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Textiles, waste, design, and reimagined objects coming together for Melbourne Design Week 2026 ♻️🪑

We’re proud to support Clothes for Chairs, a project and exhibition presented by @_futurearchive___ exploring how discarded garments and textile waste can be transformed into functional seating and sculptural design pieces.

Over the weekend, designers, makers, and participants came together for a hands-on workshop experimenting with weaving, stitching, knotting, upholstery, and textile reconstruction using reclaimed chair frames and post-consumer materials supplied with support from After

The workshop outcomes, alongside works from Melbourne-based artists and designers, will be showcased at the upcoming Clothes for Chairs Exhibition, inviting conversations around circular design, reuse, craftsmanship, and the future of textile waste.

📍 Abbotsford Convent – Industrial School
📅 May 21,2026 – May 24, 2026
🕚 11am–6pm
🎉 Exhibition celebration: 23.05.26, 4–6pm
🎟️ Free entry

If you’re in Melbourne, definitely add this to your Design Week list.

#MelbourneDesignWeek #ClothesForChairs #CircularDesign #TextileWaste #sustainabledesign

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with Aviva Mira for Clothes for Chairs

Aviva is a Melbourne-based fashion designer and maker exploring the fashion industry’s impact on our physical environments. Working across garments and sculptural textile objects, her work draws on urban spaces to examine the economies of waste, bringing attention to what gets discarded and what remains. Through pattern-making, hand stitching, starching and other forms of textile manipulation, her practice is in constant evolution, always anchored by texture, playfulness and thoughtful craft.

Find Aviva’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

Exhibition Celebration — you’re invited

Join us on Saturday 23 May 4–6pm in the Sacred Heart Courtyard at Abbotsford Convent to celebrate the opening of two exhibitions presented as part of Melbourne Design Week 2026.

Clothes for Chairs, presented by Future Archive, brings together thirteen Melbourne designers and artists transforming reclaimed chair frames and textile waste into functional seating.

Also celebrating PAGEANT: A Retrospective (2010-2025), a reflective exhibition featuring installation-based fashion, design, visual art, and film that explores future fashion directions. PAGEANT: A Retrospective (2010-2025) is showing in the other half of the Industrial School across the same dates (21-24 May, 11am-6pm).

Both exhibitions will be open to view with the celebration spilling out into the courtyard — weather permitting.

Free and open to all. Please RSVP via the link in bio so we can make sure there are enough drinks to go around.

Supported by project partner @after_anz

@abbotsfordconvent
@pageant_studio

#MelbourneDesignWeek #ClothesForChairs #TextileReuse #circulardesign

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A visit with DGianna Studio for Clothes for Chairs

DGIANNA Studio is the practice of Danielle Gianna, a Melbourne-based designer and artist working between textile, object and interior. Her work moves fluidly across fashion, sculpture and design, from aggregate and textile furniture to wearable art, recontextualising discarded fabrics and found materials into forms that sit between function and art. Driven by intuition and material experimentation, Danielle lets materials guide her process, allowing them to shift, resist and define their own outcome. Rooted in playfulness and curiosity, each piece is one of a kind — a moment of exploration frozen in time.

Find the finished DGianna Studio chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

How can discarded clothing be used to restore function and value to an otherwise unusable object?

A few places remain in the Clothes for Chairs workshop on Saturday 16 May. A full day of hands-on making at @abbotsfordconvent as part of Melbourne Design Week 2026.

Working with reclaimed chair frames and post-consumer clothing, participants will experiment with sewing, hand stitching, weaving, knotting and upholstery techniques — applying garment-based thinking to functional object design. The focus is on material exploration and process, guided making sessions and dedicated time to develop your own approach.

Workshop outcomes will be exhibited alongside resolved chair works by thirteen Melbourne designers, artists and makers as part of the Clothes for Chairs exhibition, 21–24 May. Then yours to keep.

🔗 Tickets via the link in bio 🔗

Saturday 16 May, 10am–4pm
Abbotsford Convent — Linen Room
Presented by Future Archive
Supported by @after_anz

#FutureArchive #TextileReuse #MelbourneDesignWeek #circulardesign

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @corneliavanrijswijk for Clothes for Chairs

Cornelia Van Rijswijk is a Welsh/Dutch artist and designer based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her practice sits at the intersection of fashion and material experimentation, with a focus on reworking and upcycling pre-loved garments using end-of-line fabric remnants. Working through deconstruction, Cornelia renews these materials with intricate mending techniques, painted motifs and embroidery — a signature thread found across everything she makes.

Find Cornelia’s finished chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

Clothes for Chairs Melbourne Design Week 2026.

Workshop
16.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Linen Room

Exhibition
21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School

Clothes for Chairs reimagines how clothing can be used beyond the body. Through processes of wrapping, weaving, stitching and reconstruction, ‘waste’ materials are re-engineered into new surfaces, structures and forms.

Melbourne Design Week is Australia’s largest and leading annual design festival and takes place from 14–24 May 2026.

The 2026 program spans 11 days of 400+ events, exhibitions, talks, and installations throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria
Melbourne Design Week is a vital platform for emerging and established creative practitioners, offering the Australian design community and audiences the opportunity to engage with a diverse program of talks, tours, exhibitions, installations, and workshops

Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is curated and delivered by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Visit the links in bio for Clothes for Chairs exhibition & workshop listings in the designweek.melbourne program.

@ngvmelbourne and @creative_vic #NGV #MelbourneDesignWeek #CreativeVic and #CreativeState

Clothes for Chairs Melbourne Design Week 2026.

Workshop
16.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Linen Room

Exhibition
21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School

Clothes for Chairs reimagines how clothing can be used beyond the body. Through processes of wrapping, weaving, stitching and reconstruction, ‘waste’ materials are re-engineered into new surfaces, structures and forms.

Melbourne Design Week is Australia’s largest and leading annual design festival and takes place from 14–24 May 2026.

The 2026 program spans 11 days of 400+ events, exhibitions, talks, and installations throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria
Melbourne Design Week is a vital platform for emerging and established creative practitioners, offering the Australian design community and audiences the opportunity to engage with a diverse program of talks, tours, exhibitions, installations, and workshops

Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is curated and delivered by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).

Visit the links in bio for Clothes for Chairs exhibition & workshop listings in the designweek.melbourne program.

@ngvmelbourne and @creative_vic #NGV #MelbourneDesignWeek #CreativeVic and #CreativeState

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

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A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @hey.raco & @first.draft.melbourne for Clothes for Chairs

Hey Raco is the practice of Isabella Raco, a designer and researcher working at the intersection of textile material systems, digital technologies, design and social impact. As a PhD candidate at the RMIT University School of Design, her work investigates how creative autonomy can shift our relationship to materials and clothing, shifting from passive consumption to active stewardship within a circular economy.

First Draft Melbourne is the practice of Oscar Howard, an industrial designer with a focus on circular systems, biomaterials and upcycling. In addition to studying Industrial Design (Honours) at RMIT, Oscar creates custom one-off bags repurposing waste materials into design-driven pieces of carry wear.

Find the finalised Hey Raco x First Draft chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

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Introducing 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 by @_futurearchive___ — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textile, and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating.

Clothes for Chairs is as much an experience as an exhibition. On 16 May, Future Archive are running a public workshop, where participants participant are provided with a reclaimed chair frame and textile waste – particularly worn or unwanted garments – to create a new textile outcome.

Fast forward to 21 May, these outcomes will become part of the exhibition, sitting alongside work from 10 local designers stemming from the same prompt.

Clothes for Chairs aims to reduce waste, both from the textile industry, using clothing that has lived out its original purpose, and from landfill, with all chair frames having been collected roadside over multiple years. Joining this mission as an event partner is @after_anz, a community-focused textile recycling organisation that redirects unwanted clothing and fabric.

Whether it be a functional piece, or a decorative upgrade to the 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳drobe, Clothes for Chairs is bound to inspire.

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
Saturday 16 May
Linen Room

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
21 — 24 May
Industrial School

🔗 Read more via link in bio.

Introducing 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 by @_futurearchive___ — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textile, and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating.

Clothes for Chairs is as much an experience as an exhibition. On 16 May, Future Archive are running a public workshop, where participants participant are provided with a reclaimed chair frame and textile waste – particularly worn or unwanted garments – to create a new textile outcome.

Fast forward to 21 May, these outcomes will become part of the exhibition, sitting alongside work from 10 local designers stemming from the same prompt.

Clothes for Chairs aims to reduce waste, both from the textile industry, using clothing that has lived out its original purpose, and from landfill, with all chair frames having been collected roadside over multiple years. Joining this mission as an event partner is @after_anz, a community-focused textile recycling organisation that redirects unwanted clothing and fabric.

Whether it be a functional piece, or a decorative upgrade to the 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳drobe, Clothes for Chairs is bound to inspire.

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
Saturday 16 May
Linen Room

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
21 — 24 May
Industrial School

🔗 Read more via link in bio.

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

A studio visit with @clingy_bags for Clothes for Chairs

Clingy is a slow fashion accessories brand based in Brunswick, specialising in novelty bags. Clingy was founded by Isobel Murray in 2020 with a dream to make beautiful things consciously. Since the beginning Isobel has explored a range of textiles such as Pinatex; a new material made from pineapple plant leaf fibres, second hand garments and blankets, deadstock fabrics and fabrics made with organic fibres. Isobel remains committed to finding ways to use textile waste created in her own practice. Throughout the exploration of fabrics and techniques a focus on multifunctional use has emerged and a desire to make people laugh when they encounter a clingy thing.

Find Clingy’s finalised chair at Clothes for Chairs — a group exhibition inviting fashion, textiles and design practitioners to reimagine discarded garments as functional seating for Melbourne Design Week.

21.05.26–24.05.26
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
1 Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Link in bio

I’m excited to be presenting Clothes for Chairs for Melbourne Design Week 2026

Exhibition
21–24 May
11am–6pm
Abbotsford Convent — Industrial School

&

Workshop
16 May
10am-4pm
Abbotsford Convent — Linen Room

This project invites a group of local designers + workshop participants to reimagine how discarded textiles can be used beyond the body.

Through processes of wrapping, weaving, stitching, mending and reconstruction, ‘waste’ materials are re-engineered into new surfaces, structures and forms on reclaimed chair frames.

Spanning fashion, textile, object and material-led practices, the works move between garment, upholstery and sculpture — from playful and colourful interventions to highly detailed handwork, sculptural abstraction and intuitive material experimentation. Together, they explore how materials can shift from waste to use.

Featuring works by
Aviva Mira
Clingy — Isobel Murray
Cornelia Van Rijswijk
DGIANNA
Future Archive x Mitchell Mackintosh
Heather Lee
HeyRaco x First Draft Melbourne
It’s My Roommates — Amelia Carlisle
Lauren Mavromati Bourke
Olive Made
Pocket Money
& rapid ideation outcomes from the Clothes for Chairs workshop

Supported by AFTER

#MelbourneDesignWeek #FutureArchive #TextileReuse #CircularDesign

I’m excited to be presenting Clothes for Chairs for Melbourne Design Week 2026

Exhibition
21–24 May
11am–6pm
Abbotsford Convent — Industrial School

&

Workshop
16 May
10am-4pm
Abbotsford Convent — Linen Room

This project invites a group of local designers + workshop participants to reimagine how discarded textiles can be used beyond the body.

Through processes of wrapping, weaving, stitching, mending and reconstruction, ‘waste’ materials are re-engineered into new surfaces, structures and forms on reclaimed chair frames.

Spanning fashion, textile, object and material-led practices, the works move between garment, upholstery and sculpture — from playful and colourful interventions to highly detailed handwork, sculptural abstraction and intuitive material experimentation. Together, they explore how materials can shift from waste to use.

Featuring works by
Aviva Mira
Clingy — Isobel Murray
Cornelia Van Rijswijk
DGIANNA
Future Archive x Mitchell Mackintosh
Heather Lee
HeyRaco x First Draft Melbourne
It’s My Roommates — Amelia Carlisle
Lauren Mavromati Bourke
Olive Made
Pocket Money
& rapid ideation outcomes from the Clothes for Chairs workshop

Supported by AFTER

#MelbourneDesignWeek #FutureArchive #TextileReuse #CircularDesign

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.

Earlier this year I travelled to Prato, Italy to undertake a one month residency at @lottozero to learn about Prato’s historical textile industry. I went here to connect with one of the words most advanced and long-standing circular economies - the recycled wool supply chain.

My favourite part about this process is that no dyeing is required in the regeneration of these fibres, instead they’re sorted by the highly skilled cenciaolis into tonal palettes that once shredded and mixed together determine the colour that results.

Prato is also known for developing the wet-shredding process, whereby wool is gently pulled apart through mechanical processing in water rather than ripped apart while dry. This results in the wool fibres remaining longer – compared to dry shredding – so that it can be spun tighter and create a stronger, higher quality yarn.