Anerle-aneme chair
Anerle-aneme means ’sit a little while’ in the local Arrernte language of Central Australia. The Anerle-aneme chair evokes the ruggedness and ancient strength of Australia’s outback through the use of durable materials and captures the unique colours of the landscape through the use of vibrant blues, ochre and the soft green of the vegetation, and the silver grey of heat-refracting light.
The Anerle-aneme chair is designed by Central Australian designer Elliat Rich. The chair showcases the success of a collaboration that brings together the stories, skills and cultures of Central Australia.
The chair was manufactured by the ApMurra Furniture team in our fabrication workshop and displayed as part of the Australia’s exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016.
The Pool, 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture
Visitors to the 2016 Australian pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture were invited to sit and take in the exhibition in a series of Anerle-aneme chairs, while listening to a spoken soundscape by Olympians Ian Thorpe and Shane Gould, author Christos Tsiolkas, musician Paul Kelly and fashion brand Romance Was Born, among others.
In the media
Read about ‘The Pool’ Australia’s entry into the 2016 Venice Biennale of Architecture: