JORDAN CONLAN 

Projects






Jordan is a designer and craftsperson based in Naarm (Melbourne), working across both furniture and objects; his practice interrogates the role of objects in our everyday lives in communicating ideas and connections.

Through stages of deep research and experimentation, his work pulls from historical contexts, architectural forms, and the Australian landscape, resulting in the development of objects that balance their utilitarian use with materiality, craftsmanship and storytelling.



Exhibitions



2026_ Unfamiliar, Craft Victoria (Upcoming)
2026_ GIVE and TAKE (Melbourne Design Week)
2026_   100 Chairs by Friends & Asociates (Melbourne Design Week)
2025_  VIVID Emerging Designer Awards
2025_  FUTUREPROOF (Melbourne Design Week)



Awards & Accolades

2026_ DIA GOTYA (Finalist)

2026_ VIVID Emerging Design Awards (Finalist)
 
2026_   Craft Victorias Fresh! Fellowship 
2025_  RMIT Erik Romoke Award - “Demonstrating outstanding qualities” 
within the Furniture Design Program

2025_  VIVID Emerging Designer Awards (Commendation)



Ediorials


UNION Magazine

ArchitectureAU

Authentic Design Alliance











Ainsworth
  • Ebonised Redgum, Linen

Looking to a place where the Malaleucas shed their bark & leaves, embedding a body of water with natural oils, its stained black, and becomes a place of tranquility

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Ainsworth, 2026                                                                                                                                               Photography: Dave Green
Ainsworth, 2026                                                                                                                                                 Photography: Dave Green
Earthen Trace
         Burnt Oregon, Stoneware Clay


          A vessel that carries the texture of the earth back to itself, turning the placement of flowers into a quiet act of replanting

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Earthen Trace, 2026                                                                                                                                             Photography: Dave Green
Earthen Trace, 2026                                                                                                                                                                            Photography: Dave Green
Impressions book weight
  •      Cast Bronze
          Cast from textures taken in my mothers back garden, this weight preserves an imprint of place, while holding the pages of a favourite book 

      
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Impressions Book Weight, 2026                                                                                                                          Photography: Dave Green                             
Brace
  •      Oregon, Steel, Acrylic

    •       A tree growing independently, contending with a multitude of conditions. An intervention upholds the trunk, allowing the tree to continue upward

  Made in collaboration with Aaron Pancho

Brace, 2026                                                                                                                                                           Photgraphy: Dave Green
Ode
  •      Redgum, Sterling Silver

    •       
    Indicative of place through referenced geometries, materials, and historical markers, crafted from a single slab of storm felled timber, gathered from the banks of the Murray River/Dhungala, Ode moves beyond function to become a reflection of its origin.Subtly capturing the spirit and story of a small regional town


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Ode, 2025                                                                                                                                                        Photography: Ingrid Rhule & Elle Keillar
Ode, 2025                                                                                                                                                     Photography: Ingrid Rhule & Ellen Keillar
Diosca
  •      Blackwood, Tweed, Copper, Steel

    •       A play on proportions, Disoca is a freestanding cabinet that resists perceived norms, through an intentional distortion of balance and form. The piece invites a sense of play and inquisitiveness through tactile interaction, encouraging the viewer to engage beyond what they might expect.


Diosca, 2025                                                                                                                                                          Photgraphy: Evelyn Ireland
Key Stool
  •      Ebonised blackwood, Brass, Leather

    •       A functional piece, adaptable to a range of environments and hard to fill spaces, this work draws inspiration from the harshness and brutality of our surrounding landscape. A conventional form reimagined through craft and precise detailing, balancing utility with air of refinement.



Key Stool, 2024                                                                                                                                                                Photgraphy: Jordan Conlan