Object: stories of design and craft

Object: stories of design and craft

Australian Design Centre

Episodes 24
Avg. Duration 25m
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Since Oct 2021
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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About This Podcast

Contemporary design and craft in Australia. Season 3 goes behind the scenes of the 2023 MAKE Award, Australia's newest and richest national award celebrating innovation in contemporary craft and design. Meet the winner Vipoo Srivilasa; and finalists High Tea with Mrs Woo; Julie Blyfield, Csongvay Blackwood, and Johannes Kuhnen. Hear from MAKE Award judges Jason Smith, Hyeyoung Cho and Brian Parkes. Season 2 is all about ceramics - production pottery, teaching and learning with clay, museum collections, personal collecting, working with galleries, and ceramics writing and photography. Hear from Ilona Topolcsanyi, Brett Stone, Jane Sawyer, Robyn Phelan and Eva Czernis-Ryl. Season 1 explores the Masters of Craft - nationally and internationally acclaimed Australian craftspeople working in ceramics, jewellery, textiles and metal. Why does their work matter? How do they keep going? What’s their advice for makers now? Hear from artists Prue Venables, Jeff Mincham, Lola Greeno, Liz Williamson, Les Blakebrough, Marian Hosking and Robert Baines, and go behind the scenes on the making of the 'Living Treasures' program with Brian Parkes. Object: stories of design and craft is by the Australian Design Centre. It's hosted by our CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Cahill. Production by Jane Curtis, with production support by Alix Fiveash. Sound engineering by John Jacobs.

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S1E11 Cinnamon Lee, 2025 MAKE Award winner

Nov 03, 2025 30m

Host Lisa Cahill meets with the winner of the 2025 MAKE Award, metalsmith and jeweller Cinnamon Lee. Cinnamon tells us about her hybrid practice combining jewellery and lighting, the intricate…

S1E10 Artist Deep Dive: Seven key works in Helen Britton's The Story So Far

Sep 02, 2025 19m

A deep drive into seven key works by Helen Britton, from her current exhibition The Story So Far. In this audio tour, Helen describes how she made each work, her techniques and materials, and the…

S1E9 Helen Britton: Living Treasure Master of Australian Craft

Aug 25, 2025 31m

Helen Britton is a multidisciplinary Australian artist based in Munich, Germany. Her practice includes jewellery, sculpture, drawings, stencils and installations, and is informed by popular culture,…

S3E5 Johannes Kuhnen, MAKE Award finalist

Dec 18, 2023 17m

Host Lisa Cahill chats with master metalsmith Johannes Kuhnen. Johannes Kuhnen is one of the pioneers of anodised aluminium metalwork. In this episode, Johannes explains why he finds anodising…

S3E4 Csongvay Blackwood, MAKE Award finalist

Dec 10, 2023 20m

Host Lisa Cahill chats with partners in life and work, Csilla Csongvay and Matt Blackwood. In this episode, Csilla and Matt share the inspirations behind their work, what it takes to enter an award,…

S3E3 Julie Blyfield, MAKE Award finalist

Dec 03, 2023 20m

Host Lisa Cahill chats with contemporary jeweller Julie Blyfield. Hear how Julie's MAKE Award entry is inspired by love and loss. Julie Blyfield is a South Australian artist renowned for her work…

S3E2 High Tea with Mrs Woo, MAKE Award finalist

Nov 27, 2023 22m

Meet clothing designers High Tea With Mrs Woo.Rowena, Angela and Juliana Foong are three sisters who run a clothing label that focuses on sustainability and ethical production and who collaborate on…

S3E1 MAKE Award winner, ceramic artist Vipoo Srivilasa

Nov 19, 2023 21m

Meet the winner of the Inaugural MAKE Award, ceramic artist Vipoo Srivilasa.Vipoo tells us about the themes that inspire his work, the process of making the winning piece Diverse Dominion Deities,…

S3 Series 3: Behind the scenes of the MAKE Award

Nov 12, 2023 1m Trailer

Series 3 introduces the winner, four finalists and the judges of Australia’s newest and richest award for contemporary craft - the MAKE Award. This major new national award by us, the Australian…

S2E5 Museums and ceramics with Eva Czernis-Ryl

Mar 09, 2023 20m

Meet Powerhouse curator Eva Czernis-Ryl and hearThe skills of a museum curatorHow curators select and interpret objects What makes a work of ceramics suitable for a museum collection?The unique…

S2E4 Writing about ceramics with Robyn Phelan

Feb 21, 2023 27m

Meet ceramics artist and writer Robyn Phelan and hear:What makes a good piece of writing about visual art?How she wrote about a Damon Moon exhibitionHow can we get critique back into Australian arts…

S2E3 Learning and teaching ceramics with Jane Sawyer

Dec 07, 2022 29m

What are the many ways to learn ceramics? How do you find your own sense of touch with clay?If you’re thinking about a hobby class or applying for a university or TAFE course, what’s good to know?…

S2E2 Collecting ceramics with Brett Stone

Nov 23, 2022 27m

How do you start a ceramics collection? Tips on collecting for beginners, how to collect from galleries, how to make a collecting group and how to administer and document your collection.The guests…

S2E1 Plating up with Ilona Topolcsanyi: Production pottery

Nov 09, 2022 25m

Ilona Topolcsanyi makes bespoke tableware for some of Australia's most notable chefs. She’s even made plates that world leaders have eaten from, like Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and Xi JinPing.Hear…

S2 Object Series 2: Clay Connections

Nov 09, 2022 1m Trailer

From production pottery to learning and teaching ceramics, museum collections and personal collecting - this season of Object is all about making with clay. Over five episodes you’ll meet Ilona…

S1E8 The making of Living Treasures

Dec 22, 2021 32m Transcript

In this bonus episode, you’ll meet one of the key people behind the original idea for the Living Treasures series of exhibitions - Brian Parkes. How did the idea of recognising Australia’s master…

S1E7 Robert Baines

Dec 08, 2021 26m Transcript

With a career spanning five decades, Robert Baines is one of Australia’s leading gold and silver smiths.  Robert Baines makes intricately constructed jewellery and large-scale, sculptural, complex…

S1E6 Les Blakebrough

Nov 24, 2021 23m Transcript

In a career spanning seven decades, Les Blakebrough has become one of Australia's most acclaimed and influential ceramic artists.The ceramics of Les Blakebrough range from earthy functional ware to…

S1E5 Liz Williamson

Nov 10, 2021 26m Transcript

Liz Williamson is known as a ‘matriarch of Australian weaving’. Hear what Liz’s favourite ‘magical’ material is, how darning and repair informs her work, and how she works with weavers around the…

S1E4 Marian Hosking

Oct 27, 2021 26m

Jeweller Marian Hosking makes silver brooches, necklaces and vessels that are translations of the Australian bush. Hear why Marian thinks that souvenirs are underrated; the reason she still makes…

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How many episodes does Object: stories of design and craft have?

Object: stories of design and craft has published 24 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Arts, Crafts.

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Object: stories of design and craft is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.

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