You don’t need a microscope to examine the DNA of our city. Melbourne’s DNA is embedded within its data: maps, stories, the information we collect, the projects we undertake.

At the City of Melbourne, data helps us understand our past and our present, and it guides our plans for the future.

Data is more than numbers – it tells us where we’ve come from, and where we’re going. Think of data – those micro bites of information – as our city’s DNA. And to help tell Melbourne’s story, we brought to life the city’s many data sets in Melbourne City DNA – an exhibition of emerging technology.

The ultimate aim of Melbourne City DNA is to help Melburnians connect on a deeper level to the city: its past, present and possible futures and help shape the decisions that guide its growth.

Hosted at the Melbourne Knowledge Week festival hub in 2018 and 2019, the Melbourne City DNA exhibit included:

• a large, interactive, 3D-printed city model enriched with data projected onto it

• virtual reality immersive experiences

• augmented reality demonstrations

• a series of interactive data screens with data visualisations and touch-screen maps.

Following the success of the exhibit and positive feedback from Melburnians, we are exploring how Melbourne City DNA could become a permanent feature within the Melbourne Town Hall for the community to enjoy. The design, development and delivery of this pilot service are planned for 2019-20.

Over two days Redbubble celebrated Melbourne’s independent art. Showcasing artwork from over 100 different artists and spanning a range of Redbubble products, the hotspots were located at the world famous Federation Square and Rutledge Lane.

Design, Manufacture, Delivery and Liaison handled by Threshold Design.

An annual celebration of runways, arts, ideas and creative endeavour for everyone to enjoy, Moth Design contracted Threshold Design to assist in the provision of Design, Fabrication, Installation and Liaison for the event.

Featuring live art by: Clare Brady, Dvate, Gigi Gordes, Heesco, Julian Clavijo, Ken Taylor, Ladie Poise, Lucy Lucy, Makatron, Resio, Sugar, and Unwell Bunny.

Threshold Design was engaged by Just Another Agency to Design, Manufacture, supply and install the second edition of ‘Outside the Box‘ to the 2018 White Night Melbourne event.

Collaborating with the team at Urchin Associates, Moth & Threshold Design were engaged to produce a touring (Melbourne and Sydney) exhibition and retail space that reinforces the brand essence of Asahi. Taking inspiration from Asahi's 'Pungent Mouth' and Silver and Black branding, Moth developed a 3D explosion as the dominant product display solution. 

Assisting with the curating of fashion and jewellery that fit the Asahi aesthetic, Moth also ensured that striking, contrasting lighting was used to dramatic effect within the space. 

Photos by Albert Comper 

Alljährlich entsteht Ende Juni in Mecklenburg, auf einem ehemaligen russischen Militärflugplatz, das größte Ferienlager der Republik. Vier Tage Ferienkommunismus ist das Motto der Fusion. Der Name ist Programm, und so erstreckt es sich von Musik unterschiedlichster Spielarten über Theater, Performance und Kino bis hin zu Installation, Interaktion und Kommunikation. So verschieden wie die Menschen, die sich hier zusammenfinden, ist das, was sie hier suchen und erleben. Was sie vereint, ist die Freiheit, sein zu können wie sie sein wollen: Zwanglos und unkontrolliert.

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Every year at the end of June in Mecklenburg, on a former Russian military airfield, the largest summer camp of the Republic. Four days holiday communism is the motto of the merger. The name is program, and it covers music of all kinds, theater, performance, cinema, installation, interaction and communication. As different as the people who come together here is what they are looking for and experiencing here. What unites them is the freedom to be what they want to be: casual and uncontrolled.

Engaged by the Bachstelzen, Threshold Design took an active role in the design, planning and build of the main “Turmbühne“ stage.

Touted as the perennial weekend of elevated electronic music and visual arts, Threshold Design was engaged by Dave Dinger and the Bachstelzen to contribute to the final construction, lighting and sound installation of the Béton Brut (stage 1).

Celebrating 10 years in the wildlands, Threshold Design worked in collaboration with numerous artists and builders to create the “Adults playground”. An interactive landlocked Galleon, cloaking a 40ft shipping container housing an experimental light installation by John Fish.

Having secured the Rainbow Arts and Culture Foundation grant for RSF 2018 mecurialist collaborated with Threshold Design to deliver a work featuring recycled plastic and solar lighting. The Bionic Palm grove encouraged viewers to rethink everyday consumption and it’s effect on our rapidly disappearing ecosystem.

Contracted for Big Day Out 2010 / 2011 by Moth Design to oversea installation of VIP and Artist areas of the festival.