Jewellery and Object Design.
studio blau. is a jewellery and object design practice specializing in contemporary wearables and one-off pieces.
studio blau. was founded by Anke Kindle in 2020. Kindle holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (hons) in Furniture Design from the University of Tasmania, a Masters of Design & Applied Arts from the Edinburgh College of Art alongside qualifications in Jewellery & Object Design.
At the core of the studio is a love for the objects within our domestic realm, the objects within this personal realm that immediately relate to our body and our internal worlds.
studio blau. believes that objects have the potential to tell our stories, express our values, desires and aspirations as well as script our identity. This fascination informs the workshop’s process and investigations.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
1998 - 2001 Bachelor of Fine Art (hons) / Furniture Design, University of Tasmania, Hobart
2003 - 2005 Master of Design & Applied Arts (Furniture Design), Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
2018 - 2020 Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design, Melbourne Polytechnic, Fairfield, Melbourne
AWARDS
2020 The e.g etal FRESH Prize
2019 Small Space Gallery Award
2006 Fringe Furniture Award - Best New Object for Production
2003 Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 ‘Titbits-Small Morsels’ as part of Radiant Pavilion at Preston Zly Shoemakers, Carlton, Melbourne
2020 ‘KRATZBÜRSTE, Besen & Feger’, Small Space Gallery, North Fitzroy, Melbourne
2005 ‘Contemporary Boudoir’, Andrew Grant Gallery, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
2003 ‘Übermut’- contemporary furniture & object design, First Site Gallery RMIT, Melbourne
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 ‘Melbourne Now’, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
2022 ‘Victorian Craft Award’, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
‘Material Culture’ Melbourne Design Week, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2021 ‘Future Remains’, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2020 ‘FRESH’, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2019 ‘Journal Works’, Northcity4, Brunswick, Melbourne
2010 ‘Australian Design Museum Exhibition’, Shappiro Gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
2007 ‘Fabricate-Textile Art Prize’, Embroiderers Guild Victoria, Melbourne
2004 ‘Masters of Design’, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
2003 ‘Clearing’, C.A.S.T. - Tasmania, Hobart
2002 ‘ The City of Perth Craft Award’, Craft West, Perth
2001 ‘Verge’, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania
STOCKISTS
Craft Counter @Craft Victoria Watsons Place, MelbourneStockroom
Stockroom Kyneton, Piper Street, Kyneton, Victoria