The careers of architects and photographers are often intertwined. An outstanding case is Max Dupain, Australia’s leading photographer of architecture, whose work was crucial in building the reputations of several architects including Harry Seidler, Sydney Ancher and Glenn Murcutt. An international example … Continue reading
The International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA2013) will take over Sydney in June 2013. According to this year’s organisers ‘Resistance is futile’…Indeed. What started out as a conference to discuss the effects of technology on traditional art practise in the … Continue reading
NINE-year-old Julian Peen, known online as Mindstorminventor, will be presenting a Master Class in Reverse on the Raspberry Pi, as part of the Vivid Sydney Ideas program. The Masterclass, to be held 8 June 2013 from 11am to 2pm at the Powerhouse … Continue reading
In 2013, Sydney Design, one of the world’s oldest running design festivals, decided to become more inclusive. As one of the few design festivals produced by a Museum, the festival is all about engaging audiences around design. What better way … Continue reading
FOURTEEN year old Aidan Bray will be presenting a Master Class on the Arduino at the Powerhouse Museum, as part of the Vivid Sydney Ideas program. The “Master Class in Reverse” program, according to Lily Katakouzinos, the manager of contemporary … Continue reading
The four winning propositions for the CAPITheticAL competition for a hypothetical Australian capital were announced on 14 March. The CAPITheticAL competition, for the design of a hypothetical Australian capital, announced its winners on 14 March at the Gallery of Australian Design. … Continue reading
Frame and Moooi are excited to announce the ten finalists for the year’s biggest interior design award. This year, the Frame Moooi Award received 861 submissions from a total of 71 countries. The finalists were selected by juror Jana Scholze, … Continue reading
The past few years have seen a resurgence in design as a driver of innovation. This has been visible in the popular managerial press and also the scholarly debate in management and design. Many foreign organisations and governments have already … Continue reading
Is Tasmania at a tipping point? Over the next two weeks The Conversation, in conjunction with Griffith REVIEW and the University of Tasmania, is publishing a series of provocations. Our authors ask where does Tasmania’s future lie? Has it reached … Continue reading
2013 is well and truly upon us! As we approach the month of March, I’m sure many of us have settled into our respective plans for the year. I for one, have spent the last couple of months thinking about … Continue reading
Keith Hensel was principal designer at Breville, and previously a designer with Sunbeam and Nielsen Design Associates. For more than 20 years he had been involved in designing household products from lighting to kettles, toasters to toothbrushes. Hensel’s designs have … Continue reading
The non-denominational charity OzHarvest has just had a Frost* and Droga5 makeover. In the business of rescuing excess food that otherwise becomes landfill from restaurants, food wholesalers and retailers, OzHarvest has grown to include distribution to charities supporting the vulnerable in Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and … Continue reading
Thinking globally and acting locally. How can we rethink, regenerate, rebrand, rework, reactivate cities dominated by singular economies for a vibrant and innovative future? The international design ideas competition, Transiting Cities – Low Carbon Futures, was open to designers from around … Continue reading
The Centenary of Canberra (1913-2013) is being celebrated throughout 2013 with a series of projects and events which acknowledge the unique nature of this planned capital. The prime goal of the Centenary was set in 2006 and seeks ‘to instil … Continue reading
After an international selection process, the title ‘European Capital of Culture’ has been awarded to the cities of Marseille, on the southeast coast of France, and Kosice, the second largest city in Slovakia. This sought-after European title was created in … Continue reading
The Design Museum London has announced the 2013 nominations for the Designs of the Year. Highlights include a number of designs that set new directions and trends and others that reflect our concerns for the state of the world present and future; … Continue reading
Last year Dhub published an article on Australia’s need to increase productivity with investment in integrated business strategy to strengthen the manufacturing sector. The proposal will increase the success of creative ventures such as those undertaken by designers while improving Australia’s competitiveness on a global scale … Continue reading
The third edition of the International Design & Communication Awards (2013) for excellent communication and creativity in the art world is now open for entries. The IDCA awards assess communications, design and branding strategies within the arts and museum sphere. … Continue reading
Many Australian manufacturers have acknowledged that innovation is key to their survival in an era characterised by increased global competition and a strong Australian dollar. The Australian Government has also acknowledged the manufacturing sector needs to reinvent itself to combat … Continue reading
A few years ago, Robbie Robertson and Alex Ritchie worked at the same award-winning company in London, Imagination, but it was not until they moved to Sydney that they first met while working at Landor Associates. Originally from Scotland, Robertson … Continue reading
Tamara Maynes has had a productive year, taking her Quilt Light to Milan Design Week and London Design Festival 2012 as part of the Supercyclers collective exhibition. I thought it an opportune time to catch-up with Tamara and find out … Continue reading
Like everyone over the past week we have also taken stock of the last twelve months. There are always some ups and downs but somehow we got through and all our design friends have helped make this a great year. … Continue reading
Melbourne studio Büro North designs everything from logos to signage and wayfinding systems. Many design studios also offer a multi-disciplinary suite of services, but Büro North differentiates by taking an ‘evidence-based’ approach to design, painstakingly gathering data to demonstrate the … Continue reading
It’s almost the end of the year, a time when we take stock of the past and forecast what we may do in the new year. The holiday break may just be the down-time we need to start thinking of 2013, … Continue reading
Do you like the colour green? That’s lucky because Pantone has given the green light: Emerald is the official Colour of the Year for 2013. Here is what it looks like: For more than a decade, Pantone has been selecting … Continue reading
London-based Monocle magazine shares news about international affairs, business, culture and design and this month published their third global soft power survey – an index of how different nations are using their cultural influence. Drawing on US academic Joseph Nye’s notion of applying power by persuasion and attraction … Continue reading
Chances are you’ve heard about 3D printing – or additive manufacturing as it’s otherwise known: a process that turns computer-aided designs into three-dimensional, real-world objects with a range of uses, from a range of materials and on a range of … Continue reading
COFA Annual 2012 showcased the works of the next generation of fine artists, media artists and designers. More than 300 COFA graduating students displayed their works in many disciplines: animation, ceramics, drawing, digital imaging, environments, graphics, installation, interactive media, jewellery, motion … Continue reading
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents the triptych of design films from director Gary Hustwit. Screening his latest, Urbanized from 14 January to 3 February, audiences can also see Objectified and Helvetica, the other two films that make the design trilogy, in … Continue reading
The results of the AGDA 2012 Australian Design Biennale were announced on Saturday at a freshly formatted Awards ceremony put together by the hard working Australian Design Biennale crew. The results are now available to view on the website. The official Australian … Continue reading
The Australian Law Reform Commission is conducting an inquiry into copyright law and the digital economy in 2012 and 2013.The President, Rosalind Croucher, stated: “While the Copyright Act has been amended on occasion over the past 12 years to account … Continue reading
The recent ‘Through Indian Eyes’ hypothetical forum at the Powerhouse Museum revealed some surprising common ground between traditional craft in India and modern life in Australia. An Indian comes to Australia to revive a craft skill that had been outmoded … Continue reading
Today DHub continues with Lily Katakouzinos’ travel diary about Helsinki’s Design Week 2012 where she experienced a range of design options, innovations, new trends and design classics. At the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma this life-size crocheted police car by Finnish aritst … Continue reading
Speaking at a roundtable discussion with design festival organisers from around the world, Chairman of the London Design Festival, Sir John Sorrell, said that major changes in the way humans live have been affected by our journey from an agricultural … Continue reading
Woven Image have recently collaborated with award-winning Australian designer and HASSELL Principal, Matt Sheargold as part of their Imagination Partners series. For the collaboration, titled ‘Muralithic’, Sheargold was challenged to artistically reinterpret the EchoPanel® Mura Tile, an innovative acoustic wall … Continue reading
In their ongoing work to assist artists and the creative industries in finding space, the City of Sydney today announced that it has become the first licensee of the Creative Spaces. This unique portal is designed to help artists and … Continue reading
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting Helsinki during Helsinki Design Week . The city is also host to the 2012 World Design Capital so there was plenty to see and do. My visit was hosted by the Helsinki Design Week … Continue reading
Laboratory for Computational Design (LCD) is an innovative teaching and researching platform co-founded by Xu Feng, Nikolas Wabnitz (Wax Architecture) and Daniel Gillen. Recently Gillen was a part of Beijing Design Week 2012. The lab aims to pursue the transfer of knowledge in computational design … Continue reading
In the past few years we’ve heard much about “3D printing” and the many uses of this emerging technology. But how does 3D printing work? How is it different from other manufacturing processes? And what else can the technology be … Continue reading
UTS Business School is taking the initiative to become the home for the most creative, innovative, responsible and integrative thinking minds in business through a collision of progressive curriculum and the architecture of world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. The revamped Business School, to be housed … Continue reading
