100 Chairs in 100 Days: Martino Gamper
25.02.2016 – 08.04.2016

Renowned for his cross-disciplinary and culturally responsive approach to design, London-based Martino Gamper came to major acclaim with 100 Chairs in 100 Days. In this project Gamper collected disused chairs from alleyways and friends’ homes and reassembled them — one per day — into poetic and often humorous forms.

Shown in Australia for the first time, 100 Chairs in 100 Days was an experiment in transforming limitations into possibilities. For RMIT Design Hub Gallery, Gamper created a new version of the 100th chair, fabricated within a single day and only using found materials, structures and designs. The exhibition incorporated a workshop or ‘ideas exchange’ where Gamper discussed his process-driven practice with local invited designers.

A project by Martino Gamper
Collection loaned by Nina Yashar - Nilufar Gallery
Graphic Design: Åbäke
Curated for RMIT Design Hub Gallery by Fleur Watson

Part of the Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural Program Project Series.

100 Chairs in 100 Days installation view, images courtesy of Tobias Titz

Public Program

Opening Event »
6 – 8pm, Thursday 25 February
Project Rooms 1 & 2, Level 2

Public conversation with
Martino Gamper »
6.30pm, Friday 26 February
Lecture Theatre, Level 2
Free!

Martino Gamper led a public conversation with special guests as part of the 100 Chairs in 100 Days public program. Gamper provided insight into his process-driven practice and the making of 100 Chairs in 100 Days.

Post Forma: Martino Gamper »
10am – 6pm, 3 March –
Saturday 9 April
Project Room 3, Level 3

Post Forma: Martino Gamper was a workshop led by Martino Gamper with RMIT Design Hub Gallery in collaboration with local practitioner Paul Marcus Fuog. A group of invited designers, architects, artists and researchers came together over three days to take part in a workshop of collaborative making and ideas exchange that explored cultural diversity in Melbourne. Outcomes from the workshop were exhibited at RMIT Design Hub Gallery from 3 March – 9 April.

Post Forma: Martino Gamper opening celebrations »
5.30 – 6.30pm, 8 March
RMIT Design Hub Gallery

Join the Post Forma:Martino Gamper workshop participants and the Design Hub Gallery team to celebrate the opening of this collection of conceptual works.

Exhibition Floor Talk »
every Wednesday 12-1pm,
9 March – 6 April

Design Hub Gallery curatorial staff ran an exhibition floor talk every Wednesday lunchtime from Wednesday 9 March.

NGV Members Event: 100 Chairs in 100 Days »
Wednesday 6th April, 6pm
Project Rooms 1 & 2, Level 2
RMIT Design Hub Gallery
Cost: $20

Design Hub Curator, Fleur Watson, provided an extended floor talk and private view of the exhibition 100 Chairs in 100 Days followed by an evening of drinks and conversation.

An RMIT University and NGV Design Partner Event

Wheelchair access available.
Please contact hello@designhub.com if you would like to request any of these events to be AUSLAN interpreted.