Be recognised as a designer of excellence in Victoria. Continue reading
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Springboard announces the successful applicants for Stage One. Continue reading
The ultimate guide to all that there is to love about Sydney. Continue reading
A short biography of her lives. 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
Anne-Marie Van de Ven writes about the extraordinary output of Florence Broadhurst Wallpapers and the Broadhurst collection at the Powerhouse Museum. Continue reading
Young Blood: Designers Market moves to the Museum’s magnificent Turbine Hall for Sydney’s biggest annual design event, Sydney Design 09. 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
Stephen Ormandy, of Dinosaur Designs, presents his talk, ‘Handmade in a global marketplace’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 1 April 2007. Continue reading
Miranda Brown presents her talk, ‘Vision and values: keeping the handmade alive’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 1 April 2007. Continue reading
Blanche Tilden and Phoebe Porter of Studio Hacienda present their talk, ‘Jewellery: industry as inspiration – making, mentorship, collaboration’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney on 31 March 2007. Continue reading
Georgia Chapman presents her talk, ‘Designing and producing original fabrics: changing technologies’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on 31 March 2007. Continue reading
Liz Williamson presents her talk, ‘Weaving: Jacquard and handwoven – Australia, Canada, India’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, on 30 March 2007. Continue reading
Kirsten Ainsworth and Cathy Braid talk about the development of their fashion label, Caravana, in ‘Fashion: working with women’s groups in Pakistan’ at the ‘Smart works’ symposium at the Powerhouse Museum on 30 March 2007. 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
Berlin-based Japanese jeweller Yuka Oyama was at the Powerhouse Museum in August for Sydney Design 07. Melinda Young gives a background on Oyama’s performance based jewellery practice. Continue reading
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum celebrates outstanding achievement in design with its annual National Design Awards. 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
‘Leather ‘ malleable and sensual, durable yet delicate.’ Continue reading
‘Be patient ‘ let the textiles communicate a new future.’ 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
‘Balance between inspiration and sustainability” Continue reading