TACTILE DIALOGUES
A rich and textile exhibition of mixed materiality from textiles, wood, wool, metal and more.
Melbourne Design Week 2025.
Curated by Ryan Fernandes Hosted by Made By Morgen.
PHYSICAL OBJECTS TO FOSTER MOMENTS OF HUMAN CONNECTION
Living in an increasingly digital world marked by mass production and overconsumption, the exhibition Tactile Dialogues challenges us to reconsider the role of physical objects and fostering moments of human connection.
Curated and directed by Ryan Fernandes within the Made by Morgen showroom, this showcase part of the Melbourne Design Week Program offers a rich and tactile experience through mixed materiality from textiles, wood, wool, metal, leather, glass, and paper. It serves as a platform for experimentation by local artists and makers, who draw on traditional techniques to create contemporary forms that bridge past, present, and future.
Artists and makers
Andrew Hustwaite | Denholm | Emma Shepherd Sundance Studio | Jacqueline Cilia | Lana Launay | Made By Morgen | Martyn Thompson | Minjeong Park | Miniscapes- Poto | Moya Delany | Nadine Draper | Paul Vizzari | Ryan L. Foote & Rose Liang | Sarah Nedovic | Thang Do | Weighted Lines
immerge yourself into the tactile dialogues exhibition
AN EXHIBITION SUPPORTED BY
Melbourne Design Week is Australia’s largest and leading annual design festival and takes place from 15–25 May 2025.
The 2025 program spans 11 days of 350+ events, exhibitions, talks, and installations throughout metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria• Melbourne Design Week is a vital platform for emerging and established creative practitioners, offering the Australian design community and audiences the opportunity to engage with a diverse program of talks, tours, exhibitions, installations, and workshops.
Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and is curated and delivered by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Visit designweek.melbourne from 15 April to view the full program.
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