Volker Haug Studio has unveiled a Melbourne Design Week exhibition featuring projects created by artists, designers and architects outside of their day jobs.
After Hours is a showcase of side projects by eight individuals and studios, celebrating how each has been able to produce work outside the limits of their field.
As the exhibition text states, it features "furniture produced by interior designers, functional objects created by visual artists, and installations designed by architects".
An asymmetric armchair was designed by architect Oliver du Puy
Highlights include an asymmetric armchair designed by architect Oliver du Puy, geometric table lamps by jewellery designer Anna Varendorff and an exploration of mark-making by interior design studio Ritz & Ghougassian. Responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, when home and work lives became inevitably blurred, the studio wanted to "bring to the forefront artistic pursuits that are often pushed to the wayside by daily business".
"The pandemic granted us a new moment to take a step back and really engage with our cohorts in the Melbourne design and arts community," said Volker Haug Studio designer Abde Nouamani.
Jewellery designer Anna Varendorff created table lamps out of metal tubes
Volker Haug Studio ? a lighting design office led by designer Volker Haug ? wanted to show that the city has an underground creative scene that is just as active as the professional studios.
"We wanted this to be...