From pottery, pyrography and macramé, to carving, crocheting and even a Chris Hemsworth lampshade, Making It Australia is set to premiere September 15th on 10 and 10 Play.
The program will showcase the connoisseurs of craft – exceptional people who possess the knack for creating something totally resourceful and mind-blowing out of a few pieces of string and a bandsaw.
From executive producers and comedy supremos Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, Making It Australia is a fun and light-hearted crafting series that brings together Australia’s most talented ‘makers’ to showcase their artistic skills.
Each week Aussie craftspeople with a passion for interior design, murals, woodwork, calligraphy, costume design and more will be put to the test in incredible design and creation challenges.
Each episode will focus on a theme that draws its inspiration from popular trends in crafting and DIY. The Makers must complete two challenges per episode, with the winner earning a coveted award honouring their victory: a patch.
In the end, only one hopeful will have crafted and DIY’d enough to earn the title of Master Maker and $100,000.
Susie Youssef and Harley Breen are hosting Making It Australia.
Susie Youssef is a comedian, actor, writer and improviser who has written, performed and produced comedy for stage, radio and television in Australia and around the world.
Harley Breen is an award-winning comedian, television host and radio personality who has won over a legion of fans in Australia – and the globe – with his accessible and relatable stories and style.
Judging the Making It creations are Deborah Riley and Benja Harney.
Deborah Riley and Benja Harney
Best-known for her work as head of art department on Game Of Thrones, one of the most-watched television series of the past decade, Riley’s equally impressive film credits include work as set designer on The Matrix, 21 Grams, and Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge.
Her role in helping bring Game Of Thrones to life earned her four consecutive Emmy awards, three Art Directors Guild Awards and a BAFTA.
Benja Harney is renowned as a pioneer in his field, having worked both in Australia and internationally as a professional creative, artist and educator in the medium of paper.
Through his studio Paperform, Benja has engineered bespoke paper constructions for some of the world’s leading brands including Google, Nike, Facebook and Hermès. Not to mention two of Australia’s most successful music exports – Kylie Minogue and SIA.
From pop-up books, paper sculpture, installation, illustration, packaging, fine art, fashion, animation, set design – Benja makes anything and everything possible within this endlessly inventive material.