ABOUT
Michael Gittings was born and raised in Albury, Victoria and established his design studio in Fawkner, in Melbourne’s north, in 2016.
Michael’s practice is intuitive, allowing metals and their properties to direct the form of the work. He is interested in the myriad of treatments and technologies employed throughout history by industry to form and finish metal products. His techniques span those at the very forefront of modern science to those that have been around for millennia, harking back to pre-industrial craftsmanship. Michael allows these techniques to hold influence over the final form of the work. While some techniques involve meticulous planning and construction, others require no previous plans or sketches and the metal can be worked by hand, like clay at a potter’s wheel. Michael’s work is a continually evolving dialogue between artist and material.
In 2021, Michael was named 1 of the 100 worldwide game changers in design by Architectural Digest Italy. Michael has a strong interest in architecture; not only in design and physical structure, but the methods and materials used to construct buildings and public spaces. Michael’s current practise manifests his curiosity with the interaction between nature and the built environment. His use of space, structure and materials marries the wild with the industrial.
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2023
Venus Whispered, Oigall Projects, Fitzroy, VIC.
2022
When the night ripped a hole through Eden, Oigall Projects, Fitzroy, VIC.
2021
Future Ruins, Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert, Rushcutters Bay, NSW.
2019
I’ll Be Your Mirror, Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert, Rushcutters Bay, NSW.
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2024
Melbourne Art Fair 2024, Oigall Projects, Melbourne, VIC.
2023
Pieces / Obliviously Procured, Oigall Projects, Fitzroy, VIC.
Flora, C Gallery, Cremorne, VIC.
Melbourne Design Fair, Oigall Projects, Melbourne, VIC.
2022
It’s not just blue, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
The Chair, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
OFFSITE, Oigall Projects, SDW, EDDY Multispace, Sydney, NSW.
Melbourne Design Fair, Gallery Sally Dan Cuthbert, Melbourne VIC.
After Hours, Volker Haug Studios, MDW, Brunswick East, VIC.
Improper Structures, Curated by Eliza Tiernan & Josephine Briginshaw, MDW, Cremorne, VIC.
2021
Shaped, Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
2020
NGV Triennial (in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC.
2019
Elasticity, Alt Material, Collingwood, VIC.
Design Work 03 (in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), Sophie Gannon Gallery, Richmond, VIC.
2018
Artefacts, Presented by Michael Gittings, Jonathan Ben Tovim and Makiko Ryujin, MDW, Space@Collins, Melboure, VIC.
Annual General Meeting, Friends and Associates, MDW, Melbourne, VIC.
Plasticity, Alt Material, Collingwood, VIC.
2017
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, VIC.
2016
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, VIC.
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2022
Infinity Blows (Commissioned), Home Art Collection.
2020
SAṂSĀRA (Commissioned, in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), National Gallery of Victoria.
2019
Crinkle side table no.1, National Gallery of Victoria.
Standing Cabinet, National Gallery of Victoria.
Black mirror shelf, National Gallery of Victoria.
Impermanence (in collaboration with Makiko Ryujin), National Gallery of Victoria.
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TO BE MAGAZINE
“Michael Gittings Likes
To Imagine With His Hands”
words ZACHARY CALLEJA
20 September 2022
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