CUSP: Australian design for the next decade is the next instalment in Object’s series of exhibitions that looks at design and its potential to transform the way we live. Continue reading
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The inaugural Melbourne Design Awards are bringing together 15 education organisations, 6 industry groups and 55 categories. All focused on celebrating design, from the people who create the works to the people who sponsor the projects. There is also an opportunity for students to enter and have their work compete alongside industry professionals. Continue reading
The streets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane have been transformed into a giant gallery space with
the launch of a new project by Object: Australian Centre for Craft & Design. Continue reading
The 2010 winner of the Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship is Tasman Munro, who is the perfect mix of humanitarian worker and roving urban street artist. By day, he works for industrial designer Christian Tietz at Designlab Oceania, solving indigenous housing and health problems. By night, he roams rooftops and warehouses with musicians and artist friends to create live community performances. Continue reading
Beavering away behind-the-scenes of any museum are collections focused staff (curators, registrars and conservators) working on lively projects, exhibitions, object acquisitions and research papers. Much of this work is only ever experienced by audiences as an end product, as a display in the museum; a publication or event. In light of this and the fact that museums’ only ever have 3-5% of their collection on public display at any one time, the Powerhouse Museum has turned to collections blogging as a way of improving access, dialogue and transparency in museum practice. Continue reading
Murray Waldren’s recently released biography of New Zealand-born Australian-based artist Chris O’Doherty (aka Reg Mombassa) is as much a work of art as it is a book. From the moment this volume is picked up off the shelf, its weight and lavish illustrations are sumptuous to the eye and the touch. Continue reading
When sustainable design is the objective, it seems collaboration is the underpinning component to a successful outcome. Continue reading
In 2009, the Powerhouse Museum acquired the photographic archive of one of Australia’s pre-eminent 20th century fashion photographers. Continue reading
A new resource that assists designers with getting down to business. Continue reading
Now entering its fifth year, the Powerhouse Museum’s Young Blood: Designers Market continues to evolve as one of Sydney’s premier forums for showcasing new Australian design. Continue reading
The Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship can be the start of a brilliant career. Continue reading
The creators of this year’s Sydney Design festival visual identity discuss the create process behind their design. Continue reading
Graphic novel and literary comic book creator Matt Huynh used the inaugural Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship to fund an overseas sabbatical in Tokyo, the UK and New York city. Continue reading
EGD teams up with the Powerhouse Museum, renowned chef Jared Ingersoll, architect Hannah Tribe, and a group of local designers, to create a temporary restaurant space with a difference. Continue reading
Not so much a museum as a research centre for design, the recently opened 21_21 DESIGN SITE reminds us why Tokyo does all things design so well. With Issey Miyake, Taku Satoh and Naoto Fukasawa as its directors, and a building designed by architect Tadeo Ando, expectations were always going to be high. With one exhibition already under its belt and another on the way, 21_21 DESIGN SITE’s Associate Director, Noriko Kawakami, lets us know exactly what we can expect. Continue reading
To find out how F!NK and Co has prospered over the past ten years Merryn Gates spoke with founder Robert Foster about production, mentorships and the integrity of design. Continue reading
Australian and New Zealand designers discover exciting and diverse manifestations of pattern. Continue reading
Use this education kit to see how clever design can minimise the consumption of materials, use less energy and reduce waste. Continue reading
Swatches or small samples of fabric have been collected and compiled in the form of swatchbooks for at least 300 years. The Powerhouse Museum has several volumes containing thousands of bright, unfaded samples of fashionable fabric designs, braids and laces ranging from the 1830s to the 1990s. The Museum’s electronic swatchbook site contains samples from the 1890s through to the 1920s. Continue reading
Understand the impact of design, technology and cultural history on everyday objects with this education kit developed alongside the Inspired! exhibition. Continue reading
An education kit with teachers notes to complement the ‘Modern times’ exhibition. Continue reading
Design wins in the 2008 Powerhouse Wizard Award. Continue reading
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 inaugural Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship attracted an extremely high calibre of entries from across the state. Meet the top four. Continue reading
The winner of the 2008 Design NSW: Travelling Scholarship has been announced. Continue reading
Indigo, the international indigenous design network invites tertiary design students from around the world to take part in a major cultural exchange project entitled MIX08. Continue reading
The British Council is once again calling for Australia’s best young creatives to enter the 2008 Realise Your Dream award. Continue reading
The National Design Centre invites designers everywhere to participate in the 4th Australian Poster Annual. Continue reading
Be recognised as a designer of excellence in Victoria. Continue reading
The ultimate guide to all that there is to love about Sydney. Continue reading
The Powerhouse Museum Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day. 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
DESIGN 21: Social Design Network launches a new competition with the brief to design the official logo for Stories from the Field: The United Nations Documentary Film Festival. Continue reading
Donald Fish is a graphic designer, illustrator, writer and cartoonist whose career spans 60 years ‘ from 1945 to 2005. His daughter Charlotte Fish records his career. Continue reading
Suzanne Boccalatte was part of the True Design pilot program. Boccalatte has a long history of working with the Powerhouse Museum, most notably creating the visual identity for Sydney Design festival since 2004. Continue reading
With equivalent pedigrees in both graphic design and music, Andrew Barnum would seem to be something of a split personality. Continue reading
It is easy to forget that Andrew Silke’s animated creations are little more than conglomerations of pixels. Continue reading