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2022 COVERAGE

ARCHITECTURE AU
09 February 2022
Collectible design market coming to Melbourne

INDESIGN LIVE
09 February 2022
Melbourne Design Fair to fill a key gap in local market

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW MAGAZINE
17 February 2022
New Australian design fair aims to capture cashed-up global collectors

HABITUS LIVING
21 February 2022
A design and art fusion

GREEN MAGAZINE
24 February 2022
Inaugural Melbourne Design Fair: Showcasing Australia’s Leading Designers

EST LIVING
25 February 2022
NGV Welcomes the Inaugural Melbourne Design Fair

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
02 March 2022
A New Creative Capital

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW MAGAZINE
04 March 2022
Melbourne Design Fair waves the flag

THE LOCAL PROJECT
10 March 2022
Coveted Collectible Design – Melbourne Design Fair by the National Gallery of Victoria and Melbourne Art Foundation

THE AGE, GOOD WEEKEND
12 March 2022
Shop / Play

MONOCLE, M24 RADIO, MONOCLE ON DESIGN
17 March 2022
Monocle on Design, Extra: Melbourne Design Fair

THE LOCAL PROJECT
18 March 2022
Investing in the Creative – Melbourne Design Fair by the National Gallery of Victoria and Melbourne Art Foundation

INDESIGN LIVE
19 March 2022
Australia’s first design fair reveals just how collectible Australian design is

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Applications now open for Melbourne Design Fair 20

Applications now open for Melbourne Design Fair 2024!

@ngvmelbourne and the Melbourne Art Foundation are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the third edition of Melbourne Design Fair, set to take place 23 - 26 May 2024 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Melbourne Design Fair is the only event of its kind in Australia. Initiated by the NGV with the support of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Melbourne Design Fair is the flagship event of Melbourne Design Week. Its broad audience encompasses art and design collectors, collecting institutions, professionals in the interior design industry, design media, enthusiasts of art and design, and the wider public.

The 2023 Fair welcomed over 10,500 visitors to view the work of over 170 designers, resulting in $2.7million in sales during the Fair, and an estimated $2.1million in sales post event.

Link in bio for more information.

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Melbourne Design Fair is an initiative of @ngvmelbourne delivered in collaboration with the Melbourne Art Foundation.
With thanks to Presenting Partner Creative Victoria (@creative_vic).

Melbourne Design Fair would like to extend its war

Melbourne Design Fair would like to extend its warmest thanks to the many hands that made the 2023 edition such an incredible success. With 10,500 visitors over four days, we were thrilled to welcome our community of designers, makers, galleries, design and craft organisations, agencies, collectors, and patrons at Australia's largest presentation of twentieth century and contemporary collectible design.

We look forward to seeing you all again in 2024.

Melbourne Design Week continues until 28 May. Visit designweek.melbourne to continue your design journey.

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Melbourne Design Fair is an initiative of @ngvmelbourne delivered in collaboration with the Melbourne Art Foundation.

With thanks to Presenting Partner Creative Victoria (@creative_vic) and Major Partner Mercedes-Benz (@mercedesbenzau)

Open from 10.00am - 5.00pm today, don't miss the f

Open from 10.00am - 5.00pm today, don't miss the final day of Melbourne Design Fair! See and buy collectible furniture, lighting, objects and contemporary jewellery from over 150 designers.

Buy tickets now via link in bio.

Image credits:
1. @ilanel at Melbourne Design Fair 2023
2. @gallerysallydancuthbert
3. @rlfootedesignstudio at Melbourne Design Fair 2023
4. @__fearon__ at Melbourne Design Fair 2023
5. @__emma_jackson__ at Melbourne Design Fair 2023
6. @cgallerycontemporary at Melbourne Design Fair 2023

#MelbourneDesignFair #MelbourneDesignWeek #CreativeVictoria #Design

Melbourne Design Fair is an initiative of @ngvmelbourne delivered in collaboration with the Melbourne Art Foundation.

With thanks to Presenting Partner Creative Victoria (@creative_vic) and Major Partner Mercedes-Benz (@mercedesbenzau)

Today is the last day of Melbourne Design Fair. Do

Today is the last day of Melbourne Design Fair. Don't miss Australia's largest presentation of collectible design.

A celebration of twentieth century and contemporary design production, be amongst the first to see and buy rare, one-of-a-kind and limited edition furniture, lighting, objects and jewellery from over 150 Australian and international designers and makers.

Buy tickets now via link in bio.

Image credit: ALM, Rocky Armchair, 2022.

#MelbourneDesignFair #MelbourneDesignWeek #CreativeVictoria #Design

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Melbourne Design Fair is an initiative of @ngvmelbourne delivered in collaboration with the Melbourne Art Foundation.

With thanks to Presenting Partner Creative Victoria (@creative_vic) and Major Partner Mercedes-Benz (@mercedesbenzau)

Vast timescales of organic and inorganic materials

Vast timescales of organic and inorganic materials are foregrounded in the work of designer and furniture craftsman Damien Wright. Working with recovered Australian timbers, he explores notions of place and placemaking, belonging and alienation. Through a careful selection of woods and mixed materials, he interrogates the intersection of deep time and contemporary culture. Wright’s Tectonic (Console) 2023 is crafted from 10,000 year old Ancient Red Gum, resin and bronze. Wright is presented by @gallerysallydancuthbert at Melbourne Design Fair.

Don't miss the centrepiece of Melbourne Design Week! Tomorrow is the last chance to see and buy collectible design from over 150 designers. Buy tickets now via link in bio.

Image credit: Damien Wright, Tectonic (Console), 2023.

#MelbourneDesignFair #MelbourneDesignWeek #CreativeVictoria #Design

Melbourne Design Fair is an initiative of @ngvmelbourne delivered in collaboration with the Melbourne Art Foundation.

With thanks to Presenting Partner Creative Victoria (@creative_vic) and Major Partner Mercedes-Benz (@mercedesbenzau)

Explore works available to purchase at Melbourne D

Explore works available to purchase at Melbourne Design Fair with @artmoney.global

Partnering with Art Money changes the mental math behind purchases, empowering collectors with interest-free loans to buy on the spot and take the work home.

Visit artmoney.com/au and get pre-approved today so you’re ready to buy at the Fair.

Image credits:
1. Ashley Eriksmoen, Edge conditions 2, 2022. Presented by @sophiegannongallery
2. denHolm, Ellie, 2023. Presented by @oigall_projects
3. Ben Mazey, White Flag Sheet, 2023. Presented by @cgallerycontemporary
4. Rosanna Ceravolo, Moored Console 1, 2019.
5. James Lemon, Pest Chair 3, 2023. Presented by @sullivanstrumpf
6. Jordan Fleming, Look at me, looking at you - Floor Mirror, 2022. Presented by @moderntimesau
7. Lisa Walker, Hands I, 2023. Presented by @funakigallery
8. Gaetano Pesce, Pratt Chair, 2023. Presented by @neon_parc

#MelbourneDesignFair #MelbourneDesignWeek #CreativeVictoria #Design

Melbourne Design Fair is an initiative of @ngvmelbourne delivered in collaboration with the Melbourne Art Foundation.

With thanks to Presenting Partner Creative Victoria (@creative_vic) and Major Partner Mercedes-Benz (@mercedesbenzau)