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Here are the awards from this landmark exhibition presented by the Victorian Woodworkers Association. It highlighted the works of Victorian woodworkers, from graduates fresh from college through to those who are at the peak of their professional lives, and comprised three exhibitions in one:
Touch Wood, Start 04, and Create from a Crate.
The comments on several of the pieces are from the artists' floor talks at a VWA meeting.
Touch Wood
TOUCHWOOD, a continuation of the VWA members exhibition held annually since 1989, showcased the finest from our woodworkers . A special collection, SIX of the BEST , featured current works from Will Matthysen - master clock-maker; Bryan Poynton - a brilliant craftsperson and mentor to many; Anton Gerner - acclaimed Art Deco-influenced furniture designer/maker; and Vic Wood - doyen of Australia’s wood turners.
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Les West Prize for the Best of the Show |
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Neville Selleck
Stockyards Table
Red Gum and Jarrah
Neville's design brief for this piece stemmed from the need to utilize his remaining stocks of wood salvaged from the Newmarket Stockyards (Melbourne) some years ago. Having established the amount of available timber, it was put to good use in continuing Neville's particular style, involving as it does, such design features as bottom heaviness, open joinery details, trademark handles, natural edges and sturdy overall construction. |
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Australian Wood Review Award for Furniture Design |
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Sally Thomas
Chocolate Ripple Stools
Hoop Pine Plywood and Wool Felt
These are meant to be fun pieces - hence the title which reflects the layering of brown and white felt seating in such a way as to represent a chocolate ripple cake. Sally's personal design brief was for a simple and environmentally friendly outcome - fine objectives which were certainly realised in these hoop pine ply stools.
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Mathews Timber Award for Fine Woodwork |
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Andrew Potocnik
The Wrigglies
Huon Pine and Red Gum |
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Start 04
START began in 2002, bringing together for the first time the best works in timber from the Furniture Design and Making courses at Victorian Tertiary Institutes. The inaugural exhibition was staged in a Fasham Johnston Display Home and the second at the Melbourne Museum. Innovative and contemporary design is its hallmark.
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Fasham Johnson Award for Best Student Work |
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Richard Kubisz
Escher Hall Table
Box Hill TAFE
The obvious inspiration for this piece was the work of graphic artist M. C. Escher. It involves the appearance of opposing planes within planes, while other elements involve the interactions between spaces. A common reaction is to query the possibility of such a structure to stand! |
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Triton Industries Award for Design |
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Hendrik Hoffmeister
Shelf
Melbourne University
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VWA Award for Craftsmanship |
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Matthew Rawlins
Coffee Table-Seat
Melbourne University
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Create from a Crate
CREATE FROM A CRATE was launched in 2003 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre to demonstrate the concept of eco recycling. For a nominal fee, each participant purchases a
crate once used to bring truck parts to Australia. The objective is to craft fine woodwork from timber usually chipped as waste. Dining settings, abstract sculpture and even musical instruments have been winners of previous exhibitions.
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Iveco Award for Best of Show |
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Martin Davis
Pallet Table
American Oak, Pine, Bolts & Nails in Resin
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Triton Award for Design and Craftsmanship |
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Scott McFadden
“Greenpac Le Modulor” Side Table
Pallet Timber Unspecified
As a furniture design teacher from Box Hill TAFE, Scott had set the Create-from-a-Crate project as an exercise for his students. He made his piece in order to demonstrate that it was a feasible task. In establishing their brief, Scott and his students examined the elements of a crate and its associations. Using as much of the crate as possible (including the nails and bolts) Scott's design reflects the idea of crates and distribution. Thus this side table is itself a container; the wheels represent transport, the bandsawn wavy panels are the oceans across which containers travel, and the nails are points of departure and arrival! |
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Waste Converters Award for Innovative Use of a Crate |
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Richard Kubisz
“Crate-ticulated” Coffee Table
Pallet Timber Unspecified
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