Dan Thawley

Dan Thawley is an Australian-born journalist and editor, based in Paris, France. As the artistic director of MATTER and SHAPE, a new annual design salon in the Jardin des Tuileries that stands at the crossroads of applied arts and design, he promotes new creative and business-led conversations between collectible and industrial design, architecture, fashion and luxury.

With 15 years experience in the editorial field, Thawley spent over a decade as Editor in Chief of the cult Belgian biannual A Magazine Curated By, accompanying acclaimed international fashion designers and creative directors to manifest their creative visions in a custom print title. He has authored books with Rimowa, Erdem and the OTB Group, and contributed freelance writing for international cultural titles including American Vogue, Aperture, Architectural Digest, Business of Fashion, Vogue Italia, T Magazine, Pin-Up, Wallpaper* and the Wall Street Journal.

In 2017, he curated a series of 3 exhibitions across Asia with Gucci exploring Alessandro Michele’s cultural universe. In 2023, he curated ‘cc-tapis: An Encounter With Charlotte Perriand’ at Galerie Filles du Calvaire, followed by ‘(META)FISICA’ by cc-tapis and Fornasetti at Salone del Mobile 2026. Othr recent projects include the exhibitions ‘Foreign Flowers’ (2024) and ‘Another Grammar of Ornament’ (2025) at India Mahdavi Project Room, Paris, and Conie Vallese for FENDI at Design Miami (2025).