04/06/2026
RE:BORN by Cultivated + @[Romance Was Born](urn:li:organization:94032457) is an immersive exhibition that explores reimagined beauty: transforming overlooked furniture + discarded forms into works of wonder + discovery.
Launched at Melbourne Design Week with Instyle, @[LoomTex](urn:li:organization:14706029) + many local partners, every detail contributes to a maximalist world of texture + colour, where fashion, art + design converge.
Custom textile prints were developed by Instyle from design concepts by Romance Was Born, printed locally on textiles woven at @[LoomTex](urn:li:organization:14706029).
Each motif reinterprets historic flora + fauna into a contemporary textile expression, translated into large-scale, repeating patterns for richly layered drapery.
The textiles originate from surplus lengths produced during R+D + will be repurposed by Cultivated + @[Romance Was Born](urn:li:organization:94032457), with each component of RE:BORN designed to live on beyond the exhibition.
Prioritising local craft + Australian manufacturing, the project embraces a closed-loop approach where considered design + zero waste exist as the same instinct, expressed together.
Curated by studio x us, the concept is a powerful reminder that design can revive, reframe + reawaken what was once overlooked, giving it presence + purpose.
RE:BORN is open until 25 July.
Artbank Melbourne, Collingwood.
Read more via our link in bio.
Presented and curated by Cultivated with @[Romance Was Born](urn:li:organization:94032457)
Hosted by @[Artbank](urn:li:organization:7966602) featuring works from the Artbank collection
Exhibition Design by studio x us
Facilitated by @[Cult Design](urn:li:organization:2859494) as part of @[National Gallery of Victoria](urn:li:organization:1321151)'s Melbourne Design Week 2026
Photography: Gavin Green
Supported by:
Instyle
@[LoomTex](urn:li:organization:14706029)
@[Interiaura](urn:li:organization:111514069)
@[TSAR Carpets](urn:li:organization:1610123)
Yeend
Heather Thomas
Defy Design
@[Oslek Coatings](urn:li:organization:112885123)
Sound Design: Noah McShanagmunn
Read more: https://instyle.com.au/reborn-textile-collaboration