Rubbish Works is a collection of functional design objects created from salvaged glass and metal, collected from illegal tips and roadside refuse. The works are textured and irregular, drawing both their forms and their surfaces directly from the materials they are made of - the steel textured by rust and lives of past use and the glass panels moulded in the kiln to the form of soggy roadside cardboard.
Rubbish Works was commissioned by Craft Victoria for their Melbourne Design Week 2025 headline exhibition Future Ambition. Rubbish Works was featured in Elle Decor, NL in their Winter 2025 issue.
All images courtesy of Craft Victoria, photography by Claire Armstrong.