Download a self-guided walking tour of some of Sydney’s icons of modernism. Continue reading
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The first Australian ‘designboom mart’ was staged at the Powerhouse Museum in August, as part of Sydney Design 08. Designboom co-founder Birgit Lohmann explains how the marts bring design to the people. Continue reading
The search is on for the best designed products on the Australian market. Continue reading
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is calling for artists to enter their work for a chance to win a total of $13,000 in prize money. Continue reading
Listen to Cynthia E. Smith, a curator at New York’s Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, discuss the exhibition ‘Design for the Other 90%’. Continue reading
Be recognised as a designer of excellence in Victoria. Continue reading
Fleur Watson writes about the history and evolution of architecture exhibitions and the role of the curator. Continue reading
Springboard announces the successful applicants for Stage One. Continue reading
The ultimate guide to all that there is to love about Sydney. Continue reading
Young Blood: Designers Market is a showcase of fresh design talent. Read the stories of some of the people behind the stalls and get inspired to apply for a stall in December. Continue reading
Closing discussion of ‘Smart works’ symposium in which panel of participants were asked to consider the a number of issues/questions arising out of the symposium. Continue reading
Douglas Lloyd Jenkins presents his talk, ‘New Zealand Design and the secret history of Middle Earth’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 1 April 2007. Continue reading
Professor Xing Ruan presents his talk, ‘Ephemeral China/handmade China’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 30 March 2007. Continue reading
Diana Lorentz was part of the True Design pilot program. She is manager of the Powerhouse Museum’s design department. Continue reading
Caroline Pidcock compares her professional history to a sailing boat tacking across a body of water: an indirect, zigzagged route where destinations become merely stopping points as part of a greater journey. Continue reading
In June this year we invited a number of designers to participate in a digital storytelling project, which was launched and showcased during Sydney Design 07. Continue reading
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum celebrates outstanding achievement in design with its annual National Design Awards. Continue reading
Sydney-based design duo Korban/Flaubert strengthen their international profile with exhibitions around the globe. Continue reading
View Paul Keating presenting the May 2007 Design Quarter talk at the Powerhouse Museum. Continue reading
Is it really all Philippe Starck’s fault’ When the superstar designer appeared on the cover of ‘Icon Magazine’ with a headline that read: ‘I Killed Design’, a London-based product strategy consultant, Kevin McCullagh, aired the design world’s dirty laundry, admitting that a backlash was brewing in the face of design’s fashionable profile. Continue reading
A stunning new folio showcasing the work of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt has been published by 01 Editions in Sydney. Continue reading
Douglas Annand (1903 – 1976) was an Australian artist and designer who made his mark during the mid-20th century. Although he was predominantly known for his graphic art and design skills, Annand also worked prolifically using a broad range of techniques and media, including metal, glass, watercolour, sculpture and textiles. Continue reading
In 2003, Danny Almagor established the Australian arm of Engineers Without Borders, an organisation that works with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through education and the implementation of sustainable engineering projects. Continue reading
This first anthology of modernist art, design and architecture in Australia reveals the raw nerves that modernism exposed. Continue reading
Rebecca Roke talks to London-based FAT architects about their award-winning practice that is breaking new ground in social housing and re-interpreting English vernacular architecture. Continue reading
Anne Watson, former Curator of Architecture & Design at the Powerhouse Museum, and author of ‘Building a masterpiece: the Sydney Opera House’, reviews the first biography of renowned engineer, Ove Arup. Continue reading
A website that celebrates one of Bohemian Sydney’s most famous landmarks. Continue reading
Tristram Carfrae of Arup, Chris Bosse of PTW Architects and Dr Marc Aurel Schnabel, lecturer in Digital Architecture, University of Sydney, discuss using the latest technology and engineering to make the impossible possible in architecture. Continue reading
Douglas Tomkin, Robert Foster and David Knott talk about China and the global design community. Continue reading
An online guide to innovation in Australia’s industries. Continue reading
An educational resource that explores the design process. Continue reading
Join the global movement to harness the power and promise of design. Continue reading
Design 21 challenges young designers to explore why design matters. Get your entries in by June 2007. Continue reading
Courses in art and design online. Continue reading
The epic story of the Great Wall of China comes to life in a new exhibition opening in September. Continue reading
A new book from Powerhouse Publishing offers a unique account of the Sydney Opera House and is essential reading for anyone looking for a fresh insight into the complex history of this iconic building. The following excerpt is the introductory essay to the book, by Anne Watson (Ed.) Continue reading
What if a friend drops in to visit for a day or two’ How would you accommodate them’ What if your rug doubles as a magic kingdom’ How would you use this gift’ Or what if you need some privacy at work’ How do you find the best solution without isolating yourself’ By questioning the environments we create for ourselves and transforming our living spaces into places for mobility and experimentation, Paris-based designer Matali Crasset is taking the design world by storm. From her own multi-disciplinary practice, where she works on a diverse range of projects including products, graphics, exhibitions and interiors, Crasset explores the boundaries of personal and communal space and creates exciting new narratives from everyday rituals. On the eve of her first trip to Australia to deliver the keynote talk at Sydney Design 06, Lily Katakouzinos spoke to Matali Crasset from her Paris studio. Continue reading
Ross Lovegrove’s epic body of work is characterised by its clever fusion of finely sculpted organic forms with the latest materials and technology. Continue reading
1898 Born at Kuortane on 3 February 1916 Matriculation from Jyväskylä Classical Lyceum 1921 Diploma of architecture at the Institute of Technology, Helsinki 1923-27 Private architectural office in Jyväskylä (from 1924 in collaboration with Aino Aalto) 1924 Married to architect … Continue reading
Why is there a growing trend for furniture we can see through’ Are we just being ironic, or is this clearly a design revolution’ Continue reading