Celina Clarke FDIA

Celina Clarke is a Founding Director and Senior Industrial Designer at ISM Objects, a leading Australian designer and manufacturer of quality contemporary lighting.

Celina completed a Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design) at RMIT, and a Certificate IV – Lighting Engineering & Design (RMIT) and soon established a career as a leader in lighting design while contributing to the creativity, integrity and advancement of Australian design.

In partnership with Simon Christopher, ISM Objects' work has received multiple awards and is held in significant collections, including MOMA New York, the Powerhouse Museum NSW and the National Gallery of Victoria.

In 1994, the company developed, designed and produced the iconic Madame Ruby Lamp, made from post-industrial waste. The lamp was featured in the highly acclaimed 'Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design' exhibition at New York's MOMA in 1995. The following year, its international success continued as part of the 'Re(f)use Exhibition', which toured throughout the US, Europe and Asia. Ruby was also featured in the book '50 Lights' by US author Mel Byers.

For more than 30 years, Celina's work has been driven by discovery, possibility and problem solving and the satisfaction of transforming an idea into a successful product.

Her commitment to design is further expressed through her past 7-year appointment as Chair of the Victorian Premier's Design Awards from 2016 to 2023 and as a Board Member and Vice President of Craft Victoria.

Celena was featured in the DIA's 2014 exhibition 'Women in Design', 'Designing Women' at the NGV and the ICONIC Australian Design exhibition curated by Ian Wong.