Linear — Explorations in Pleating

Coco Flip is a furniture and lighting design studio working closely with local craftspeople and manufacturers to create playful products with depth of character. Established in 2010 by Kate Stokes and Haslett Grounds, Coco Flip offer a considered range that is produced in Melbourne as well as designing pieces for other brands such as Nau and New Volumes. Advocates of slow design, Kate and Haslett place a high value on time, community, and quality, aiming to create distinctive furniture and lighting for people who celebrate the good things in life. They are interested in the preservation of local industry and crafts, and strive to communicate the stories behind their products and the people who made them.

Sean Brickhill is a designer/maker based in Melbourne (Naarm/Birraranga). Drawing inspiration from architecture, visual art and sculpture Sean aims to bring a fresh take on furniture design and functional art. He believes in form before function but knows not to neglect the importance function carries in design. He aims to create works that provide traditional function in enterprising and aesthetically engaging ways.

Antuong Nguyen is a filmmaker based in Melbourne (Naarm/Birraranga). He operates a commercial film practice, Silky Jazz Films, servicing commercial, cultural, and not-for-profit sectors. Antuong’s directional approach is informed by improvisation (hence, the name ‘Silky Jazz’ in honour to his favourite jazz tenor, Pharoah Sanders), verité, and speculative modes of visual communication.

His practice is engaged in non-hierarchical methods of collaboration; his transition from visual artist to filmmaker born from a desire to work within a more collective model of artmaking and storytelling. Antuong has had his artworks presented at ICA (London), ACMI, National Gallery of Victoria, Gertrude Contemporary, Westspace, and Bus Projects. He has lectured communication at RMIT University’s School of Fashion and has been a guest speaker at Melbourne International Film Festival, REMIX Summit, and City of Melbourne. His Silky Jazz Films clients include Netflix, Google, Nike, Adidas, Royal College of the Arts (London), University of Melbourne, Rising, Melbourne International Film Festival, MTC, and Melbourne Fashion Week.