By/Product

In their debut solo exhibition at Craft, emerging artist-designer Locki Humphrey presents a furniture collection that embraces material circularity and a process-led approach. For the thirditeration of By/Product– an exhibition series that challenges artists to repurpose discarded materials into collectable furniture, art and craft – Humphrey presents Oxide, a collection featuring a lamp, occasional chair, shelving, coffee table and wall work. The works are constructed from remnants of industrial manufacturing, including dis-carded steel and textile waste, and timber is stained with iron oxide derived from metal waste. Humphrey uses a leather alternative as upholstery, made from the Prickly Pear, an invasive cactus species identified as among Australia’s worst weeds of national significance. Future Ambition and By/Product form part of Conscious Craft – a movement to redefine our relationship with materials in a considered, responsible and responsive way.