development from gold and mild steel wearable objects to pure sculpture. The exhibition highlighted Funaki's "brilliant inventiveness with line, mass, volume and space across various sculptural forms." Her geometric sculptures were described as "gravity defying" Funaki’s jewellery, objects and sculptures are held in private and public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the Powerhouse Museum, the National Gallery of Victoria and Die Neue Sammlung in Munich. Awards 1996: Herbert-Hofmann-Preis 1999: Herbert-Hofmann-Preis Legacy In 2014 the Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery was founded. The RMIT holds a collection of over 200 books and art catalogues Further reading Mari Funaki: Objects Jane Devery, National Gallery of Victoria, 2010 References External links Container with lid, 1995 Brooch, 1997 Bracelet 1, 2005 Twilight, 2010 Untitled, 2010 In conversation with Mari Funaki Other sculptural works by Mari Funaki Gallery Funaki website, Melbourne 1950 births Date of birth missing 2010 deaths Australian women artists Australian jewellers Australian sculptors Japanese emigrants to Australia Women jewellers