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Dean Toepfer

@deantoepfer

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Lighting, furniture & object designer
Co-founder of @mixedgoodsstudios

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10 days ago

Week eight at @boisbuchet complete.

This week we welcomed workshops led by @marjanvanaubel, @emma.bruschi, and @mrsammicheli & @motormmaria.

Marjan brought solar energy into the realm of design, experimenting with ways of making the sun and energy tangible through everyday objects and experiences.

Emma explored the relationship between craft, fashion and landscape, working with fibres and techniques inspired by the environment around Boisbuchet.

And Maria and Marco developed L’Ambassade, creating a temporary pavilion that became a space for design, dialogue, communication and exchange.

And just like that, eight weeks of workshops, making and experimenting come to an end. It’s been a rewarding creative journey.

A huge thanks to my technical team @lucianavassss, @daniarmario & @yannishotz for all there energy and support throughout the season. taken in Domaine de Boisbuchet by @deantoepfer

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New work for Melbourne Design Week, Fleece in Blue. This project explores the transformation of raw material through a design-led intervention, positioning the sheepskin rug as both functional object and chromatic study.

At the core of the work’s identity is the indigo vat itself. Through repeated cycles of immersion and oxidation, the piece documents the tonal range possible from a single source of colour. Lighter shades emerge from a single dip, while deep, saturated blues result from several immersions, allowing the pigment to gradually build within the wool fibres.

Rather than concealing variation, Fleece in Blue preserves the evidence of process, organic affinity, and the rhythmic building of pigment across a soft, structural landscape.

Big thanks to @col_marine for the indigo guidance.

Fleece in Blue will be showing at The Sheepskin Suite at @abbotsfordconvent.
Curated by @kellythompsoncreative
Sponsored by @wilsondorset
Melbourne Design Week presented by @ngvmelbourne by @deantoepfer

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5 months ago

It’s always a pleasure creating works for people’s homes, and this commission was especially meaningful. A big thank you to the client for the opportunity to contribute to their new space.

The Ombré Mirror is part of an ongoing series exploring reclaimed textiles within lighting design, a continuing investigation into how material, light, and form can shape atmosphere and elevate a space. by @deantoepfer

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8 months ago

Some process pictures from the development of Fleece in Blue. This piece will be showing at The Sheepskin Suite as part of Melbourne Design Week.

At the core of the work’s identity is the indigo vat itself. Through repeated cycles of immersion and oxidation, the piece documents the tonal range possible from a single source of colour. Lighter shades emerge from a single dip, while deep, saturated blues result from several immersions, allowing the pigment to gradually build within the wool fibres.

The Sheepskin Suite, Abortsford Convent, 14th - 24th May.
Curated by @kellythompsoncreative
Sponsored by @wilsondorset
Melbourne Design Week presented by @ngvmelbourne

Thanks to Robin @sheepskintailors for the help sewing this work together. And to @col_marine for the indigo assistance! by @deantoepfer

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5 months ago

Tero Tote for @daniellebrustman’s Superhot Shop.
Great to be part of the creative cohort again this year for Danielle’s Melbourne Design Week pop up shop.

I’ve produced a limited run of lil tote bags utilising surplus @kvadrattextiles from a previous project. Perfect for the essential items.

Superhot Shop, 47 Easey St, Collingwood.
Opening night Friday 15th of May.
Open to the public 15th - 25th of May

SuperHot Shop will be open to Public 15th May - 25th May.

Melbourne Design Week presented by @ngvmelbourne. by @deantoepfer

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5 months ago

A few development pics for an upcoming Melbourne Design Week exhibition, The Sheepskin Suit, sponsored by @wilsondorset

Creating a graphic pattern for the project utilising color variations, we established an indigo vat from scratch and carried out a series of test dyes on sheepskin to understand how the wool fibre responds. Testing focused on immersion time, oxidation, and repeated dips to see how colour builds through the material.

The Sheepskin Suit will be shown at Abbotsford Convent as part of Melbourne Design Week, 14–24 May. Curated by @kellythompsoncreative

Big thanks to @col_marine for the indigo assistance. by @deantoepfer

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6 months ago

Block door pulls, still a few of these juicy ones available. Available in 2 sizes, DM if interested. See by @deantoepfer

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8 months ago

The Lambent Wall Light explores light as both object and sculpture. Once engineered for function and survival, the parachute silk is reimagined as something soft and luminous, allowing light to diffuse and inhabit the surrounding space. Balancing structure with delicacy, Lambent reflects an ongoing exploration of material life cycles and transformation. by @deantoepfer

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10 months ago

The Pop bottle opener. Made from sand-cast bronze here in Australia. Have a few of these on hand ready to ship, good gift or treat to self ($80)

Produced for @jam.australia
Pic by @connorpphotography by @deantoepfer

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10 months ago

Looking back on my summer at @boisbuchet with so much gratitude. I spent the last few months managing the atelier for their summer workshop period, helping deliver 22 workshops and a residency program with designers and participants from all over the world.

It was an amazing, intense and enriching experience that pushed my skills in every direction. Feeling lucky to have been part of a place that celebrates design, experimentation and connection.

Big thanks to the team at Boisbuchet for providing me with this opportunity.
Alexander Von Vegesack
@schwartzclaussmathias
@sevillaisnotacity
@guillegilfernandez

And much love to the workshop assistants that helped carry the summer.
@felix_wpj
@danihhergon
@louisa_monte.alegre
@bridgetcathie.studio
@_darius_d_

Pics by:
@belwilliams.studio
@biancastreich_
@m_arrouge
@daniela9maria
@emmegu taken in Domaine de Boisbuchet by @deantoepfer

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a year ago

Superfabshop opens tonight as part of Melbourne Design Week.

Big thanks to @daniellebrustman for putting together Superfabshop and arranging the creative cohort. If you’re in Melbourne and looking to purchase some local design objects be sure to pop by. Works will be available to purchase from 35+ designers and craftspeople.

Opening night tonight (Friday 16th May), rear of 47 Easey st Collingwood Corner Budd st and Sackville st. Drinks kindly sponsored by @darlingdistillery

Photos by: @dylanjamesphoto

Participants: @martynthompsonstudio
@laundromat_fabrication @merecatu @studiotaliroth @hunney_studio @tom_fereday @deannorton @joseeveselymanning @thelifeceramic @davinaadamson @bilycreativestudio @daniellebrustman @palazzo.629 @_smalltown_ @edwardlinacre@broached_commissions @_jordanfleming @billybho @cloudmaystudio @boyde_of_paradise @objectsforthought @marlo_lyda @martafigueiredo_figgoscope @minaal_lawn_ceramics @deantoepfer @bustoms.au @ms_edgeley @agencyprojects @numbulwar @wlgmetalcouture @meaganstreader @meganhounslowstudio @celinaclarke_ism @doodad.and.fandango @bogusandco @pascalegomesmcnabbdesign @taisnaith Nelly Maitland @hachigoproject8 @trentjansenstudio

The Superfabshop will be open:
Saturday 17th May 11am - 5pm
Sunday 18th May 11am - 5pm
Saturday 24th May 11am -5pm
Sunday 25th May 3pm - 6 pm (closing event)
Live @alecilyine
Magic show @marawa

Melbourne Design Week presented by @ngvmelbourne & @creative_vic taken in 47 Easey Street by @deantoepfer

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