Richard is a Melbourne based Industrial Designer whose work encompasses furniture, lighting and object design. Richard’s design approach is grounded in material experimentation and research, and places emphasis on the act of designing through making. His work often fuses traditional craft processes with contemporary manufacturing methods
Education
| 2018 | Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours), RMIT, Melbourne |
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| 2014 | Associate Degree in Design (Furniture), RMIT, Melbourne |
Exhibitions
| 2018 | |
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| How Much Can A Koala Bear, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Abbotsford Convent | |
| 2017 | Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Exhibition, Manningham Art Gallery |
| Victorian Craft Awards, Craft Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 2016 | Elemental, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Abbotsford Convent |
| Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent | |
| VIVID, Décor + Design, Melbourne | |
| 2015 | Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent |
| VIVID, Décor + Design, Melbourne | |
| Australian Contemporary Emerging Designer Awards, Furnitex Connect, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne | |
| 2014 | Made Here, Graduate Exhibition, 524 Flinders, Melbourne |
| Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent | |
| Australian Furniture Industry Awards, Australian International Furniture Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne | |
| 2012 | What I Am You Cannot See, Tangent Gallery, Curtin University, Perth |
Awards
| 2016 | Fringe Furniture, Innovation in Lighting Design Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent |
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| 2015 | Fringe Furniture, Craftsmanship Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent |
| Fringe Furniture, Best Student Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent | |
| VIVID, Best Furniture Concept 2015, Décor + Design, Melbourne | |
| GOTYA – Victoria and Tasmania, Runner-up: Furniture Design, DIA | |
| 2014 | Erik Romke Award, Best Furniture Design Graduate 2014, RMIT |
