Tanya Singer, Errol Evans, and Trent Jansen

Tanya Singer and Errol Evans work as a team in their workshop in Railway Bore, remote South Australia, and are part of Maruku Arts. Evans (a Djabugay and Wester Yalanji man) was instructed by his grandfather, and Singer is a Minyma Anangu woman from Indulkana (SA) taught by Minyma Anangu elders to carve large sheild forms, refined vessels, and weapons. Singer and Evans use punu (wood) carving as a method of cultural expression to create refined timber products that are embodiments of sophisticated cultural narratives about contemporary Aboriginality. Trent Jansen is an academic and designer who has developed the practise of design anthropology in his eponymous design practise. He has 11 years of experience collaborating with Indigenous Australian designers, championing material cultures that are a critical embodiment of Australian identity. Through his practise, he seeks to connect with those who interact with his designs on an emotional level, producing interiors, products, and furniture that are richly symbolic and tell innately human stories.