I once saw Genevieve Hromas cycling down Crown Street in Sydney’s Surry Hills in a hot pink, iridescent, pleated and strapless dress. She was amazing. She still is.
Moving on from her role as designer director with
Partnering with Juliet Ramsey (Oyster Magazine, Sass & Bide art director), the pair have a great breadth of design and art-making experience, working across disciplines such as functional
In conversation since childhood, Genevieve and Juliet’s growth as creatives stems from a long, deep shared experience. From their early years at the progressive school, Currambena, they were surrounded by utopian opportunists, and immersed in creative influences, from film, contemporary craft and fine art to architecture. They went on to later study design together at Enmore Design Centre with Juliet pursuing fashion and design while Genevieve studied
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This common ground gives the collaboration fluidity and strength. Whether in reverence to past makers or a fascination with contemporaries, this discourse informs and inspires their practice. Speaking directly to their inaugural
Exploring the interplay between ‘found’ and ‘formed’, each piece of the collection is a unique and authentic exploration of both the characteristics of its materiality and its counterpart, the formed element. Materiality, however, is glorious throughout, with the volcanic rock of River Rock tables, glazed ceramic handle of Mirrored Plinth, and the cast facsimiles of ocean stone handles on The Plank Cabinet bringing this home.
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Photography
Andy Stephens, Jessica Hromas
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