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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.

immerge yourself into the tactile dialogues exhibition

Credits

Photography by Lillie Thompson (@lillie_thompson)

Exhibition Tactile Dialogues, 15-25 May 2025.

Curated by Ryan Fernandes and Made By Morgen.

Featuring:
Tactile Table by Made By Morgen (@madebymorgen)
Giant Pea Pendant by Moya Delany (@moyadelany_lighting)
Bound Grid Tapestry by Emma Shepherd (@_sundance_studio_)
Plinth 'Playing with extruded bricks' by Sarah Nedovic (@sarah_nedovic)
'Inflorence with Lever' by Andrew Hustwaite (@andrewhustwaite)

Credits
'Penny vase' hand-blown glass, ‘Victoriana' plinth and Pink cotton jacquard screen by @martynthompsonstudio
Tactile Dialogues exhibition Curator: @ryanfernandesdesign
Host: @madebymorgen
Photography: @lillie_thompson

Credits

Photography by Lillie Thompson (@lillie_thompson)

Exhibition Tactile Dialogues, 15-25 May 2025.

Curated by Ryan Fernandes and Made By Morgen.

Featuring:
Tactile Table by Made By Morgen (@madebymorgen)
Giant Pea Pendant by Moya Delany (@moyadelany_lighting)
’Bound Grid’ & ‘Echo tapestries by Emma Shepherd (@_sundance_studio_)
Plinth 'Playing with extruded bricks' by Sarah Nedovic (@sarah_nedovic)
'Inflorence with Lever' by Andrew Hustwaite (@andrewhustwaite)

Credits:

Photography by Lillie Thompson (@lillie_thompson)

Exhibition Tactile Dialogues, 15-25 May 2025.

Curated by Ryan Fernandes (@ryanfernandesdesign ) and Made By Morgen (@madebymorgen).

Featuring:
'Mount Cupid Vessel' by @martynthompsonstudio
'George Street Armchair' by Made By Morgen (@madebymorgen)
'Cells' Lamp Floor by Lana Launay (@lanalaunay)
'Inflorescence' sculptures by Andrew Hustwaite (@andrewhustwaite)
'Prima Donna' Tapestry Wall by @thangdo_thangdo
Rugs by Behruz (@behruzstudio)

Curtain by InVogue Blinds (invogueblinds)

Credits


Photography by Lillie Thompson (@lillie_thompson)

Exhibition Tactile Dialogues, 15-25 May 2025.

Curated by Ryan Fernandes (@ryanfernandesdesign) and Made By Morgen (@madebymorgen)

Featuring:

‘Lacey’ Coffee Table by denHolm (@den_holm)
'Polaris' Pendant by Moya Delany (@moyadelany_lighting)
Armchair & Red Oak Dining Chair by Paul Vizzari (@paulvizzari_chairmaker)
A Tactile Mirror by Minjeong Park (@m1njeongpark)
‘Loop’ Tapestry by Emma Shepherd @_sundance_studio_)
Curator: @ryanfernandesdesign
Host: @madebymorgen

Credits:

Photography by Lillie Thompson (@lillie_thompson)

Exhibition Tactile Dialogues, 15-25 May 2025.

Curated by Ryan Fernandes (@ryanfernandesdesign ) and Made By Morgen (@madebymorgen).

Featuring:

‘The Fall II’ 2025, bronze sculpture by Nadine Draper (@nadinedraper)

The Apothecary - To Circe 2025 By Nadine Draper (@nadinedraper)

The Elixir of Love

The Elixir of Time

The Elixir of Passion

The Elixir of Hope

‘Shifting Blocks’ Tapestry by Emma Shepherd (@_sundance_studio_)

SIlo Large, Steppo Large, Steppo Small Travertine Planters by Miniscapes (miniscapes) & Poto (poto.pots)

 

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.

Subscribe to NGV eNews for all Melbourne Design Week updates.

thank you to our event sponsors

 
 

Brunswick Sporting Club Hotel, All Saints Estate & Heaps Normal for keeping the drinks flowing,

In Vogue Blinds and Behruz for their contribution to the exhibition’s scenography,

ZETR for powering the artworks with their sleek electrical fittings,

Avenue Media, Sign Makers for the beautiful exhibition signage,

and to In the Brick Spa for the special help with the showroom renovation.