Richard is a Naarm/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 (1st Class Honours), RMIT, Melbourne |
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| 2014 | Associate Degree in Design (Furniture), RMIT, Melbourne |
Exhibitions
| 2024 | |
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| Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda | |
| 2023 | |
| Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda | |
| HARD, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Fitzroy | |
| IM_PERMANENT, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Abbotsford Convent | |
| 2022 | |
| Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda | |
| 2021 | |
| Wisdom of Objects, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Fitzroy | |
| 2020 | |
| Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Digital Event | |
| VIVID, Décor + Design, Melbourne | |
| 2019 | |
| Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent | |
| Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Exhibition, Manningham Art Gallery | |
| Elasticity for ALT.MATERIAL, 408 Smith Street | |
| 2018 | |
| 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
| 2024 | Fringe Furniture, Best in Lighting Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda |
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| 2023 | Fringe Furniture, Special Commendation, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda |
| 2021 | LAMP 2021: Professional Short List |
| 2020 | Fringe Furniture, Emerging Designer Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Digital Event |
| VIVID, Lighting Design Award, Décor + Design, Melbourne | |
| 2019 | Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Exhibition, Merit Acquisition Award for Amalgam:Set #1, Manningham Art Gallery |
| 2016 | Fringe Furniture, Innovation in Lighting Design Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent |
| 2015 | Fringe Furniture, Craftsmanship Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent |
| Fringe Furniture, Best Student Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent | |
| VIVID, Furniture Concept Award, Décor + Design, Melbourne | |
| GOTYA – Victoria and Tasmania, Runner-up: Furniture Design, DIA | |
| 2014 | Erik Romke Award, Best Furniture Design Graduate 2014, RMIT |
Collections
| 2019 |
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| Manningham Art Gallery |
