Twelve Years Room Screen

Rigg Design Prize / Finalist / NGV 2025

The Twelve Years Room Screen evolved from my conviction that the hand of the maker must remain present in an increasingly automated and accelerated design landscape. Built from 432 brass motifs, each pressed, cut, surfaced, and stitched by hand, this work scales up to architectural proportions, a jewellery technique first learned twelve years ago. Every component is a record of labour and focus, with slight variations that assert my hand’s presence. Built without permanent joins, the work can be entirely disassembled and renewed. This deliberate choice reflects my enduring commitment to sustainability, uncompromising technical precision, and craft in contemporary design.

This work is currently on display at the National Gallery of Victoria.

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square, Level 3

September 18th 2025- Febuary 1st 2026

Rigg Design Prize website.