Future Prototyping 2020 virtual collection inspects, questions and showcases how the power of making is highly relevant in the 21st century.
It collates 36 international projects across multiple disciplines from architecture to engineering, food, product design, fashion and perfumery. Future Prototyping is an investigation of making, with a focus on, ideas, novelty and the potential for future impact in design.
Curated by Dr Paul Loh (MSD), Mond Qu (United Make) and David Leggett (LLDS)
Making a prototype provides a means to experiment, design and evaluate an idea, or a concept. What it does is to make the future visible. While most prototypes are physical artefact, it can also be virtual and come in a multitude of media that challenge our senses: in the form of sound, touch, smell, sight and taste. Most critically, they challenge our current views of our world and the ideal of our future society.
This virtual collection provides glimpses into the 36 projects which were staged as a physical exhibition at the Melbourne School of Design, Dulux Gallery as part of Melbourne Design Week 2020. Accompanying the collection is a published catalogue edited by Dr Paul Loh, Mond Qu and David Leggett, with foreword by Professor Jane Burry. Dr Paul Loh synthesised the design research through prototyping in a short essay on Thinking through Making.
Future Prototyping Exhibition Guided Tour
Exhibited Works
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SCOBY bear
Sonja Hindrum, University of Tasmania
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Re.Bean Coffee Stool
Kristen Wang, University of Melbourne
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Bio-Fabrication with Mycelium and Kelp
Michael Hornblow, Jacqueline Power, Jingwen Huo, Jie Jun Low, Hao Ouyang, Jared Pan, Wan Ping Tay + Eric Yong, University of Tasmania
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Synesthesia
Samantha Copland, Perfume Playground
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Latte: Coffee Lampshade
Mond Qu, founder of United Make
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Mycelium Structure Prototype #3
Canhui Chen, John Sadar + Linus Tan, Swinburne University of Technology
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Micro-Hortus Conclusus
Leire Asensio Villoria + David Syn Chee Mah, University of Melbourne
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Uncommon Methods Uncommon Objects
Danny Triebert, Furniture Designer
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Cloops
Gaby Miegeville-Little, University of Melbourne
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Parametric Adjustable Mould
Paul Loh, University of Melbourne, David Leggett, LLDS | Power to Make + Daniel Prohasky, Swinburne University of Technology
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Tailored Flexibility
Jon Krähling Engholt, Aarhus School of Architectur, Dave Pigram, University of Technology Sydney + Iain [Max] Maxwell, University of Canberra
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Topological Typology
Ben Milbourne, RMIT University
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Coat of Theseus
Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran + Jake Nakashima-Edwards, RMIT University
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Knitting Architecture
Leanne Zilka, School of Architecture, RMIT University + Jenny Underwood, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
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The Dark Crafts Pavilion
Iain [Max] Maxwell, Sam Tomkins, Ben Claase + Erin Hinton, University of Canberra. David Pigram, University of Technology Sydney
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FabPod II
Jane Burry, Canhui Chen, Pantea Alambeigi + Daniel Prohasky, Swinburne University of Technology. Nicholas Williams, Aurecon
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SheltAir
Gregory Quinn, Swinburne University of Technology
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Cast Bodies
Dingwen ‘Nic’ Bao, Roland Snooks + Yimin ‘Mike’ Xie, RMIT University
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3D Printed Soft Robotic Prosthetic Hand
Alireza Mohammadi, Jim Lavranos, Peter Choong + Denny Oetomo, School of Electrical, Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering, University of Melbourne
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Repeatability of 3D Scanned Transradial Stump-Sockets
Raphael Maria Mayer, Yi Rong, Alireza Mohammadi, Jim Lavranos, Dr Peter Choong, Denny Oetomo, University of Melbourne. Gursel Alici, University of Wollongong
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Material Disobedience
Mary Spyropoulos, Joshua Lye, Joel Lok + David Fitoussi, RMIT University
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Motion Imprint
Yuhan Hou, Jiaqi Mo + Chun Tung Tse, University of Melbourne
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Oddish-Tectonic Grounds
United Make | Cube Zero
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Inconsistencies v0.6
Djordje Stojanovic, University of Melbourne. Milan Katic, 4of7 Architecture. Ananya Khujneri, Zhexing Huang, Samantha Yu-Hsuan Tseng, Chandavinel Ath + James Urlini, University of Melbourne
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The Wind at Byaduk
Chuan Khoo, RMIT University
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Steampunk
Gwyllim Jahn + Cameron Newnham, Fologram. Soomeen Hahm + Igor Pantic, Bartlett UCL
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SuperSuccah
Dave Pigram, University of Technology Sydney, Iain [Max] Maxwell, University of Canberra
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Surface-Habitat X2
David Syn Chee Mah + Leire Asensio Villoria, University of Melbourne
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Augmented Assemblies
Sean Guy, The Different Design
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I gave the Internet a Wooden Heart
Chuan Khoo, RMIT University
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Digital Timber
Ryan Hughes, Aarhus School of Architecture
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Crooked Lamella
Anders Kruse Aagaard, Niels Martin Larsen + Lynn Hyun Kieffer, Aarhus School of Architecture
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House #05
Paul Loh, University of Melbourne + David Leggett , LLDS|Power to Make
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Suspended Remnants
Kim Baber, University of Queensland, Jane Burry + Canhui Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, Joe Gattas, University of Queensland, Aurimas Bukauskas, University of Bath
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Sketches of Thought
Gabriele Mirra + Alberto Pugnale, University of Melbourne
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constructAR
Gregory Quinn + Fabian Schneider, Swinburne University of Technology