Connecting to the Powerhouse Collection with the voice of Powerhouse Volunteers.
TYUBETEIKA
Episode 1 “(Originally) there was this standardisation. Now people are trying to incorporate some of the traditional pieces with more modern clothes. I see it in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, that people have started to embrace their cultural identities.”
This episode was created by Powerhouse Production Intern, Zara Upfold and features Powerhouse Volunteer, Aigerim Kydyrova.
This episode was inspired by objects from the Powerhouse Collection and features Two caps from Central Asia, as pictured.
TOASTRACK TRAM Episode 2 “The O-class tram wasn’t just transportation, it was symbol of a city on the move… You’d jump on and eat your sandwiches, choofing across the Harbour Bridge… in an open carriage.. looking down at the water and any boats that were there.”
This episode was created by Powerhouse Production Intern, Maya Patel and features Powerhouse Volunteer, Meg Stevenson.
This episode was inspired by objects from the Powerhouse Collection and features the ‘Toastrack’ O-class tram, as pictured.
LOBSTER MORNAY
Episode 3 “It’s sort of holding those both, the playfulness and fun and extravagance of the costume, with the sort of reality of what was going on. There’s a lot of whiplash between fun and celebration, and tragedy.”
This episode was created by Powerhouse Production Intern, Zara Upfold and features Powerhouse Volunteer, Helio Russell.
This episode was inspired by objects from the Powerhouse Collection and features the Lobster Mornay Mardi Gras Costume, as pictured.
ANT CHAIR
Episode 4
“The original Ant Chair has three legs, and so the designer put this to market… and they found it really unsettling, that it was three legs, that they might fall over on it. I do think it makes it more interesting looking with three legs… for me it’s sort of, an icon of what design should be.”
This episode was created by Powerhouse Production Intern, Maya Patel and features Powerhouse Volunteer, John Millington.
This episode was inspired by objects from the Powerhouse Collection and features the ‘Ant’ chair designed by Arne Jacobsen and made by Fritz Hansen, as pictured.
CORNELIUS FURS
Episode 5
“We just took it for granted that because it was a women’s shop, it was actually women running it… She was very, very important in the intellectual life of Sydney, as well as the business life, and that was the interesting thing about that family. I don’t know whether it’s been remembered.”
This episode was created by Powerhouse Production Intern, Zara Upfold and features Powerhouse Volunteer, Christina Geeves.
This episode was inspired by objects from the Powerhouse Collection and features the Women’s jacket by Cornelius Furs, as pictured.
STRASBOURG CLOCK
Episode 6
“Everyone enjoyed that, particularly the little kids. ‘Cause that’s the only way you could get them. I used to say to them, the Apostles will come out soon! They used to sit there, mesmerised. Once they were finished that was it, they weren’t interested. But they would be for that short time.”
This episode was created by Powerhouse Production Intern, Maya Patel and features Powerhouse Volunteer, Gail Luthy.
This episode was inspired by objects from the Powerhouse Collection and features the ‘Strasburg Clock’ model by Richard Bartholomew Smith, as pictured.