Fiona Lynch x Toni Maticevski
Melbourne Design Week 2025
This collaborative installation explores the poetic interplay of fabric, light, and form. Repurposing remnants from Toni Maticevski’s atelier, the work reimagines waste as a material of possibility—pleated, sculpted, and illuminated.
In dialogue with Maticevski’s couture language, the pieces gesture toward softness and strength, shadow and glow. These lighting and furniture forms speak to the elegance of restraint and the transformative potential of collaboration.
An experiment in illumination, beauty, and material responsibility.
“When it comes to the lights and the manifestation of the design, the idea emerged through an ongoing dialogue between our teams, grounded in shared values around beauty and transformation. The conversation began with reimagining a purpose for fabrics preserved in the Maticevski archive—and how we might develop a way to create something of beauty and value, enriching people’s lives through it.
The discovery of light organza—almost weightless, cascading—sparked the idea of a visual language that plays with shadow and transparency. The pearlescent cracked fabric then added another dimension, catching and scattering the light. Together, these fabrics allow the viewer to see through or glimpse between the various layers. This interplay reflects a deeper duality in Toni’s work: the tension between lightness and structure, softness and strength. Toni’s process is often intuitive—drawn from an emotional and material response to fabric and form.
There’s a clear appreciation for the unexpected—whether through texture, reflection, or the juxtaposition of raw edges with precision. The installation becomes a sculptural expression of fabric in motion.
Ultimately, the design is an extension of our shared pursuit: to fill space with feeling and create a visual experience that resonates as both refined and quietly calming.”
– Toni Maticevski
Fiona Lynch x Toni Maticevski
Melbourne Design Week 2025
This collaborative installation explores the poetic interplay of fabric, light, and form. Repurposing remnants from Toni Maticevski’s atelier, the work reimagines waste as a material of possibility—pleated, sculpted, and illuminated.
In dialogue with Maticevski’s couture language, the pieces gesture toward softness and strength, shadow and glow. These lighting and furniture forms speak to the elegance of restraint and the transformative potential of collaboration.
An experiment in illumination, beauty, and material responsibility.
“When it comes to the lights and the manifestation of the design, the idea emerged through an ongoing dialogue between our teams, grounded in shared values around beauty and transformation. The conversation began with reimagining a purpose for fabrics preserved in the Maticevski archive—and how we might develop a way to create something of beauty and value, enriching people’s lives through it.
The discovery of light organza—almost weightless, cascading—sparked the idea of a visual language that plays with shadow and transparency. The pearlescent cracked fabric then added another dimension, catching and scattering the light. Together, these fabrics allow the viewer to see through or glimpse between the various layers. This interplay reflects a deeper duality in Toni’s work: the tension between lightness and structure, softness and strength. Toni’s process is often intuitive—drawn from an emotional and material response to fabric and form.
There’s a clear appreciation for the unexpected—whether through texture, reflection, or the juxtaposition of raw edges with precision. The installation becomes a sculptural expression of fabric in motion.
Ultimately, the design is an extension of our shared pursuit: to fill space with feeling and create a visual experience that resonates as both refined and quietly calming.”
– Toni Maticevski
