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Yeojin Bae's runway at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2016, Melbourne Town Hall: models in bright spring dresses line the catwalk between giant sculptural paper roses in pink, yellow, peach and pale blue.
Yeojin Bae's runway at Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2016, Melbourne Town Hall: models in bright spring dresses line the catwalk between giant sculptural paper roses in pink, yellow, peach and pale blue.

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week 2016 celebrated the vibrant creativity of Australian design, with the premier series runways serving as the festival's beating heart. As the event designer for these highly anticipated shows at the iconic Melbourne Town Hall, I collaborated closely with each show's creative director/stylist to craft bespoke set elements that elevated each show's unique theme.

Drawing inspiration from the natural world and the ethereal, the designs transformed the runway into a series of immersive, dreamlike environments, from towering 2.5m tall iridescent geode crystals to whimsical gardens of giant, sculptural flowers and enchanted forests with large-scale trees adorned in delicate florals.

The challenge of designing set pieces that could be efficiently installed and dismantled between multiple nightly events required innovative problem-solving and close collaboration with the production team at Event Gallery. Through creative problem-solving and meticulous attention to detail, I successfully created a series of immersive and visually stunning environments that captivated audiences while adhering to the venue's practical constraints. As both designer and project manager, I oversaw supplier procurement, budgetary management, scheduling, and logistics, ensuring the seamless realisation of these scenic elements and their delivery during the festival season.

Role

Event Designer

Venue

Melbourne Town Hall

Collaborators

Executive Producer: Geraldine Frater-Wyeth
Set Construction: Joel Goodall
Paper Engineer: Amanda May Lee
Florist: Flowers Vasette
Technical Production: Austage Events

Photography: Lucas Dawson

Alice McCall's runway: a model in a blue-and-white printed tasselled playsuit walks between towering paper roses in lilac, coral, yellow and blue, washed in sky-blue light.
Alice McCall's runway: a model in a blue-and-white printed tasselled playsuit walks between towering paper roses in lilac, coral, yellow and blue, washed in sky-blue light.
A model in a blush corded-lace dress and hair bow walks between towering columns of dense green foliage and cascading white blooms.
A model in a blush corded-lace dress and hair bow walks between towering columns of dense green foliage and cascading white blooms.
A model in a peach off-the-shoulder pleated playsuit and matching boater walks past a towering wall of greenery and white flowers.
A model in a peach off-the-shoulder pleated playsuit and matching boater walks past a towering wall of greenery and white flowers.
Jason Grech's runway: giant black geode crystals, 2.5 metres tall and flecked with iridescent light, flank the catwalk as a model in a pink suit walks before swirling smoke projections.
Jason Grech's runway: giant black geode crystals, 2.5 metres tall and flecked with iridescent light, flank the catwalk as a model in a pink suit walks before swirling smoke projections.
Two models in flowing blush Jason Grech gowns and crystal headpieces walk a misty runway past a towering iridescent geode crystal.
Two models in flowing blush Jason Grech gowns and crystal headpieces walk a misty runway past a towering iridescent geode crystal.
A model in a Jason Grech sheer black tulle skirt over a sequinned, lace-trimmed bodysuit poses on the runway between glittering geode crystals.
A model in a Jason Grech sheer black tulle skirt over a sequinned, lace-trimmed bodysuit poses on the runway between glittering geode crystals.
A model in a lavender chiffon Jason Grech gown with a keyhole neckline, high split and crystal crown walks between geode crystals on a misty runway.
A model in a lavender chiffon Jason Grech gown with a keyhole neckline, high split and crystal crown walks between geode crystals on a misty runway.

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