Felled
2 May - 27 June 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Craft, Watson Place (off Flinders Lane)
Naarm/Melbourne, VIC
Felled reimagines timber supply sources in contemporary woodworking practice. Seven makers and designers with a specialised knowledge of timber engage the material beyond newly processed, machined slabs and find possibilities in existing materials including timber waste and plant-debris as furniture and object-design making material.
Approaches are holistic (“from roots to leaves”) and minimise waste and maximise respect for timber as a once-living organism. Exhibitors question what is determined as “low-grade” or “difficult” timber and work with parts that are traditionally disregarded. From working with banksia pods and timber shavings to invasive trees destined for pulping, exhibitors reveal the beauty and possibilities in wood we’re quick to overlook.
Felled joins the discussion on practices of consumption through the exploration of a single material - timber. It considers the environmental impacts of extractive processes and positions new systems of working with existing materials. The exhibition celebrates makers and their specialised practices as invaluable thinkers. It is through small-scale studio practices where deep connections to and empathy with a material sparks innovation and new thinking.
Big ideas for a better future begin in the studio.
The exhibition forms part of Conscious Craft – a movement to redefine our relationship with materials in a considered, responsible and responsive way.
Conscious Craft is supported by the Amaeah Foundation and presented in partnership with Crafted Hardwoods.
The exhibition is part of Melbourne Design Week 2026, an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
