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Photography by Lucas Allen, Styling by Swee Design
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Photography by Lucas Allen, Styling by Swee Design
15 – 25 March 2018
Melbourne showroom
231 johnston street fitzroy VIC 3065
we are proud to be part of the DENFAIR Design Loop. a brand new major event in partnership with SMEG along with the NGV Melbourne as part of Melbourne Design Week. enjoy a curated selection of Melbourne’s best design showrooms responding to the theme ‘celebration of material’.
discover the meaning and rationale behind some of your favourite design products, gather a deeper understanding into the design process and experience the profound qualities inherent in design.
you will also have a chance to win yourself one of our MT scorched eggcupstools worth $750!
head to http://www.denfair.com.au/info-denfair-design-loop/ for more info and how to register.
Weftshop are a Sydney-based non-profit enterprise that collaborates with and supports refugee and migrant artisans from Myanmar to build skills and livelihoods by creating Fair Trade homewares and fashion accessories for the Australian marketplace weftshop.com.au
The new range of cushions is made by artisans living in Thailand whose weaving techniques have been passed down from generation to generation. Each piece in the new range of three exclusive designs is 100% handmade and features woven textile patterns inspired by nature.
The woven textile fabric for the cushions is created by artisans from the Karenni ethnic community* using backstrap looms that are a longstanding but disappearing tradition in Myanmar’s ethnic communities.
The artisans sampled the textiles for Mark Tuckey by working with WEFTshop’s founder and creative director Emma Kate Wallace, a NIDA-trained costumier whose work with artisans takes her to Thailand and Burma regularly.
The collaborative sampling and production process involved two artisan workshops, threading the backstrap looms in different custom sizes, and adapting traditional patterns on the looms to produce the contemporary designs.
“When we weave together we are one heart,” says artisan Lu Meh, who has lived in a refugee camp in Thailand since 1996. She says weaving provides an opportunity to extend her skills while earning an income at home safely in the camp, with the flexibility to also look after her children.
WEFTshop’s work with the Karenni artisans to produce exclusive designs for Mark Tuckey is supported by WEAVE Fair Trade which is well-known in Thailand for its work with migrant and refugee communities to gain safe employment, fair income and social advancement.
The WEFTshop for Mark Tuckey range is available now at both Mark Tuckey showrooms.
* The Karenni people are from Kayah State in the eastern region of Myanmar, where thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes because of military persecution over many years. The Karenni people are one of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities.
The other clever designers include Aimee Tarulli (www.archerinteriors.com.au –@aimeestylist) Dale Hardiman and Adam Lynch (@doweljones) Gina Ciancio (@stylecuratorau) Kristine Franklin (www.archerinteriors.com.au –@aimeestylist) Nat Wheeler and Kristy Sadlier (@norsuinteriors)
Check out our Re-Love journeys via the links above, as well as Feast Watson’s instagram, and website
You can also find more info at www.feastwatson.com.au
Check out the before and after shots of our up cycled furniture below.
Happy bidding everyone! : )
before
after
Over the coming weeks, Mark Tuckey will be 1 of 6 Australian design personalities who will up-cycle furniture and give it a new lease on life. Design lovers (YOU!) will have a chance to bid on the beautiful timber creations with all proceeds donated to the Salvos Stores @salvosau
The other clever designers include Aimee Tarulli @aimeestylist Dowel Jones – @doweljones Gina Ciancio – @stylecuratorau Kristine Franklin – @thepaintedhive Norsu Interiors – @norsuinteriors
Follow the Re-Love journey via instagram, and website
Check out the pieces we picked up that need some re-loving this year and the story so far…
this 1220 x 435 x 770mmh Tasmanian Oak extending Dining Table will need to be stripped of its varnish
this hoop mirror in american oak veneer is 650mm dia x 10mm deep
and our third piece is this four drawer chest made of Kauri. 1060 x 490 x 745mmh. Let the reloving begin.
and this is the progress so far….stripped and ready for a new finish…
The finished reveal will be posted soon, and remember you will get a chance to bid and own them. Follow the Re-Love journey via instagram, and website
8 – 10 June 2017 Melbourne exhibition centre
It was fantastic to meet you all at our stand this year! We look forward to working with you on your residential and commercial projects.
the eggcup stool, oxo coffee table, wide frame mirror and mardi bench all come in this new finish.
We have been re-loving two tables and the transformation can now been revealed. Both of these tables will soon be available for purchase on eBay with all proceeds donated to Salvos Stores. We are so privileged to be included as 1 of the 7 Australian designers who have up-cycled a piece of furniture and given it a new lease on life for charity.
The other clever designers include Kate Heppell – Kip & Co, Melissa Bonney and Margo Reed – The Design Hunter, Nat Wheeler and Kristy Sadlier -Norsu Interiors, Aimee Tarulli – Archer Interiors, Simone Barter – Styled Life Home and Kristine Franklin -The Painted Hive
We will let you know as soon as these tables are available for purchase!
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