EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions & Awards
Eugenie Kawabata is committed to curating design exhibitions, participating in design competitions, awards, and exhibitions as a way of exploring new ideas and expanding her design vision.
2022
Shortlisted for the Inde Awards - 'Object’ category, Indo Pacific
Second Life #2, Melbourne
Exhibition at Mondopiero , Melbourne Design Week 2022.
2021
Wisdom of Objects, Melbourne
Exhibition curator & exhibiting designer, Melbourne Design Week 2021.
2020
Second Life, Melbourne
Solo exhibition presented as part of Melbourne Design Week 2020.
2019
Liminal, Melbourne
A collaborative installation with photographer Adrian Lander and composer Duane MorrisonDuane, presented as part of Melbourne Design Week 2019.
2018
Vivid Design Award, Melbourne
Finalist for 'Yakka' collection and 'Karijini Twilight' tiered side tables.
Yakka, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
Solo exhibition Yakka Collection. This was part of Melbourne Design Week 2018,
an initiative by Creative Victoria in partnership with NGV.
How Much Can a Koala Bear, Melbourne
Exhibition co-curator & exhibiting designer. This was part of Melbourne Design Week 2018, an initiative by Creative Victoria in partnership with NGV.
2017
Vivid Design Award, Melbourne
Finalist for 'Stack' collection
Departures, Melbourne
NGV Melbourne Design Week
Curator: Eugenie Kawabata & exhibiting designer
Departures was a group design exhibition which was part of Melbourne Design Week 2017, an initiative by Creative Victoria in partnership with NGV.
2016
Elemental Exhibition, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
Curator: Eugenie Kawabata & exhibiting designer
Fringe Furniture Exhibition, Fringe, Melbourne
Exhibiting designer
Workshopped 16 Exhibition, Sydney
Exhibiting designer
Finalist in Vivid Design Award, Decor and Design, Melbourne
Exhibiting designer
The Snap Collective, Denfair, Melbourne
Exhibiting designer
2015
Finalist in Alessi Design Prize for Emerging Designers, Sydney
Finalist Vivid Design Award, Melboune
Exhibiting designer
Finalist ACE Design Awards, Melboune
Exhibiting designer
Workshopped 15 Exhibition, Sydney
Exhibiting designer
Fringe Furniture Exhibition, Melboune
Exhibiting designer
2014
Finalist in Edge Design Competition, Sydney
Exhibiting designer
Finalist Vivid Design Award, Melboune
Exhibiting designer
Finalist AFA Awards, Melboune
Exhibiting designer
Fringe Furniture Exhibition, Melboune
Exhibiting designer
Made Here Exhibition, Melboune
RMIT Furniture Graduate Exhibition - exhibiting designer