2023 Top Designs Gallery

Friday 24 March – Sunday 9 July 2023, Melbourne Museum, Carlton

The Top Designs 2023 exhibition at the Melbourne Museum celebrated the outstanding work made by students of VCE Media, Product Design and Technology, Theatre Studies, Systems Engineering, Visual Communication Design, and VCE VET Creative and Digital Media, Engineering Studies, Integrated Technologies, and Music (Sound Production). The exhibition showcased 69 works including fashion, furniture, graphic and product design, print layout and photography, as well as short films, theatre studies design, web design, and electronic and mechanical devices.

A person with dark hair wears a grey jumper and blue jeans. He stands behind a display of wooden stackable bento boxes filled with various art supplies.

A museum display with a large rectangular sticker that reads Systems Engineering. On a black box sits a project that resembles a small silver satellite dish. To the right is a tall black wooden box comprised of four equally sized shelves.

A person with brown hair wears a light blue shirt, khakis, and a navy-blue jacket. He stands next to a meter tall wooden Rubik’s cube that is mid rotation.

Two people pose together. The person on the left has straight dark hair and wears a maroon dress with a sheer black shrug. The person on the right has red curly hair and wears a leopard print shirt and blue jeans. To their left are two mannequins with costumes. The first costume is a white dress covered in fairy lights with a long brown coat, and a crown made of leaves. The second costume is a shiny red skirt, a black top, and large outstretched black wings made of large feather. The mannequin wears a large black headpiece and mask.

A person with black hair wears glasses, a navy shirt and pants, and a light grey blazer. He stands next to a blue display stand holding a small black box that is attached to a clear breathing tube and mask. There are small red, blue, and yellow pieces connected to the box.

Three people stand together with their arms around each other in front of a museum display. On the left, the person has long brown hair and wears a white V-neck t-shirt and black pants and shoes. In the middle, the person has long black hair and wears a light blue jumper, grey pants, and white sneakers. On the right, to person has long red hair and wears a black t-shirt, pants, and shoes.

An aerial view of over 150 people gathered together and facing forward. In the front, some people sit in white chairs.

A collection of works is displayed on large green platforms. From left to right there is a large round wooden table with a removable lid, a large wooden Rubik’s cube mid-rotation, a child's size florescent orange and yellow jacket, a wooden stacking table, a long grey coat, and a dark green suit covered in white flowers.

A 3-D model of a museum teaching about vision is displayed in front of three people standing together and smiling. The person on the left has long brown hair and wears glasses, a navy dress and black cardigan. The person in the middle has long black hair and wears glasses, a black vest, and light grey pants. The person on the right has short black hair and wears a white shirt and black pants.

Four rectangular prints are displayed on a black wall. The prints all have a white background and feature the word KENKO written in black and illustrations of a kombucha decorated with images of colourful pears, lemons, and oranges. To the right of the prints are three 3-D models of the cans placed on top of the packaging they come in.

A person with long platinum blonde hair wears a black leather jacket and stands to the right of a collection of twelve prints mounted on the wall. The prints are displayed in three rows of four images. The images are all black and white photographs of people from their shoulders up. Long pieces of red yarn attach all the images together, with the red yarn pooling is what looks like puddles on the floor below the prints.

A person with long dark hair wearing a dark green jumper and ripped black jeans leans on a black couch. Behind her is a large screen playing a film. On the screen are small models of a gold trophy and a framed portrait sitting on a long wooden table.

A black briefcase with silver trim with the lid open sits on a black and blue display stand. The inside of the briefcase contains various electronic elements and a platform with a small, green, 3-D printed frog. Next to the briefcase is a roll of green plastic thread, and in front of the briefcase is a black computer keyboard and mouse.

Fourteen rectangular prints are displayed on a black wall. There are four rows of four prints and a final row of two prints. The prints display a graphic novel with two characters. One character is a person with shoulder-length blonde hair who wears a yellow vest, white shirt, purple pants, and a purple hat with horns on it. The second character is a tall animal with brown fur and horns who stands on two legs.

A person with short brown hair wears a navy polo with yellow trim and black pants and leans on a black couch. Behind him is a large screen with a depicting a person with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a red and blacked checked shirt and grey pants sitting in front of a blue train with yellow stripes called Spirit of Bendigo.

Thirty-two square prints are displayed on a black wall with a picture book displayed to the left of the prints. There are four rows of eight prints. The prints display a cartoon grandma with white curly hair and rosy cheeks who wears a maroon jumper and blue puffer vest. She interacts with many cartoon cats.