Sydney Design Week Lie produced a variation of the Strip Screen as a large-scale installation, which was mounted in Sydney's pre-eminent retail space, the Strand Arcade.
In 2004 Lie's work was featured in 'Sydney Style', an exhibition of work undertaken by leading local designers and craft practitioners. The Pila Seat, the Strip Screen and a limited edition of Ribs in polished aluminium were shown in the Sydney Opera House's Exhibition Hall. In 2005, Lie launched a jewellery range which he continues to expand.
2005 saw Lie develop the Genie Tea Pot. Classic Lie, the Genie Tea Pot presents a fresh, intuitive take on a common domestic object. Using slip-cast porcelain, Lie has produced an elegant, curving form with a push-down lid. The Genie Tea Pot was a finalist in the 2005 Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award. It will go into production shortly.
In 2006, Lie featured in a major exhibition curated by the Object gallery to showcase contemporary Australian design. The show - 'Freestyle - New Australian design for living' - toured throughout Australia,
followed by London and Milan. Lie's work appears is the book (published by Thames and Hudson) anthologising the 'Freestyle' show.
In 2006 Lie was commissioned by the Spiral/Wacoal Art Centre in Japan to participate in the Rendez-vous project. Lie - already bilingual - thrived working in Japan. Provided with a brief to design furniture, home-ware and footwear, Lie will launch the Origami Slipper, ladies' leather sandals, the Koushi Floor Lamp and the Fukidashi Tea Box Set at the 2007 Tokyo International Gift Show in Japan.
Lie has the ability to work with the full range of manufacturing techniques to deliver cost-effective design, which these products showcase. The Fukidashi Tea Box Set is made from paper and wood, echoing the traditional techniques used to make Japanese shoji screens. At the other end of the spectrum, Lie's Strip Screen - made from inexpensive pre-cut plastic strips - is currently being considered for production by Cappellini, the renowned Italian furniture manufacturer.
2007 will also see Lie exhibit the Origami Slipper, ladies' leather sandals... continues