Marlo Lyda is an Australian-born designer-maker and curator based in the Powerhouse Creative Residencies on Gadigal Country, Sydney. Coaxing delicate yet functional objects from rarely considered resources, Lyda’s work provokes a reassessment of the intrinsic value embedded in overlooked ‘waste’ materials. Lyda's deep-rooted commitment to celebrating the inherent beauty of makers and materials extends beyond her own creations to the exhibitions she curates, embodying a harmonious blend of creativity, resourcefulness, and community leadership.

Graduating from Design Academy Eindhoven in 2021, Lyda integrates design thinking with a hands-on approach to creation and collaboration, drawing from her education in the Netherlands. Her work, ranging from furniture and lighting to material research, has been exhibited at Dutch Design Week and throughout Australia. Her newer foray into curation continues to garner recognition since establishing MATTERS in 2023, a three-part exhibition series and design platform that emphasizes the importance of intention in the design process. The second installment was met with high acclaim as a notable highlight of Melbourne Design Week’s 2024 satellite program.

In 2023, Marlo was awarded the NSW Design (Early Career) Fellowship - Powerhouse Residency, in partnership with Create NSW. With this support, completing her newest body of work, ‘Turning (Camphor)’, displayed at the MATTERS Exhibition during Melbourne Design Week 2024. Her most notable collection, ‘Remnants’, which received the Judges Choice Award in the VIVID Emerging Design Competition in 2022, is now joined by a collection of onyx wall lights called ‘Fragments’, which has been shortlisted for the 2024 IDEA Awards.