SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2011

Bold Horizon Waikato Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition Catalogue, 2011.

‘Suture’ is one chapter in a series titled Bone Park, which looks at the role of our National Parks in terms of both our cultural identity as New Zealanders, and in a broader sense as human beings.

Most of us have a connection to the land, regardless of our culture. We flock to these areas to re-connect with nature - its a necessary type of pilgrimage.
So what would happen if these already diminishing natural resources were to come under further harm or threat?

By looking at our very own bodily architecture - the human skull, protecting our primary sensory organs - as a metaphor for the Parks’ structure and their contents, this body of work aims to establish a connection to these places that is not only desirable for, but perhaps even critical to our very existence.

Matt Moriarty, 2011

2011

New Zealand by Design, A History of New Zealand Product Design' Michael Smythe. Random House Publishing and Massey University, 2011.

'Baro Chair', Powder-coated steel, wool, foam & rubber. 1000 x 1000 x 700mm.

2011

Hawke’s Bay Invitational Catalogue, Creative Hawke’s Bay
& HCAG, Hawke's Bay, NZ.

Hawke’s Bay Invitational Exhibition, Hastings City Art Gallery, 2011.

'NP_001', Watercolour on paper, 500 x 250mm.

2010

Cover of the Yellow Wellington Telephone Book, Wellington, NZ, 2010.
Yellow Art Awards recipient, Wellington region, 2010.

"Mr Moriarty's artwork, 'Helvetiki Phone Home', is about how our identity as Wellingtonian's and New Zealanders' are constantly evolving.

The 'Helvetiki' symbol is a contemporary take on our traditional and iconic Hei-Tiki.

Made from the Helvetica typeface, it represents our changing multi-cultural society and the colours are reflective of our regional and national identity."

'Helvetiki Phone Home', Oil on canvas, 450 x 450mm.

2009

URBIS Issue 50, 2009. DESIGN / DISPATCH section, Pg 23.

"This could give new meaning to sitting down at a garden party. When Kiwi designer Matt Moriarty came up with a new concept for a chair design, he didn't need to look any further than the garden shed.

He'd been told how comfortable it was to recline in a wheelbarrow, so he put this to the test. The look of the final design hasn't strayed too far from your standard barrow, but the Baro is definitely more comfortable."

'Baro Chair', Powder-coated steel, wool, foam & rubber. 1000 x 1000 x 700mm.

2009

Indesign Live, Australia.

"There’s something playful, and a little bit youthful about this seat by New Zealand designer Matt Moriarty.
The idea for ‘Baro’ came to Moriarty, strangely enough, when he was sitting in a wheelbarrow - “Ever sat in a wheelbarrow? It’s surprisingly comfortable,” he says.

Moriarty designed and built a prototype – with his last few uni student pennies – in two weeks to make the deadline for entries to the 2002 New Zealand Design Awards, where the design was highly commended in the product/furniture category.

In the six years since the initial design Moriarty has developed the prototype and it is now available to purchase.

“I’ve been developing the idea through numerous prototypes and materials and processes, trying to perfect some of the compromises I had to make on the initial design,” he says.

Moriarty takes actual wheelbarrow buckets and fits them with his own components to suit the chair design.

“The buckets are sourced locally and removed from the batch at a certain stage of the wheelbarrow manufacturer’s production line,” he says. “Why redesign or reinvent when something that already exists does the job?”

The padding and cushions of the ‘baro’ are made from water-resistant foam and the covers – made from upholstery fabric scraps – make them appear like broken concrete, adding to the quirky aesthetic.

The ‘baro’ is suitable for indoors and out and is shipped in component form with instructions and a tool to put it together (a little IKEA-style, but a very different result). The seat comes in a variety of colours."

Finalist, Launchpad Design Award, Australia.

'Baro Chair', Powder-coated steel, wool, foam & rubber. 1000 x 1000 x 700mm.

2009

FX, May Issue, UK.

'Baro Chair', Powder-coated steel, wool, foam & rubber. 1000 x 1000 x 700mm.

2007

NorsweART, Art Award Exhibition Catalogue, 2007.

Finalist, Norswear New Zealand Contemporary Art Awards, 2007.

'New Zealand Army Knife Flag', Digital print on polyester, 2000 x 1000mm.

2003

BeST Awards Finalists Publication, NZ.

Highly Commended, Interior and Product Design category, New Zealand Design Awards, 2002.

'Baro Chair', Powder-coated steel, wool, foam & rubber. 1000 x 1000 x 700mm.

2003

URBIS Design Annual, NZ.

Highly Commended, Interior and Product Design category, New Zealand Design Awards, 2002.

'Baro Chair', Powder-coated steel, wool, foam & rubber. 1000 x 1000 x 700mm.