Jewellers Phoebe Porter and Blanche Tilden met after Porter was awarded the Australia Council Emerging Artist Mentorship to work with Tilden for a three month period. Finding that their interests and passions were in accord the pair established Studio Hacienda in Melbourne in 2005. Both have degrees from the Australian National University School of Art, where they studied gold and silversmithing, and glass.
Tilden’s inspiration comes from the industrial age and its mass production techniques. Porter’s work experiences have fuelled her ability to develop tools and processes. They are able to make some of their own tools and also use specialist industries for making multiples of their prototyped components.
Both have also experienced the value of mentorship, Tilden with Susan Cohn, and Porter with Tilden. In the studio each continues their own individual practice. However, Tilden’s experience, for example, has broadened Porter’s understanding of serial production, while Porter’s computer-aided drawing skills have introduced Tilden to the benefits of electron wire cutting.
Tilden and Porter’s works were included in the 2007 exhibition 'Smart works: design and the handmade’ at the Powerhouse Museum.
- Writers:
- Powerhouse Museum
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- Date written:
- 2013
- Last updated:
- 2013
