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Synthesis Design + Build

Specialist designers and builders of museum, gallery, trade and consumer exhibitions, retail interio

11/09/2026

State Library Victoria | Rebel Heart: Love letters and other declarations ~ Synthesis is proud to share our work for Rebel Heart, a tribute to defiant expressions of the heart, celebrating true stories of the rebels of romance from the past to the present.

As part of the scope for this project, Synthesis undertook a partial deinstallation of the previous exhibition build allowing for many elements to be refinished and repurposed. New walls were added to break up existing room areas along with the build and installation of new bench seating and mesh support panels. The entrance was enhanced with new joinery elements, allowing for embedded LED feature lighting.

Thank you to the SLV exhibition team for the opportunity to assist you with bringing Rebel Heart to life.

Rebel Heart is a free exhibition located in the Keith Murdoch Gallery and will be open until 27 January 2027.

Curators: Georgia Goud, Georgia Knight and Isabel Baker
Exhibition Producer: Maree 幸 Williams
Art direction and 2D design: U-P
3D design: Peter King
Designer and technologist: Mel Huang Buntine

Build methodology, construction, installation:
Lighting design: Adam Meredith
Sound design: Fuligin Sound
AV consultant: Creative Technology Projects
Printer and installation: Design to Print
Painters: FLYS ALONE PAINTING
Images:

21/08/2026

NGV International | Cartier ~ Synthesis is proud to have played a part in bringing the NGV's 2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: CARTIER exhibition to life.

Synthesis delivered the production design, build methodology, engineering, fabrication, and installation of the freestanding feature structure within the World of Inspiration gallery. Crafted with a refined brushed aluminium finish and concealed removable access panels, the 7m x 7m structure was fully prefabricated off-site for a streamlined, low-impact installation.

Thank you to the NGV exhibition design and project teams for the opportunity to be part of this exceptional exhibition.

Exhibition design by Studio Sabine Marcelis and CLOUD.

2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces®: CARTIER exhibition, on display 12 June – 4 October 2026 at NGV International, Melbourne.

Photo 1: Sean Fennessy
Photo 2: Felix Forest
Photos 3 – 5: synthesis design+build

06/03/2026

Friday Flashback: Melbourne Grand Prix 1996 - This week marks 30 years since the inaugural Melbourne Grand Prix — a time before iPhones, when purchase orders were faxed and the Synthesis team was working around the clock installing displays to bring the excitement of Formula 1 to life.

These two installation images are just a small example of the dozens of in-centre activations we designed, installed, and travelled to launch the Grand Prix in Melbourne. It was grassroots motorsport marketing at its best — hands-on, lots of fun, and unforgettable.

Images: Synthesis (analogue SLR camera, roll of film developed at the local photo shop, 10-day turnaround!)

13/02/2026

Science Gallery Melbourne | DISTRACTION plugs into the streaming torrent of content and the places our brains go when we want to focus on anything but *the thing*. You know… the thing you’re supposed to be doing right now?

To support this unique exhibition, the Synthesis team was contracted to complete the built form scope for 512-BIT by Dr Cris Edwards.

The 3m x 3m x 3m room has been designed, engineered, and fabricated as a freestanding, self-supporting structure. The Synthesis production methodology allowed for off-site prefabrication and the ability for the built form foundation to be repurposed at the conclusion of the installation.

Thanks to the Science Gallery Project Team and Curators for entrusting Synthesis with helping to bring DISTRACTION to life.

The exhibition reopens to the public from 17 February 2026 and will run until 2 May.

Exhibition Design:
Images: .photography

30/01/2026

ACMI | Game Worlds ~ Synthesis recently completed the production design and off-site fabrication of selected joinery for ACMI's new playable exhibition.

Game Worlds features more than 30 videogames from the 1970s to today, with 44 playable moments alongside original builds, rare design materials and hands-on prototypes you won’t find anywhere else!

Needless to say, the gamers on the Synthesis team were thrilled to be working on a variety of custom angular plinths, desks, counters and the Giant Xbox Controller pictured. The giant controller was fabricated as oversized, fully operational units with integrated functional parts, bringing the gaming experience to a new scale.

Thanks to the ACMI exhibition and technical teams for the opportunity to be part of the build and assist in bringing this incredible experience to life.

The exhibition runs until 29 March 2026.

Photography: Mark Ashkanasy

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Thursday	9am - 4pm
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