artist portfolio
Sal Rosenberg
Sal Rosenberg is an emerging craftsperson based in Melbourne. They create objects across textiles, jewellery, lighting and sculpture that blur the line between function and expression.With a background in fashion design, Rosenberg’s work showcases a deep consideration of the self, the body and object-person interactions. They are particularly interested in rituals, heritage, growth and decay.Crafting primarily with natural fibres, precious metals and clay, Rosenberg’s work celebrates the beauty of raw materials.Rosenberg has exhibited in Cyclic (Melbourne Design Week, 2026), 100 Lights (Melbourne Design Week, 2025) and Soft (Melbourne Design Week, 2024).In 2025 they received professional development and mentoring as a participant in Craft Victoria’s Fresh! Fellowship.
EDUCATIONBachelor of Fashion (Design), RMIT University, 2024
Bachelor of Design (Digital Media), RMIT University, 2017
CONTACT[email protected]
@sal_lacious
Cyclic
Exhibition presented by Fresh! Fellowship 2025 Cohort
Melbourne Design Week, 2026
Abbotsford Convent
Presented by and featuring six artists from Craft Victoria's Fresh! Fellowship 2025 cohort.Working across woodworking, metalsmithing, textiles, bio-materials, lighting, and ceramics, each maker contributes a distinct yet interconnected voice within the evolving language of contemporary craft.Cyclic is a show about cycles. Exploring process, repetition, sustainability, continuity, and the tension between making and unmaking, growth and decay, creation and renewal.Held at the beautiful Oratory in the Abbotsford Convent for Melbourne Design Week 2026.
Cyclic Artworks
Exhibition presented by Fresh! Fellowship 2025 Cohort
Melbourne Design Week, 2026
Abbotsford Convent
‘It Began With A Seed (Table Lamp)’ (2026)
Stoneware, glaze, steel, wool, electrical componentsIt Began With A Seed illuminates the beauty of the natural world by suggesting lush, overgrown gardens and seedpods. The woollen shade was knitted manually on a hand operated knitting machine and the ceramic feet were hand formed then compressed to introduce folds and creases.
‘My Dinner Is A Flower (Three Piece Set)’
Sterling silverThis collection of servingware is crafted from solid sterling silver. Linking ritual to heritage, My Dinner Is A Flower aims to maintain our traditions through the introduction of future heirloom items. Made to be seen, used and remembered.
open knit no. 1
Exhibited at Craft Victoria as part of Member's Only, 2026
(SOLD) This work is part of an ongoing collaborative project between Sal Rosenberg and industrial designer Charlie Richardson. The piece marries the crafts of each maker, resulting in a playful, bespoke lighting piece that celebrates contrasting textures and material qualities. A delicate handcrafted open knit texture allows the viewer to see the bones of the lamp underneath, highlighting the custom steel frame sitting atop a hand-built organic ceramic structure.
As They Kiss Consume
EST 2025
As They Kiss Consume is an ongoing slow fashion project crafting future heirlooms for romantics.Pieces are expressive and straddle the line between function and sculpture.Each item is carefully handmade by craftsperson Sal in Melbourne using natural materials and precious metals.
Fresh! Fellowship 2025
Craft Victoria
Providing 12 months of professional mentorship support, the fellowship program responds to the specific needs of emerging artists, developing their knowledge of the sector, and ensuring the participants continue to build their skills and networks as they take their practices from an educational context to a professional one.
Image courtesy Craft Victoria, photography by Claire Armstrong.
Rook
Lamp, 2025
Australian wool, painted steel, ceramic, paper, braided cord and custom electrical components. Made in collaboration with Charlie Richardson.
Image courtesy Craft Victoria, photography by Claire Armstrong.
close-knit no.3
Exhibited in 100 Lights, presented by Friends and Associates, Melbourne Design Week, 2025
close-knit no.3 marries the crafts of Sal Rosenberg and Charlie Richardson, whose use of entwined textures echoes their relationship as maker-designers and romantic partners. Realised through a playful process of collaboration and experimentation, this lamp sees knit panels layered against rough painted steel rod and glossy ceramic. The result is a cozy homage to Sal and Charlie’s life together.
close-knit
Exhibited in Soft, presented by Andy TT and Calum Hurley, Melbourne Design Week, 2024
Medium Lamp (SOLD) + Tall Lampclose-knit was realised through an intimate and playful process of collaboration and experimentation. The project unites the crafts of Charlie Richardson and Sal Rosenberg, whose use of interwoven texture and delicate materiality echoes their partnership as maker-designers and queer lovers.
you are at war but you go to work and pay your bills
RMIT Bachelor of Fashion (Design) Graduate Collection, 2024
My graduate collection exposes the physical reactions our bodies manifest while processing the realities of climate change. In making the collection, I developed a slow design methodology to create sustainable garments that are meticulously handcrafted and considered, without the purchase of fabrics. Material exploration lead me to re-purpose old jeans and leather off-cuts to use alongside custom knitted pieces. As an almost zero-waste craft, knitting allowed me to create bespoke garments with integrity, tactility and depth.
Graduate collection ‘you are at war but you go to work and pay your bills’ Look 3
Presented as part of Designing Futures, Melbourne Design Week, 2025
Designing Futures brings participants on a tour of Brunswick’s design and sustainability hubs, including RMIT’s fashion and textiles precinct.
Image courtesy Brunswick Design District (BDD) Melbourne Design Week (MDW) Event 2025 and Kit Edwards