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OBJ:OBJ


An exhbition highlighting independant Vancouver based designers


Ongoing 2025-present  




Obj:Obj is an annual exhibition highlighting the work of independent designers practicing in Vancouver.
The show illustrates the diverse material and conceptual practices of Vancouver’s contemporary design scene. For the 2026 show each designer ’s work is contextualized beside a secondary object selected
by curators Annaka Hoelk and Nolan Talbot-Kelly in partnership with Cave Gallery.
The pairings create a dialogue between each designer ’s piece and a cross section of global design spanning contemporary classics, collectible antiques, found objects and culturally significant objects
from around the world.

 Nolan Talbot-Kelly is a designer and artist living and working in Vancouver B.C. on the unceded land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
Drawing influence from the built environment—brackets, fasteners, supports, and infrastructural details— Talbot-Kelly creates furniture, lighting, and sculptural pieces rooted in craftsmanship and conceptual inquiry. His design language blurs the boundary between utility and aesthetic by appropriating mass-produced materials in ways that transcend their commercial utility.