Trent Jansen

“Superimposing contemporary issues upon archetypal forms…Trent Jansen creates objects that are darkly humerous, historically and socially sharp…Mixing wit, critique and sophistication…..” Ying-Lan Dann - Monument Design Atlas. Monument, Issue 74, 2006.

A graduate of the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, and the Industrial Design School, University of Alberta, Canada, Trent opened his own studio in Sydney, Australia in 2004. He focuses mainly on creating honest and poetic sustainable design, developing pieces that aim to maintain a lasting relationship with their user.

His awards include: the Space+Edra Design Residency in 2010, the Bombay Sapphire ‘Design Discovery’ Award in 2008, the Spiral ‘Rendez-vous' Japanese Manufacturing Residency in 2006, the Australia Council for the Arts ‘New Work’ Award in 2005 and the Object ‘New Design’ National Graduate Award in 2004.