Bringing Indigenous stories to Breville

Collaboration with Breville

Recently, Professor Page collaborated with global appliance maker Breville. This world-first partnership between First Nations People and the National Museum of Australia resulted in products for the home that celebrate contemporary design and reflect 65,000 years of ongoing Australian Indigenous culture. 

A decade in the making, the Aboriginal Australian Culinary Journey combines ancient stories with the best of contemporary design. 100% of Breville’s profits from this project will support: 

• Indigenous scholarships and initiatives at UTS to create pathways for employment in engineering, technology, and design.
• the National Indigenous Culinary Institute’s work to create job opportunities for aspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander chefs.
• the 'Indi-Kidi Program' by the Moriarty Foundation to support childhood nutrition and share Indigenous food culture. 

The artists behind the art 

Sarah Jennings, a UTS Bachelor of Design in Product Design graduate, also worked on this project. She joined Breville in 2018 through a UTS-Breville product design internship program.

Breathing art, ritual and stories into our homes and everyday lives, the inaugural limited series of six Breville products features works by esteemed Western Desert artists and members of the original Pintupi Nine, Yalti Napangati, Yukultji Napangati, Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri, and Sydney-based artist and Yuwaalaraay woman, Lucy Simpson.

“The artists had the brief of combining ancient artistic techniques with current design acumen and an eye toward the future,” says Professor Page. “Our artists embraced this project so effortlessly and intuitively and imbued so much story and meaning to each piece.”