MDW—Everyday Rituals exhibition discussion

Join Dirk du Toit (Dutoit), Natalie Rich (Nattier Ceramics) and Maitiú Ward (Bookshop by Uro) to explore the intersection of design, making and daily ritual for Melbourne Design Week.

The exhibition presents a new series of Limoges porcelain objects – a cup, small dish, tray and carafe – designed by Dutoit and crafted by Nattier Ceramics in Melbourne/Naarm. Each piece is designed with a quiet versatility, allowing function to evolve through use and routine, and is presented alongside a reading list curated by Uro to echo the exhibition’s themes.

When: 6pm Friday 15 May 2026

Where: Bookshop by Uro, Unit 5/30 Perry St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia

Tickets: FREE

About the speakers

Dirk du Toit is a South African-born and Naarm/Melbourne-based designer working across furniture, objects and spatial design. Trained in industrial design and architecture, Dirk’s work explores how restraint can be carried through proportion, construction logic and material resolution, with local manufacturing embedded in the design outcome. Through Dutoit, he collaborates closely with Australian makers to develop commercially viable pieces that are refined through process and made to endure.

Natalie Rich is an Industrial Designer by training, Natalie spent a decade in commercial design before turning to ceramics. After several years learning in different settings with some of the most renowned ceramic artists and schools, she founded Nattier Ceramics in 2023, a Naarm based studio where every piece, spanning lighting and tableware, is designed and made by hand. Her years of design practice give the work a considered precision, while her focus on traditional methods and the visible hand of the maker points toward an ever more expressive future.

Maitiú Ward is a co-director Uro Publications and an owner of Bookshop by Uro. He is a writer, editor and publisher with a long-standing interest in Australian architecture and design.