100 CHAIRS

Friends & Associates

Dates

14 May - 24 May, 2026

11:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Location

South Magdalen Laundry

Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia, Abbotsford

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100 CHAIRS features the work of over 100 Australian creatives, studios, artists, architects and practices exploring the chair as a medium. The exhibition provides a platform for creatives at all career levels to present work collectively. Following on from Melbourne Design Week 2025’s landmark exhibition 100 LIGHTS, 100 CHAIRS imposes stricter requirements that the work must be both designed and made within the country.

Hours11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
VenueSouth Magdalen Laundry
TypeExhibition
Duration10 Days
CityAbbotsford

About

Friends & Associates

Friends & Associates is an ongoing process-based project initiated by Dale Hardiman and Tom Skeehan in 2017.100 CHAIRS is Friends & Associates fourteenth exhibition. Previous exhibitions include 100 LIGHTS, Self-Portrait, Souvenir, Welcome to Wasteland, A.G.M., Life & Death and A World We Don’t Want.Over the past nine years, Friends & Associates has worked with hundreds of creative practitioners including Adam Goodrum, Kerstin Thompson Architects, Breathe Architecture, Damien Wright, ACV Studio, Liane Rossler, Elliat Rich, Fiona Lynch, Matt Woods, Flack Studio, Ross Gardam, Tom Fereday, Vert Design, March Studio, Nicole Lawrence, James Lemon and many others.