Michael Gittings (b. 1989) is an Australian designer and sculptor whose practice resides at the intersection of art and functional design, drawing deeply on the natural environment of regional New South Wales where he grew up. Raised navigating the landscape through hunting and fishing with his father, Gittings developed a profound, intuitive connection to nature’s processes—such as the seasonal shedding of bark and the changing forms of flowers and leaves—which inform his work’s organic sensibility. Since establishing his sculptural design studio in 2016, he has worked primarily with metal, employing an intuitive fabrication process that allows his works to evolve between representational and abstract forms. His creations often evoke narratives of ecology, memory, and transformation, blurring the boundaries between furniture, sculpture, and installation.
Michael Gittings (b. 1989) is an Australian designer and sculptor whose practice resides at the intersection of art and functional design, drawing deeply on the natural environment of regional New South Wales where he grew up. Raised navigating the landscape through hunting and fishing with his father, Gittings developed a profound, intuitive connection to nature’s processes—such as the seasonal shedding of bark and the changing forms of flowers and leaves—which inform his work’s organic sensibility. Since establishing his sculptural design studio in 2016, he has worked primarily with metal, employing an intuitive fabrication process that allows his works to evolve between representational and abstract forms. His creations often evoke narratives of ecology, memory, and transformation, blurring the boundaries between furniture, sculpture, and installation.
