Have you ever wondered about the history of the Australian home and the products that you sell in your store? Well, you no longer need to with the Ideal Home exhibition now showing at the Powerhouse Museum this month.
The exhibition explores Australian experiences of home and family life over the past 120 years through household objects, furniture and design classics.
More than 45 objects and artworks from the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences collection will be on display including furniture, home appliances, architectural models, interior design and everyday domestic objects, with an emphasis on mid-century Australian design.
“So much of our lives take place in our homes, around our furniture and the household items we interact with every day,” says Powerhouse Museum chief executive, Lisa Havilah.
“This exhibition delves deeper into these ‘everyday’ objects to not only explore the connection between design and technology with Australian history, but to also address social issues that continue to present in home life today.”
There will be two new additions to the exhibition this June―’Prevail’, a group of eight small vessels displayed in a still life arrangement by Adelaide-based ceramic artist Kirsten Coelho and Sydney designer Charles Wilson’s flamboyant red leather upholstered Swivel Chair.
Other pieces on display include The Seat of Love and Hate’, an 18th century French love settee upholstered with machine-embroidered fabric by acclaimed artist eX de Medic; and, an architectural model representing a suburb display for Ropes Crossing in Western Sydney.
