Collaboration

For Our Country is the inaugural National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war memorial, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial, and located on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

The memorial is designed to reflect the lived experience and memory of all Indigenous communities, including those who served in the Australian armed services, and the trauma of the frontier wars of colonisation.

Behind a ceremonial fire pit lies the sculptural pavilion made primarily of fractured basalt shards. A wall of two-way mirrored glass set with thousands of transparent lenses represents our perception, while highlighting our incomplete understanding of history.

The design is the collaborative work of Daniel Boyd, a Kudjala/ Gangalu/Kuku Yalanji/Waka Waka/Gubbi Gubbi/Wangerriburra/ Bandjalung man, and Edition Office architects.

“Gravitas expressed. Design, art and nature create an absolutely exquisite ‘Hall of Memory’.” – Amanda Henderson

Commendations

Manapan x Foolscap Studio Gulnura Furniture Suite

This suite of bespoke, boardroom furniture was commissioned for the Australia Pacific Airports Corporation office at Melbourne Airport. Manapan worked closely with Foolscap throughout the design phase.

“A staggeringly beautiful and meaningful collaboration between designer and maker, industry and country.” – Jeremy Wortsman Edition Office + Yhonnie Scarce In Absence

In Absence is an architectural installation that invites audiences to better understand the fallacy of terra nullius. The installation was designed in collaboration between contemporary artist and Kokatha and Nukunu woman Yhonnie Scarce, and Melbourne architects Edition Office.

“An important piece of work. A sacred geometry for the general public to contemplate.” – Megan Morton