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