Seven Minutes in Heaven marked Streifen’s debut at Melbourne Design Week. The exhibition explored intimacy and anticipation through a series of handcrafted furniture pieces and lighting objects developed over months of research and material experimentation.

Each design began with a simple question: how can objects hold feeling? Working with materials like chain maille, patinated metal, leather and textile, the pieces examined the tension between strength and vulnerability — the pull between what is revealed and what is concealed.

Presented in collaboration with Studio Manifold, the installation was imagined as a quiet, immersive space that invited pause and reflection. Rather than showcasing products, Seven Minutes in Heaven examined design as an emotional experience — how texture, light, and form can influence the way we connect with the objects around us.