about
locki (they/them) is an object designer & digital artist whose furniture work re-interprets traditional forms and methods. by using few visible fixtures they are able to achieve clean silhouettes that are dramatic and playful in proportion; with a particular focus on minimal intervention and sustainable practices, locki believes that good design should intentionally and carefully walk the line between beauty and function.
locki’s photorealistic digital artworks often explore the melding of the made and natural environments, blurring the line between reality and imagination. our lived experience is flexible, open to playful transformation and wonder, and through their mostly serene and occasionally off-putting imagery Locki allows visitors an escape and encourages them to question the notions that govern our everyday life – physics, reason or logic.
Exhibitions
2024 fables & folklore curated by simone haag, for craft victoria
2024 Overlay by CJ Cornish & Locki Humphrey, for Melbourne Design Week
2024 Liminal Dreams by Origine Gallery, for Melbourne Design Week
2024 HARD by Calum Hurley, for Melbourne Design Week
2024 Soft by Andy T.T. & Calum Hurley, for Melbourne Design Week
2023 HARD by Calum Hurley, for Melbourne Design Week
2022 Alt.material ‘Availability’ by Studio Edwards
Awards
2024 IDEA Awards Shortlist - event or exhibition design
2023 IDEA Awards Winner - Furniture, Lighting & Object [Rising]
2023 IDEA Awards Shortlist - Furniture, Lighting & Object [Rising]
2023 VIVID Emerging Designers
2023 Design Show Australia’s Next Top Designers
2022 MPavilion Chair Design Shortlist
2022 Koki Design House Furniture Competition - Winner
Press
2024 october architecture au online
Balancing opposing qualities: Locki Humphrey’s furniture designs ↗
2024 may ngv magazine issue #46
What not to miss at Melbourne Design Week 2024 (page 50)
2024 May architecture au online
Melbourne Design Week 2024: 15 Material Exhibitions ↗
2024 May australian design review online
What not to miss at Melbourne Design Week 2024 ↗
15 creatives imagine a ‘new Australian heritage’ in Melbourne Design Week exhibition ↗
2024 March Grand Designs Australia Issue #12.5
In Profile: Locki Humphrey (page 46 - 47)
2023 December Inside Magazine Issue #118
5 Minutes with Locki Humphrey (page 100)
WINNER Object, Furniture & Lighting - Rising (page 134 - 135)
