ALPHA60 PROFILE: JORDAN FLEMING
Artist and designer Jordan Fleming is known for her playful, expressive forms and richly tactile materials - and her latest design for Australian lighting brand Objects for Thought (Oft) is no exception. Launching during Melbourne Design Week, TUPPA is a sculptural lighting collection that channels Fleming’s signature aesthetic: lively, offbeat forms crafted with care. Referencing the soft curves of vintage Tupperware, the pendant lights feature hand-blown glass shades paired with spun brass or stainless steel, creating pieces that feel both nostalgic and contemporary. Designed to be just as compelling off as they are on, the collection reflects Fleming’s instinct for turning everyday objects into emotive, character-filled works of art.
What are your top picks / must see exhibitions for Melbourne Design Week?
100 Lights - presented by Friends & Associates
Meat Market Stables 2 Wreckyn St, North Melbourne
15th-18th May
Granature - by Cordon Salon - presented by Oigall Projects
122 Gertrude street, Fitzroy
15th-25th May
Workshop: Low Key, Toni Maticecski x Fiona Lynch and Fiona Lynch Archive - presented by Fiona Lynch
75 Langridge Street, Collingwood
15th-17th May & 22nd-24th May
Seven Minutes In Heaven - presented by Streifen
103 Johnson street, Collingwood
16th-18th May
SUPERFABSHOP - presented by Danielle Brustman Studio
47 Easey Street, Collingwood
16th-18th May & 24th-25th May
SOFT - presented by Calumn Hurley & Andy TT
(enter from rear on St George's Road South) 635 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy North
23-25th May
Form first or function first - what leads your design process?
Both, but never strictly. Sometimes I begin with a tucked-away form or materiality idea, waiting for the right project to give it purpose. Other times, it’s the emotional or spatial intent that leads, I want people to feel, what I want the piece to do in a room. Either way, form and function end up in dialogue, shaping each other quietly through research and hands-on prototyping.
One object you’ve made that taught you something unexpected?
Finishing the sand-cast aluminium Tall Bowl Éclat taught me patience through the slow, deliberate rhythm of grinding, shaping, and polishing. For the Tuppa collection, observing the blowing of the coloured shades deepened this mindset, as we watched Ruth Allen’s glassblowing- a precise, collaborative dance where the unpredictability of colour and form revealed the magic of process and material.
If your work had a soundtrack, what artist would be on repeat?
It’d be a bit of a mixed bag...just like all there personality. On repeat would be Jacqueline Taïeb, Ty Segall, Everything But the Girl, Still Corners, and of course… Kylie.
The first thing you should know about me is?
I’ve spilt nearly every glass of water I’ve ever had.
Jordan is pictured with previous works as well as pieces from the Tuppa collection for more info please contact jordan@jordanfleming.com.au
TUPPA at Melbourne Design Week
TUPPA, Jordan Fleming’s new lighting collection for Objects for Thought (Oft), will launch at the historic Queen Victoria Market as part of Melbourne Design Week 2025. This marks Oft’s fifth collection, continuing the brand’s mission to support bold, design-led voices in Australian lighting.
Exhibition Details
Location: Queen Victoria Market, Victoria Street Shop 141
Dates: May 16–22, 2025
Opening Hours: 11:00am – 5:30pm daily
Opening Event: Saturday, May 17, 3:00–6:00pm
Melbourne Design Week is an initiative of the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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