(left to right)<br/> Giancarlo Piretti (designer), Anonima Castelli, Bologna (manufacturer) <em>Plia folding chair</em> 1969 (designed), 1970 (manufactured); Eero Aarnio (designer), Asko International, Lahti (manufacturer) <em>Globe chair</em> 1963-65 (designed); 1960s (manufactured); Pierre Paulin (designer), Artifort, Maastricht (manufacturer) <em>Ribbon chair, model no. 582</em> 1966 (designed), c.1971 (manufactured); Roberta Di Camerino (fashion house), Guiliana Di Camerino (designer) <em>Evening dress</em> c.1964; Frank O. Gehry (designer), Vitra, Weil am Rhein (manufacturer) <em>Wiggle side chair</em> 1972 (designed), 2001 (manufactured)<br/>
(left to right)
Giancarlo Piretti (designer), Anonima Castelli, Bologna (manufacturer) Plia folding chair 1969 (designed), 1970 (manufactured); Eero Aarnio (designer), Asko International, Lahti (manufacturer) Globe chair 1963-65 (designed); 1960s (manufactured); Pierre Paulin (designer), Artifort, Maastricht (manufacturer) Ribbon chair, model no. 582 1966 (designed), c.1971 (manufactured); Roberta Di Camerino (fashion house), Guiliana Di Camerino (designer) Evening dress c.1964; Frank O. Gehry (designer), Vitra, Weil am Rhein (manufacturer) Wiggle side chair 1972 (designed), 2001 (manufactured)

Contemporary Art & Design

Free entry

NGV International

Level 3, Contemporary Art & Design

27 May 13 – 29 Dec 13

The National Gallery of Victoria’s newly opened Contemporary Art & Design gallery showcases key art and design movements from the 1960s to the present day. The displays encompass a broad spectrum of practice, including furniture, ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewellery, fashion, textiles, paintings and works on paper.

The gallery includes a number of newly acquired works, including the FF1 chair by the Belgian design duo Fox and Freeze, made from a single piece of felt folded into shape, and Philippe Starck’s iconic Juicy salif lemon squeezer, for Alessi. The displays move back in time from the most contemporary to the exuberant colour and pattern of the 1960s. Exciting moments include the studio glass, mounted up a wall in an entirely mirrored box, and a wall of 1980s Memphis madness, complete with Memphis laminate designs lining the Memphis display cases.

The Contemporary Art & Design gallery is generously supported by Max and Charlotte Moffatt and Family.

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Select Works

(left to right)
Eero Aarnio (designer)
Asko International, Lahti (manufacturer)
Globe chair 1963-65 (designed); 1960s (manufactured)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2005
Pierre Paulin (designer)
Artifort, Maastricht (manufacturer)
Ribbon chair, model no. 582 1966 (designed), c.1971 (manufactured)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Melbourne Water, 2003
Roberta Di Camerino (fashion house)
Guiliana Di Camerino (designer)
Evening dress c.1964
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented under Tax Incentive Scheme by Mrs M. Lipshut, 1984
Frank O. Gehry (designer)
Vitra, Weil am Rhein (manufacturer)
Wiggle side chair 1972 (designed), 2001 (manufactured)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Rae Rothfield, Fellow, 2003
 (left to right)
Giancarlo Piretti (designer), Anonima Castelli, Bologna (manufacturer) Plia folding chair 1969 (designed), 1970 (manufactured); Eero Aarnio (designer), Asko International, Lahti (manufacturer) Globe chair 1963-65 (designed); 1960s (manufactured); Pierre Paulin (designer), Artifort, Maastricht (manufacturer) Ribbon chair, model no. 582 1966 (designed), c.1971 (manufactured); Roberta Di Camerino (fashion house), Guiliana Di Camerino (designer) Evening dress c.1964; Frank O. Gehry (designer), Vitra, Weil am Rhein (manufacturer) Wiggle side chair 1972 (designed), 2001 (manufactured)