“It’s been a privilege to collaborate with COX Architecture and the Australian Tapestry Workshop on a project that celebrates materiality and tapestry practice. Having the work exhibited at Boyd House II, an icon of Australian design, makes the experience even more special. This collaboration came about after meeting with COX Architecture on the completion of ‘Guardian Lion’, my 2025 public artwork installed on the facade of Melbourne Square, a COX Architecture project in Southbank. I very much enjoyed being able to marry my sculpture practice with COX’s in-depth knowledge of the history of Robin Boyd, that’s why we decided to reference the space as fundamentally being a family home and bringing a ‘pet’ into the space.”—Artist Troy Emery

“Interpreting Troy and the COX team’s design in tapestry was such an excitng challenge. There were plenty of technical hurdles along the way, but I loved every moment of bringing their vision into the woven medium.”—Saffron Gordon Weaver of the winning work