Planex is proud to release Miimii (river’s edge/grandmother) by First Nations designer Lucy Simpson. Miimii is the third design that completes the series and collaboration with Lucy that began in 2019. The integration of Lucy’s designs into our perforation range has enabled our clients and end users to engage and connect to stories that are part of the knowledge system of First Nations people.
This design was born of freshwater country and is inspired by the rivers, lakes and big watercourse that transforms land and defines the floodplain. Miimii (mee mee) is also a story of grandmothers, and symbolises the connection between women and water, as carriers of story, life and knowledge. It speaks of relationships between land, water and sky, and traces the meeting point of opposites, a narrative of time, reflection and duality... gentle yet powerful, ever changing yet constant.
Miimii was created by Sydney based Yuwaalaraay woman/designer/maker Lucy Simpson in honour of the places to which she belongs and calls home, from the freshwater plains country of Yuwaalaraay in the North West of NSW to the saltwater river landscapes of Gadigal in the inner-west of Sydney, two places vast native grasslands once featured prominently within and across the Australian landscape.
Click here for all perforation narratives.
Lucy Simpson currently has an exhibition at Glassworks Canberra running until the 16th July titled Baayangalibiyaay.
Updated xLocker2 brochure now available
We have a new xLocker2 brochure complete with the latest projects from leading Architectural and Interior Design practices. Many people don’t realise that Planex products are all designed and manufactured in Australia. We acknowledge the impact our business has on the world and believe in leaving an eco-positive footprint. xLocker2 is made using Australian Bluescope steel and European hardware. xLocker2 is designed to last years; to be re-used, reconfigured and fully recycled. We call it “built-out obsolescence.” Come take a look, you won’t be disappointed…
Are you looking for formal CPD presentations?
Planex has a CPD presentation titled Developing Meaningful Collaborations with
First Nations Designers and Creatives hosted by Archify. Click here to find out more.
We’re Exhibiting
Planex is excited to be exhibiting at Archify Live in Sydney. We have many things to discuss with you including the first public viewing of Lucy Simpson’s perforation pattern Miimii (river’s edge / grandmother). Come say hello and meet the team, register on the link below.
Sydney: 28th June 2023 at Merivale, Ivy Ballroom
Thank you for your continued support,
The Planex Team.
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