair 2008
plastic
81.2 x 49.0 x 50.0 cm
Collection of Stuart McFarlane Industrial Design, Melbourne
© Stuart McFarlane
Schiavello, Melbourne (manufacturer)
est. 1966
Helen Kontouris
born Australia 1976
101 chair 2006
fibreglass, wool, felt
81.4 x 87.5 x 77.5 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Helen Kontouris
Map International, Melbourne (manufacturer)
est. (c. 1987)
Chris Connell (designer)
born Australia 1955
Flow, lounge 2008
fibreglass
59.3 x 239.0 x 94.0 cm
Collection of Map International, Melbourne
© Chris Connell
Schiavello, Melbourne (manufacturer)
est. 1966
Oliver Field
born Australia 1982
Hedge, lounge and table 2005
metal, polyurethane, wool, steel
(1-2) 63.0 x 190.0 x 55.0 cm (overall)
Collection of Schiavello, Melbourne
© Oliver Field
Cathy Jankowsky
born Australia 1973
George Jr, chair 2007
plywood
110.5 x 75.5 x 74.0 cm
Private collection, Melbourne
© Cathy Jankowsky
Ross McLeod
born Australia 1960
Frequency, lounge 2008
plywood, steel, polyurethane, wool/nylon blend
71.0 x 200.0 x 60.0 cm
Collection of the artist, Melbourne
© Ross McLeod
John on 13 Mar 2009 at 5:59 am #
The hammock by Adam Cornish looks cool, but it might be uncomfortable being made out of wood.
I would still give it a try though.
Eduardo Baroni on 13 Mar 2009 at 6:07 am #
All better than the winner
Christian on 13 Mar 2009 at 8:55 am #
I just love the 101 seat from Schiavello, it’s elegant and light and still looks like it should be comfy!
The hammock of course is cool, too. I would love to give it a try!
Sally on 14 Mar 2009 at 6:01 pm #
Love the hammock by Adam Cornish. Great design and agree with the above sentiments.Never seen a hammock like this.
Marty on 18 Mar 2009 at 9:05 am #
I also agree with the above comments–the hammock is not only a different and creative take on the concept but it is a great, functional design. Plus i agree, it looks comfortable. The winning chair on the other hand reminds me of a poorly made shoe.