News... Associates 2022
From architectural objects to experimental forms, meet the nine new designers and artists joining JamFactory’s highly acclaimed Associate Program.
Running since the early 1970s, the Associate Program aims to accelerate the professional and entrepreneurial development of emerging craftspeople across the glass, ceramics, furniture and jewellery and metal studios.
Melvin Josy, Vallam Bench, 2021, stained Birch plywood, recycled fabric twine. Image courtesy of the artist.
MELVIN JOSY
Furniture Studio
Object Designer (NSW)
With a passion for creating designs with narrative that explore unique craft techniques, technology and materials, Melvin Josy’s practice is an investigation in finding meaning in objects beyond their function and aesthetic. Aspiring to design work that questions the mundane and reflects upon our relationship with nature and culture, Josy’s recent projects explore ways of creating cross-cultural artefacts that juxtapose traditional making techniques with modern technologies.
Carman Skeehan, Dysfunctional Domestic, 2018, blown glass. Photography by Adam McGrath.
CARMAN SKEEHAN
Glass Studio
Glassblower (ACT)
Carman Skeehan is a Ngambri-based glass artist and graduate from the ANU School of Art and Design. As an emerging artist, Carman’s practice focuses on the value of collaboration, experimentation and constant research. Her work is heavily process driven with sketching, tests and critique constant parts of the process. After translating sketches into clear glass forms, Carman works up to a final piece in her intended colours and techniques.
@s_keehan
Tom Summers, collection of vases and planters, 2021. Image courtesy of the artist.
TOM SUMMERS
Ceramics Studio
Designer and ceramicist (QLD)
Using a combination of slabs, slump moulds and coiling elements, ceramicist Tom Summers’ otherworldly and highly architectural objects aim to produce a state of contemplation - imparting a sense of absolute stillness, calming the viewer and drawing them into the work to an unknowable point. Playing with perception, colour and scale, Summers’ creative practice is slow and meditative, allowing for creative flow and exploration in the use of coloured stains, testing and sampling.
@tomsummers.co
tomsummers.co
Courtney Hogan, Found #2 (Amulet), 2020. Image courtesy of the artist.
COURTNEY HOGAN
Jewellery and Metal Studio
Jeweller and Artist (VIC)
Studying Gold and Silversmithing at RMIT, Courtney Hogan is a contemporary jeweller who’s works act as vessels for telling stories. Using different techniques, styles and materials, Hogan draws inspiration from narratives, emotions and synchronicities of daily life, using each piece of jewellery to ground these aspects with a sense of time and space.
@courtneyhoganstudios
courtneyhogan.com.au
Bolaji Teniola, X1 Stool, 2020, image courtesy of the artist.
BOLAJI TENIOLA
Furniture Studio
Industrial Designer / Furniture Designer (VIC)
Minimal and functional, Bolaji Teniola creates objects that strike at the heart of contemporary design. Focusing on the intersection between experimentation and materiality, Teniola’s practice aims to traverse various mediums, exploring materials and processes in search of pragmatic solutions that place equal importance on functionality and aesthetic appeal.
@bolajiteniola
bolajiteniola.com
Lauren Murphy, Handbuilt Clay Vessel, 2021. Image courtesy of the artist.
LAUREN MURPHY
Ceramics Studio
Ceramicist and Potter (SA)
Lauren Murphy creates sculptural, functional ceramics. As a recent graduate of Visual Communication Design at the University of South Australia, Lauren combines design processes with a range of ceramic techniques to craft her hand built vessels. Lauren is the 2022 recipient of the Helpmann Academy Scholarship for JamFactory’s Associate Program.
Timothy Robertson, Lande Chair, image courtesy of the artist.
TIMOTHY J ROBERTSON
Furniture Studio
Industrial Designer (NSW)
Taking a material minded design process, Warrang based Industrial Designer Timothy J Robertson uses nature and the built environment to inspire his practice. With a strong focus on native flora, people and culture, Timothy emphasises the need to prototype and refine through making, combining both digital manufacturing and traditional handcraft together.
Holly Phillipson, Proud Prochus, 2021. Photography by Holly Rhysdale.
HOLLY PHILLIPSON
Ceramics Studio
Ceramic Artist (SA)
Designing and producing functional, wheel-thrown tableware and hand-built decorative design objects, ceramicist Holly Phillipson’s practice is timeless and understated. Drawing upon historical work, Phillipson’s work references antique forms in the shapes, movement and surface decoration of each piece, focusing on the story and cultural significance behind each object.
Calum Donaldson, Drinking Vessels, image courtesy of the artist.
CALUM DONALDSON
Glass Artist
Glass Studio (VIC)
Coming from a family of celebrated glass blowers, Calum Donaldson’s work plays between the intersection of colour, light and form. Creating bright, functional drinkware alongside more experimental vases and platters, Donaldson is drawn to the idea of expanding his technical abilities to progress his skills in the craft.
@calumdonaldson