Danielle Brustman

Danielle Brustman’s studio encompasses a broad spectrum of practice from residential, retail and educational interior design along with bespoke furniture, lighting and object design for exhibition and installation.

Her narrative driven work is expressed through dynamic colour relationships & material explorations. Her designs have been extensively published and awarded both in Australia and abroad.

Brustman’s installation Coloured in, along with her Chromatic Fantastic cabinets were exhibited at NGV Triennial 2020. Her installation Inner – Terior was a finalist in the Rigg Design Prize 2018 at NGV Australia. In 2022, Danielle was a finalist in The Australian Furniture Design Award and her project Ten Combs was included in Melbourne Now at NGV in 2023. In 2020, Danielle was the inaugural recipient of the Bank of Melbourne Studio Residency program at Collingwood Yards and in 2024 she was the recipient of the Marc and Eva Besen artist commission at the Jewish Museum.

Danielle’s furniture designs and installations have been presented at: National Gallery of Victoria; 2018, 2020, 2023, Milan Design Week; 2019, Sophie Gannon Gallery; 2020,2024, Jewish Museum of Australia 2024, Melbourne Design Week; 2020-2025 and Useful Object gallery; 2024.

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14/05/2024 – 01/06/2024

DESIGNWORK 04: CHROMATIC FANTASTIC

15/03/2023

DANIELLE BRUSTMAN IN NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA'S MELBOURNE NOW

We are delighted to share that designer Danielle Brustman will be joining over 200 Victorian based artists, designers, architects and studios as part of the second edition landmark exhibition ‘Melbourne Now’ @ngvmelbourne.

Bold in scope and scale, Melbourne Now will cross a range of contemporary disciplines including fashion, jewellery, painting, sculpture, architecture, ceramics, video, performance, printmaking and publishing.

The exhibition will run from the 24th March - 20th August 2023 and be displayed throughout all levels of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.

You can also see new work by Danielle at our stand E3 at the NGV Melbourne Design Fair in May 2023.

11/08/2022

DANIELLE BRUSTMAN LONGLISTED IN DAZEEN PRIZE

Congratulations to Danielle Brustman, whose project ‘Coloured In’ has been longlisted in this year’s Dezeen Awards in the Exhibition Design Category.

This project was commissioned by The National Gallery of Victoria for the NGV Triennial 2020 and spoke in dialogue with the gallery’s permanent collection exhibition Spectrum: an exploration of Colour.

Shortlists and winners will be announced later in the year. We wish Danielle all the best moving forward.

Photographer: Jonathon Griggs

17/06/2022

DANIELLE BRUSTMAN DIA SHORTLISTING

Danielle's Meteorite Light has been shortlisted in the Design Institute Awards 2022 in the ‘Use’ category.
Meteorite is a very special collaboration between Danielle Brustman and Edward Linacre that was created for the AFD Award earlier this year. The piece was first presented by Style Craft Furniture and the National Gallery of Victoria for Melbourne Design Week. It is currently on display in the Style Craft Furniture showroom.
Sophie Gannon Gallery congratulates Danielle on her shortlisting and looks forward to the final announcement on 3 August.

Photo: Artists with Meteorite
Photographer: Jonathon Griggs

02/02/2021

DANIELLE BRUSTMAN AT THE NGV

Danielle Brustman is included in NGV Triennial 2020, now on display at the National Gallery of Victoria. The NGV Triennial brings contemporary art, design and architecture into dialogue, offering a visually arresting and thought-provoking view of the world at this time.

Brustman's Chromatic Fantastic series was first exhibited at Sophie Gannon Gallery as part of Designwork 04 for the NGV's Melbourne Design Week 2020.⁠⠀⁠

NGV Triennial is on display until 18 April 2021.

Image: Installation view of Danielle Brustman’s Chromatic fantastic cabinet, 2020, and Chromatic fantastic wall light, 2020, on display in NGV Triennial 2020 from 19 December 2020 – 18 April 2021 presented alongside Brustman’s Coloured In, 2020, installation in Spectrum: An exploration of colour, 2020, at NGV International, Melbourne. © Danielle Brustman. Photo: Sean Fennessy

Showing all 31 artworks

Danielle Brustman Split Sides 2024 6mm Glass Mirror on Board, Powder coated aluminium frame 160 x 105 x 7 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Banana Split 2024 6mm Glass Mirror on Board, Powder coated aluminium frame 160 x 81.5 x 7 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Splits 2024 6mm Glass Mirror on Board, Powder coated aluminium frame 160 x 73.5 x 7 cm $10,500.00

Danielle Brustman Split Enz 2024 6mm Glass Mirror on Board, Powder coated aluminium frame 160 x 78.5 x 7 cm $10,500.00

Danielle Brustman Split Up 2024 6mm Glass Mirror on Board, Powder coated aluminium frame 160 x 70.5 x 7 cm $10,500.00

Danielle Brustman Lickety Split 2024 6mm Glass Mirror on Board, Powder coated aluminium frame 160 x 134.5 x 7 cm $11,500.00

Danielle Brustman Fortuna (Luck) 2023 chromed aluminium, hand cast coloured glass, LED, nylon chord 190 x 10 x 25 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Fortuna (Esperance) 2023 chromed aluminium, hand cast coloured glass, LED, nylon chord 190 x 10 x 25 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Fortuna (Happiness) 2023 chromed aluminium, hand cast coloured glass, LED, nylon chord 190 x 10 x 25 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Fortuna (Harmony) 2023 chromed aluminium, hand cast coloured glass, LED, nylon chord 190 x 10 x 25 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Fortuna (Health) 2023 chromed aluminium, hand cast coloured glass, LED, nylon chord 190 x 10 x 25 cm $7,000.00

Danielle Brustman Fortuna (Love) 2023 chromed aluminium, hand cast coloured glass, LED, nylon chord 190 x 10 x 25 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Fortuna (Adventure) 2023 chromed aluminium, hand cast coloured glass, LED, nylon chord 190 x 10 x 25 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic Cabinet 1, 2, 3, 4 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 200 x 42 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Will I ever? vanity 2021 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on ply, powder coated steel legs, mirror 186 x 168 x 40 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic Room Pendant 2020 2 pac on aluminium, glass, MDF, editioned 170 x 64 x 8 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 18 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 60 x 42 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 15, 16 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 110 x 42 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 9, 10, 11 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 155 x 42 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 9, 10, 11 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 55 x 42 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 15, 16 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 110 x 42 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 18 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 60 x 42 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic Wall Light 2020 American oil veneered on board, 2 pac on aluminium, MDF, acrylic, lights, editioned 150 x 150 x 8 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic Room Pendant 2020 2 pac on aluminium, glass, MDF, editioned 170 x 64 x 8 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 18 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 60 x 42 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 17 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 60 x 42 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 15, 16 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 110 x 42 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 12, 13, 14 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 155 x 42 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic 9, 10, 11 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 155 x 42 cm Sold

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic Cabinet 5, 6, 7, 8 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 200 x 42 cm

Danielle Brustman Chromatic Fantastic Cabinet 1, 2, 3, 4 2020 oil-based paint on American oak veneered on board, 2 pac paint on steel, editioned 100 x 200 x 42 cm