Transformative Repair × Jam Factory
Recent Project
at JamFactory Tarntanya / Adelaide
at JamFactory Tarntanya / Adelaide
TR x JamFactory is the most recent phase of our Australian Research Council funded research on creative forms of repair and reuse. This phase explores the conceptual and applied practices of designers, craftspeople and visual artists in relation with owners of broken objects, as clients, mediated by the researchers.
A special exhibition of repaired works was shown at JamFactory between April 5th and April 21st, 2024. A series of video essays about each work in the project is available to watch.
Transformative Repair × Jam Factory
Recent Project
at JamFactory Tarntanya / Adelaide
TR x JamFactory is the most recent phase of our Australian Research Council funded research on creative forms of repair and reuse. This phase explores the conceptual and applied practices of designers, craftspeople and visual artists in relation with owners of broken objects, as clients, mediated by the researchers.
A special exhibition of repaired works was shown at JamFactory between April 5th and April 21st, 2024. A series of video essays about each work in the project is available to watch.
Contributors include:
Melvin Josy and Bolaji Teniola x Norwegian knitting table
This unusual knitting table, that won first prize in a 1962 Norwegian Design Competition, has survived well but worn over the decades. Furniture designers Melvin Josy and Bolaji Teniola bring it into the contemporary with new marquetry and wood-stitching that reflects the table’s function.
Owned by Amanda.
Xanthe Murphy and Jordan Leeflang + Courtney Jackson and Steve Soeffky x stuff from a shed
The first lot of transformations of stuff from a shed. Designers Xanthe Murphy and Jordan Leeflang deploy timber from a branch, fallen from a favourite tree, in the deisgned reuse of furniture and homewares.
The second lot of transformations of stuff from a shed. Jeweller Courtney Jackson and craftsperson Steve Soeffky transform a selection of kooky objects, handpicked on a summer afternoon, into jewellery and sculpture at different scales.
Owned by Stephen.
Jane Bowden x discarded wood from a repaired hammer
Contemporary jeweller, Jane Bowden transforms the discarded wood from a repaired hammer handle into a brooch. The hammer was previously fixed by community repairers Mend It Australia, with some new finishing touches by Bowden.
The brooch is for sale with proceeds donated to Mend It Australia.
Andrew Carvolth x Khai Liew chair
Last year Khai Liew personally chose designer and craftsperson Andrew Carvolth to repair a broken chair he designed in 2003. Carvolth combined weaving and traditional wood working techniques, many used by Khai himself, to graft a new seat and front legs onto the chair.
Owned by a valued client of Khai Liew.
Contributors include:
Melvin Josy and Bolaji Teniola x timber knitting table
This unusual knitting table, that won first prize in a 1962 Norwegian Design Competition, has survived well but worn over the decades. Furniture designers Melvin Josy and Bolaji Teniola bring it into the contemporary with new marquetry and wood-stitching that reflects the table’s function. Owned by Amanda.
Xanthe Murphy and Jordan Leeflang + Courtney Jackson and Steve Soeffky x stuff from a shed
The first lot of transformations of stuff from a shed. Designers Xanthe Murphy and Jordan Leeflang deploy timber from a branch, fallen from a favourite tree, in the deisgned reuse of furniture and homewares.
The second lot of transformations of stuff from a shed. Jeweller Courtney Jackson and craftsperson Steve Soeffky transform a selection of kooky objects, handpicked on a summer afternoon, into jewellery and sculpture at different scales. Owned by Stephen.
Jane Bowden x discarded wood from a repaired hammer
Contemporary jeweller, Jane Bowden transforms the discarded wood from a repaired hammer handle into a brooch. The hammer was previously fixed by community repairers Mend It Australia, with some new finishing touches by Bowden. The brooch is for sale with proceeds donated to Mend It Australia.
Andrew Carvolth x Khai Liew chair
Last year Khai Liew personally chose designer and craftsperson Andrew Carvolth to repair a broken chair he designed in 2003. Carvolth combined weaving and traditional wood working techniques, many used by Khai himself, to graft a new seat and front legs onto the chair. Owned by a valued client of Khai Liew.
Research Investigators
@guykeulemans and @trentjansenstudio with research associate @melindagaughwin
Research Partner
Research Project
Photography
Lead Investigator
Guy Keulemans
Co-Investigator
Trent Jansen
Partner Investigator (Jam Factory)
Brian Parkes
Partner Investigator (Australian Design Centre)
Lisa Cahill
Advisory Committee
Liane Rossler, Gay Hawkins and Joanna van der Zanden
Research Associate
Melinda Gaughwin
Communication Design
Baron Chau
Photography
Connor Patterson & Alex Robertson
Music
Oli Chang
Filmography
Randy Larcombe
Assistant Filmography
Alex Robertson
The Transformative Repair team acknowledges the First Nations custodians of the lands upon which the project was conducted.
Transformative Repair is a UniSA led Australian Research Council project funded by the Australian Government in collaboration with the following organisations: