Khai Liew's guest appearances

Khai Liew

Art Gallery of South Australia

Design Your Life with Vince Frost

ON ART

John Wardle

Tom Dixon

James Victore

Lucian Freud

Paul Smith

Andrew Davies

Sarah Wilson

Tom Moore

Fred Williams

Rob Brown

Theresa Walker

Tracey Moffatt

Ronni Kahn

Peter Russell

Robert Wilson

OwlTail

Samstag Director Erica Green sits down with two Tarntanya/Adelaide-based makers, ceramicist Helen Fuller and designer Khai Liew.Helen Fuller’s exhibition of objects or ‘pots’ as she refers to them, is currently on at Samstag Museum of Art presented in collaboration with Khai Liew who conceived of the imaginative installation. They discuss Helen’s love of the night sky in the Flinders Ranges, her recent foray into working with clay, how a visit to Helen’s home and studio was a source of inspiration for Khai, and the steps that led them both to the present moment. ON ART is supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and Solstice Podcasting, edited and produced in Tarntanya/Adelaide on 8 March 2022.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samstag Director Erica Green sits down with two Tarntanya/Adelaide-based makers, ceramicist Helen Fuller and designer Khai Liew. Helen Fuller’s exhibition of objects or ‘pots’ as she refers to them, is currently on at Samstag Museum of Art presented in collaboration with Khai Liew who conceived of the imaginative installation. They discuss Helen’s love of the night sky in the Flinders Ranges, her recent foray into working with clay, how a visit to Helen’s home and studio was a source of inspiration for Khai, and the steps that led them both to the present moment. ON ART is supported by the Gordon Darling Foundation and Solstice Podcasting, edited and produced in Tarntanya/Adelaide on 8 March 2022.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Helen Fuller and Khai Liew

Rebecca Evans

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia.Join us as Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative arts introduces the new acquisition Alice and Friend in Wonderland by Khai Liew.For more information please visit agsa.sa.gov.auImage: Khai Liew, Malaysia/Australia, born 1952, Alice and Friend in Wonderland, 2020, Norwood, Adelaide, Queensland blackbean (sp. Castanospermum), 150.0 x 104.0 x 56.0 cm; Gift of Diana McLaurin, Frances Gerard AM, William J S Boyle C.M., John Crosby, Charles Mansfield, Mary Choate, James Darling AM and Lesley Forwood, Shane Le Plastrier, The Hon Justice Mark Livesey through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 20th Anniversary Collectors Club 2020, Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © Khai Liew.

Thank you for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join us as Rebecca Evans, Curator of Decorative arts introduces the new acquisition Alice and Friend in Wonderland by Khai Liew. For more information please visit <a href="http://agsa.sa.gov.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">agsa.sa.gov.au</a> Image: Khai Liew, Malaysia/Australia, born 1952, Alice and Friend in Wonderland, 2020, Norwood, Adelaide, Queensland blackbean (sp. Castanospermum), 150.0 x 104.0 x 56.0 cm; Gift of Diana McLaurin, Frances Gerard AM, William J S Boyle C.M., John Crosby, Charles Mansfield, Mary Choate, James Darling AM and Lesley Forwood, Shane Le Plastrier, The Hon Justice Mark Livesey through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 20th Anniversary Collectors Club 2020, Art Gallery of South Australia, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, © Khai Liew.

Tuesday Talk - Rebecca Evans introduces a new acquisition by Khai Liew

In the fifth instalment of the exclusive Australian Made series, Vince chats to Khai Liew a multi-disciplinary designer based in Adelaide. At a time of so much uncertainty in the world, the Australian Made series will focus on brilliant people here in Australia, celebrating designing and making local.The next guest is one of the shinning lights in Australian furniture design. Immigrating from Malaysia to South Australia in the 70’s Khai Lew’s early career in product design was heavily shaped by his fathers love for danish furniture. Developing the skills learnt from Germanic cabinet makers Khai quickly became a master of woodwork and design. Fast forward to today and Khai has been commissioned to create every piece of furniture in Judith Neilson’s Sydney home, Indigo Slam and even to create one off pieces for Louis Vuitton stores across the world.Liew is widely recognised for his dedicated contribution to the development of a modernist Australian design aesthetic. In 2010 he was awarded the South Australian of the Year Arts Award by the Government of South Australia, in 2016 he was inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame, acknowledging his important contribution to the Australian design landscape. In 2017, he received the Design Institute of Australia’s “Design Icon” Award, and in 2018, Liew was recognised as a Design Luminary at the INDE awards in Singapore.Listen in as Vince and Khai discuss the influence of Germanic migrant culture in South Australia in the 70’s, why his father has always been his biggest critic and which material is his preference.The pair also dive into Khai’s design and build process and what the future holds for him and his practice.Enjoy! Khai Liew Design Your LifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the fifth instalment of the exclusive Australian Made series, Vince chats to Khai Liew a multi-disciplinary designer based in Adelaide. At a time of so much uncertainty in the world, the Australian Made series will focus on brilliant people here in Australia, celebrating designing and making local. The next guest is one of the shinning lights in Australian furniture design. Immigrating from Malaysia to South Australia in the 70’s Khai Lew’s early career in product design was heavily shaped by his fathers love for danish furniture. Developing the skills learnt from Germanic cabinet makers Khai quickly became a master of woodwork and design. Fast forward to today and Khai has been commissioned to create every piece of furniture in Judith Neilson’s Sydney home, Indigo Slam and even to create one off pieces for Louis Vuitton stores across the world. Liew is widely recognised for his dedicated contribution to the development of a modernist Australian design aesthetic. In 2010 he was awarded the South Australian of the Year Arts Award by the Government of South Australia, in 2016 he was inducted into the Design Institute of Australia Hall of Fame, acknowledging his important contribution to the Australian design landscape. In 2017, he received the Design Institute of Australia’s “Design Icon” Award, and in 2018, Liew was recognised as a Design Luminary at the INDE awards in Singapore. Listen in as Vince and Khai discuss the influence of Germanic migrant culture in South Australia in the 70’s, why his father has always been his biggest critic and which material is his preference. The pair also dive into Khai’s design and build process and what the future holds for him and his practice. Enjoy! <a href="http://www.khailiew.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Khai Liew</a> <a href="https://designyourlife.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design Your Life</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Designing quiet furniture with Khai Liew