about
Object Density is a Sydney-based design studio established by Nicola Charlesworth and Kim Stanek. Originally from Australia, the duo moved from Sydney to Eindhoven in 2019 to immerse themselves in dutch design culture while founding their studio.
Object Density creates artistic objects of use, drawing upon research and cultural narrative to communicate values of sustainability and community. Often integrating waste or discarded materials, they seek to reinstate value through conscious process and material decontextualisation.
Through examination of object typologies, materials and processes of the past and future, Object Density believes that a designed object can be ‘dense’. Dense with the tacit knowledge of those who contributed throughout the design process.
Contact
For commissions, acquisitions or collaborations please get in touch using the form below, or at:
Email: hello@objectdensity.com
Phone: +61 406140174 or +61 497183541
We take responsibility for the work we put out, wherever it ends up. If you have any problems with, or no longer have a need for your Object Density piece, please contact us for repair, reuse or responsible disposal.
exhibitions
UPCOMING
Proportions of Space, Solo exhibition, Villa Alba Museum, Melbourne Design Week
(some things) MATTERS, Group exhibition, Villa Alba Museum, Melbourne Design Week
PAST
2023
New Assemblage x misc objet, Group exhibition, Melbourne Design Week
(no things) MATTERS, Group exhibition, Villa Alba Museum, Melbourne Design Week
2022
Alt Material, Group exhibition, Johnston Street Gallery Space, Fitzroy AUS
Dutch Design Week, Group exhibition, Isola Design Gallery & Together As One, Eindhoven NL
Milan Design Week: Group exhibition, Isola Design Gallery IT
OBJECT Rotterdam: Solo exhibition, HAKA Rotterdam NL
2021
GLOW Festival: Window exhibition, Hutspot Eindhoven NL
Dutch Design Week: Solo exhibition, Sectie-C Eindhoven NL
London Design Festival: Adorno’s Designing Futures, Group exhibition, Truman Brewery GB
OBJECT Rotterdam: Solo exhibition, HAKA Rotterdam NL
2020
Dutch Design Week: Solo exhibition, online NL
Dutch Design Week: Rethinking Plastic, Group exhibition, YKSI Eindhoven NL
Press & Awards
2023
Yellowtrace From Unique Objects to Thought-Provoking Ideas: Highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2023., online article, June
Ala Champ Magazine Melbourne Design Week 2023: Top 6 Design Projects that Champion Materiality, online article, May
30UNDER30 Australian Design Review, Finalist
2022
ELLE Decoration NL Sculpture Phenomenon, Magazine feature, September
2021
AN Interior Greener Grasses, online feature, November
vtwonen VT Selectie, edition no. 11-2021, Interview, November
DesignWanted 154 optical lenses were used to create this sculptural chandelier, online editorial
The Hindu Highlights from Dutch Design Week, online article, October
LAMP Competition Lens Luminaire Table & Floor Lamps, Longlisted
ELLE Decoration NL Conversation Pieces, Thirty-Year Anniversary Edition, September
De Volkskrant Lenslampen, Magazine, September
BNO Zuid 5 Frame of Frame, Interview, July
De Architect Verlichtingsvernuft en esthetische rommel op Object Rotterdam 2021, online article
Distributed Design Awards The Good Egg, Shortlisted
2018
Broadsheet x Mercedes Benz Design Award Honourable Mention (Celebration of Sand)
Broadsheet The Designer Celebrating Sustainability Through Repurposed Materials, online article
