KORBAN/FLAUBERT IS A SYDNEY BASED STUDIO AND WORKSHOP FOUNDED IN 1993 BY METAL SPECIALIST JANOS KORBAN AND ARCHITECT STEFANIE FLAUBERT. K/F EXPLORE GROWTH, SEQUENCE AND VOLUME TO DEVELOP FURNITURE, SCULPTURE, SCREENS AND INSTALLATIONS. OUR WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED IN AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, THE U.S., THE U.K. AND JAPAN.
KORBAN/FLAUBERT DEVELOP INNOVATIVE FORMS BY WORKING DIFFERENTLY. WE APPROACH OUR WORK AS A PROCESS OF DISCOVERY. THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF SYSTEMS AND PATTERNS IN THE WORLD IS A CENTRAL SOURCE OF FASCINATION. WE USE MATHEMATICS AND GEOMETRY AS A TOOL TO EXTRACT THE LOGIC OF FORMS AND NETWORKS AND DISTILL THEM INTO NEW WORKS. CENTRAL TO OUR WORK IS AN EXAMINATION OF THE TENSION BETWEEN INSTABILITY AND EQUILIBRIUM. THIS REVEALS ITSELF IN FINISHED WORKS AS A SENSE OF CONTAINED ENERGY AND MOVEMENT.
K/F PRODUCE :
--- FURNITURE
--- CUSTOMISED DECORATIVE SCREENS
--- SITE SPECIFIC SCULPTURE FOR CORPORATE AND PUBLIC CLIENTS.
OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE WITH METAL. OUR METAL WORKSHOP
IS THE CREATIVE HEART OF OUR OPERATIONS AND GIVES US DIRECT CONTROL OVER OUR MATERIAL AND
FREE REIN FOR EXPERIMENTATION. MODELMAKING AND LARGE SCALE METAL MANIPULATION ARE CENTRAL
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCULPTURE AND INSTALLATIONS.
BEST PRODUCTS
1999 MEMBRANE CHAISE, BONGO STOOL
2002 SWAYLAMP, SPLIT BLOCK, TETRA, TETRASPHERE
2003 CELLSCREEN, WRENCHLAMP
2005 ARRAY, BUBBLE, NOODLE LAMP, BUMP, WEBLIGHT
2006 BURSTLIGHT, HEXSCREEN, SPIRALLIGHT
2007 MIGHTY CHAIR, PRISM SCREEN, METATABLE
2008 SWELL STOOL, BUMP PLASTIC, POLAR SCREEN, JETSTREAM LOUNGE
2011 HIVE SCREEN, CRYSTAL SCREEN
SCULPTURE INSTALLATIONS
2001 'ARTERIAL' SCREEN SCULPTURE AT 135 KING ST FOYER, SYDNEY
2003 'TETRA-FIVE', FOYER SCULPTURE YARRA'S EDGE, MELBOURNE DOCKLANDS
2003 'SINUOUS' FOYER SCULPTURE AT AUSTAR, SYDNEY
2003 'SIREN' FOR SCULPTURE BY THE SEA, BONDI, SYDNEY,
2003 'NOODLE' FOR SYDNEY ESQUISSE, PUBLISHED ART, SURRY HILLS, SYDNEY
2005 'ADVENTURE' LIGHTING INSTALLATION AT OBJECT GALLERY, SYDNEY
2007 'AERIAL' SUSPENDED SCULPTURE, BRISBANE HEALTHCARE UNIT
2007 'PRISMATIC' SCULPTURE INSTALLTION, GATEWAY BUILDING, SYDNEY
2007 'NOODLE' SUSPENDED SCULPTURE AT LUMIERE, SYDNEY
2009 'INVOLUTE' SCULPTURE, 60 CLARENCE STREET SYDNEY CBD
2009 'TRACE' SCULPTURE, ADVANX RUSHCUTTERS BAY, SYDNEY
2009 'HIDDEN' INSTALLATION, ADVANX RUSHCUTTERS BAY, SYDNEY
2009 'ACROBAT' SUSPENDED SCULPTURE, Q-CENTRAL, SYDNEY
2009 'CATALYST' SUSPENDED SCULPTURE, AUSTRALIA POST HQ MELBOURNE
2011 'OUT' SCULPTURE, SCULPTURE BY THE SEA 2011 BONDI
EXHIBITIONS
1994 KORBAN/FLAUBERT EXHIBITION, ATELIER SCHAEFER, STUTTGART, GERMANY
1996 MIXED SHOW, LEVEL GALLERY, NEWTOWN, SYDNEY
2001 'FUTURE ROOM' KINETIC MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION, OBJECT GALLERY
2002 'GLOW' MIXED LIGHT-BASED SHOW AT OBJECT GALLERY, SYDNEY
2002 'MOOD RIVER' AT THE WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, UNITED STATES
2002 DESIGNERS BLOCK, SOUTHBANK, LONDON
2002 KINETIC INSTALLATION 'SWAY WITH ME' AT SELFRIDGES LONDON
2002 'HYBRID OBJECTS' EXHIBITION, TOKYO
2003 HYBRID OBJECTS EXHIBITION, MELBOURNE MUSEUM
2003 SALONE SATELLITE, MILAN, ITALY
2004 'THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE' TOKYO DESIGNERS BLOCK
2004 'THE STATE OF DESIGN' EXHIBITION, MELBOURNE MUSEUM
2004 'SYDNEY STYLE' EXHIBITION, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
2005 SALONE SATELLITE, MILAN, ITALY
2005 'ADVENTURE' SOLO SHOW AT OBJECT GALLERY SYDNEY
2006 'FREESTYLE' TOURING EXHIBITION OF AUSTRALIAN DESIGN
2006 'SAFETY CATCH' GROUP SHOW, UTS GALLERY SYDNEY, DESIGN WEEK
2007 'GROWTH PATTERNS' SOLO SHOW, ART+INDUSTRY, PALM SPRINGS, USA
2007 ‘AUTOMATIC’ INSTALLATION, DIESEL DENIM GALLERY, NEW YORK, USA
2009 'THING: BEWARE THE MATERIAL WORLD ' W A ART GALLERY
2010 'ONE PART II' SGAR, BRISBANE
2011 'THE SPIRIT OF MODERNISM', THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON, USA
2012 'KORBAN/FLAUBERT' SOLO SHOW, GAD GALLERY OF ART AND DESIGN, CANBERRA
MUSEUM PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON, USA
PINAKOTHEK DER MODERNE DESIGN COLLECTION, MUNICH, GERMANY:
POWERHOUSE MUSEUM, SYDNEY
ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA