Adrian Potter // JamFactory Wednesday Talks

Born in Melbourne, Adrian Potter is a conceptual artist and product designer who makes work that most often happens to take the form of furniture. Potter is also recognized for his public art, examples of which are to be seen in and around Adelaide. Adrian Potter works in the borderlands of craft, design, sculpture and conceptual art, creating work that defies rigid categorization. This raises questions about what furniture—and works of art—can be.

A meticulous craftsman, with a background in mechanical engineering, Potter began making furniture after producing a series of guitars early in his career (1988–1990). Based on the elegant geometry of vintage harp guitars, these musical instruments are precursors of Potter’s later, more ambitious woodwork and furniture. In his more recent work he seems to be conducting a dialogue between form, function and concept.

"I have been designing and making objects large and small all my life. It is my joy. Wood is my material of choice: I love its colours, textures and how incredibly versatile it is. Stories are important too."

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