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Media Release • 27 Sep 22

The Global Life of Design

JAPANESE
Incense burner 19th century
porcelain, enamel (Arita ware)
(a-b) 38.8 x 35.7 x 21.3 cm (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1881
2114.a-b-D1A
JAPANESE
Summer kimono Meiji period 1868-1912
(Yukata)
cotton
147.4 cm (centre back) 130.5 cm (cuff to cuff)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by the Hon. Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall, 2013
2013.696
Dale HARDIMAN
Stephen ROYCE
Open garden: Digital mirror (2020)
LCD panels, single board computer, camera, electrical components
65.0 x 54.2 x 32.7 cm (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Contemporary Design and Architecture, 2020
2020.742
© Dale Hardiman and Stephen Royce / Photo: Jonathon Griggs
Christien MEINDERTSMA (designer)
LABEL/BREED, Amsterdam (manufacturer)
Flax chair (2015) {designed}; (2017) {manufactured}
Flax fibre (Linum usitatissimum), polylactic acid
83.1 x 52.0 x 54.5 cm
ed. 12/150
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Gordon Moffatt AM, 2018
2017.1218
© Christien Meindertsma
Oki SATO (designer)
NENDO, Tokyo (design studio)
Cabbage chair (mixed) 2008
fabric, paper, resin
65.0 x 75.0 x 75.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Suzanne Dawbarn Bequest, 2018
2017.1252
© nendo
Rene DUBOIS
Writing cabinet (c. 1780)
(Secrétaire à abattant)
Kingwood, Tulipwood, Satinwood, wood, gilt-bronze (ormolu), marble, leather, steel, brass
(a-i) 138.4 x 84.2 x 37.5 cm (overall) (closed)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1948
705.a-i-D4
FRANCE
Coat (Banyan) 1730-1750; (1730s) {fabric}
silk brocade, silk thread and wood (buttons)
128.5 cm (centre back) 64.3 cm (sleeve length)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1970
D19-1970
ENGLAND
Fan (1870-1880)
ostrich feathers, tortoiseshell, gold, brass, metal
46.8 x 74.4 x 3.9 cm (variable)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
D392-1974
(ENGLAND)
Bed curtain 1720-1730
linen (twill), wool (thread)
172.5 x 134.5 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1928
2922-D3
ENGLAND
Dress (c. 1815)
cotton, wool
118.5 cm (centre back)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Fashion and Textiles, 2018
2018.1048
Gerritt BERCKHEYDE
The Town Hall, Amsterdam 1690
oil on canvas
52.8 x 62.6 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1920
1050-3
Renier NOOMS
Bay with two large Dutch sailing vessels (1656)
plate 2 from the Various seaports (Quelque port de Meer) series 1656
etching
12.6 x 19.9 cm (image) 13.7 x 20.7 cm (sheet, trimmed to platemark)
2nd of 2 states
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
1278.122-3
AI Weiwei
Cube of tea (2006)
tea, wood
67.0 x 60.0 x 60.0 cm (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Loti & Victor Smorgon Fund, 2017
2015.554
© Ai Weiwei Studio
UNKNOWN
Dealer in tea, coffee, etc (1789-1808)
hand-coloured etching
26.4 x 20.4 cm (image) 33.5 x 22.6 cm (plate) 38.5 x 28.5 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1926
2445-3