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LIAM MUGAVIN

FURNITURE INTERIORS

SELECTED INTERIORS/COMMISSIONS

2018 A.I.R, Myoko, Japan (coming soon)

2018 Verd, Manly Beach, Sydney

2017 Verd, Surry Hills, Sydney

2017 Australia House Furniture, Japan

2017 Belance, Barangaroo, Sydney

2017 Verd, Barangaroo, Sydney

2017 Tribe, Darlinghurst, Sydney

2017 Milsons Point Office, Sydney

2016 Commissioned Editions, Melbourne

2016 Coffee Bondi Beach, Sydney

2016 Zeitgeist Coffee, Martin Place, Sydney

2016 Zeitgeist Mylk Bar, Bondi Beach, Sydney

2013 Jam Factory Seppeltsfield Retail, Barossa Valley, South Australia

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2018 Solo Show, Criteria, Melbourne

2018 Shifts in Japanese Materiality, Japan Foundation, Sydney, NSW

2017 Australia House Furniture, Urada Tokamachi, Japan

2016 At Home - Modern Australian Design, Old Government House, Sydney, NSW

2016 Fix and Make - Object Therapy, Hotel Hotel, Canberra, ACT

2016 Commissioned Editions Launch, Criteria, Melbourne, VIC

2016 Factory Design District, Sydney, NSW

2015 Australian Design Exhibition, Aptos Cruz, Stirling, SA

2015 Clarence Prize for Excellence in Furniture Design, Rosney, TAS

2015 ID x Den Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Center, Melbourne, VIC

2014 Generate, Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA

2014 Clean Slate, Workshopped 14, Sydney, NSW

2014 Vivid, Furnitex, Melbourne, VIC

2014 Adelaide Eclectic, Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA

2013 Asia Awards, Young Creator Exhibition, Tokyo Design Week, Tokyo, Japan

2013 Local By Design, Designers Saturday, Design Institute of Australia, Adelaide, SA

2013 Designing a Modern Heritage, Workshopped 13, Sydney, NSW

2013 It’s Apples, Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA

AWARDS / GRANTS

2016 Make It Award, Makerspace & Co, Winner

2016 Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Awarded

2015 South Australian Emerging Designer Award, Winner

2015 Clarence Prize for Excellence in Furniture Design, Winner

2015 Parallels Travel Grant, NAVA & Arts SA, Awarded

2014 New Work Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Awarded

2014 Temple and Webster Emerging Designer Awards, Nominated

2013 Drink Dine Design, SA Emerging Designer Awards, Jam Factory, Finalist

2013 Launch Pad Design Competition,Melbourne, VIC, Shortlisted

2012 South Australia Emerging Designer Awards, Jam Factory, Finalist

2009 Australasian Student Design Awards, DIA, Second Place

2009 International Design Excellence Awards, IDSA, Finalist

2008 Iken Workstations Of The Future, Sustainability Award, Winner

EDUCATION

2015- current Masters of Design (sustainability), University of South Australia

2013-2014 Furniture Design Associate, Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA

2004-2008 Bachelor of Industrial Design,University of South Australia