John Croucher presents his talk, ‘From artist to industry: making glass for artists’, at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on 30 March 2007. Continue reading
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Janet DeBoos presents her talk, ‘Design meaning making: making meaning design’, at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 31 March 2007. Continue reading
Oliver Smith presents his talk, ‘The best of craft and industry: developing a multi-layered silversmithing and design practice, at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 31 March 2007. Continue reading
Rebecca Eggleston presents her talk, ‘A balance between craftsperson and entrepreneur’, at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 31 March 2007. Continue reading
Professor Kerstin Wickman presents her talk, ‘Scandinavian design is not what it used to be: new directions’, at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 31 March 2007. Continue reading
Dr Filippo Chiesa presents his talk, ‘Italian crafts industries face global competition’, at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on 31 March 20007. Continue reading
Jonathan Baskett presents his talk, ‘Glass: design in Australia, making in Mexico and beyond’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on 30 March 2007. Continue reading
Rod Bamford presents his talk, ‘Lost in translation: designed and made across cultures’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on 30 March 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
Peter Day opens the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 30 March 2007 with his talk, ‘The heartbeat economy: surviving in a global world’. Continue reading
Elke Kramer’s creative practice defies pigeon-holing, wandering as it does between jewellery design, illustration, art direction, textile design, clothing, graphics, multimedia, merchandising, concept engineering and anything else she concocts or comes across. 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
Contemporary tapestries from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop Continue reading
Emily Howes reports on the recent Smart works symposium, held 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
Anders Ousback (1951-2004) was an admired restaurateur and potter who gave generously to both fields. He appreciated the age-old connection between food and pottery vessels and said that ‘pottery and cookery are the most ancient crafts still practiced in our modern world’. Continue reading
Oliver Smith comes from many generations of jewellers and metalsmiths, stretching back to makers of armour. A skilled silversmith, specialising in hot-forging, he has developed a particular interest in putting his one-off items of silver cutlery into production in stainless steel and other metals and materials. Continue reading
‘Women who were silent transformed into strong characters’ (Cathy Braid and Kirsten Ainsworth, 2006) Continue reading
‘I love the way Akira responds to the abstraction of dance’ (Graeme Murphy, Sydney Dance Company) Continue reading
‘Emigration has defined my life’ Continue reading
‘Fabric is pattern, from structure to surface.’ Continue reading
‘This is where wool ought to be.’ Continue reading
‘Exploring surface through structure ” Continue reading
‘The CAD program is an extension to my workshop.’ Continue reading
‘Mixing skills and traditions ‘ ‘ Continue reading