Trent Jansen designs chairs, stools and accessories for bikes, among other things. He designs when he thinks there’s a need to design. He has won numerous awards including the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award in 2008. He is a conceptual … Continue reading
Liane Rossler is most well known as a co-founder of iconic Australian design company, Dinosaur Designs (with Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy). Last year Rossler left the company she had spent 25 years with and is now working across a very … Continue reading
When you intern with a radical thinker like Gijs Bakker, you would expect to undergo some kind of liberating realisation. This is exactly what happened to Tasman Munro who was the winner of the Design NSW Travelling Scholarship in 2010. The … Continue reading
Celebrities have recently discovered a power in associating with design. Madonna as usual has displayed her inimitable ability to be at the vanguard by using Marc Newson’s Lockheed Lounge in her music video for ‘Rain’ in 1993. The lounge makes … Continue reading
The biggest name in architecture will be the subject of a major exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. Australia’s first major exhibition devoted to the work of Le Corbusier will celebrate the work of the most influential architect of the twentieth … Continue reading
These ramekins were mass produced by Martin Boyd Potteries, a company established in 1946 by Guy Martin Boyd (a member of Australia’s artistic/literary Boyd family) and Norma Flegg. When new, the ramekins were valued for their fresh appearance and solid … Continue reading
2012 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS: The search is on for the best design in the world. An open invitation welcomes entries of professionally designed products and services into Australia’s most esteemed design award. Entries open 1 February 2012. Continue reading
Be it a pop-up cinema in Hackney, East London, a newspaper’s foray into iPad apps or a wind-propelled Landmine Detonator which cost $40 to produce; the list of Designs of the Year 2012 from the Design Museum, London highlights a refreshing diversity of global design talent. Continue reading
Adrian Franklin’s new book, published in association with the Powerhouse Museum, is a guide to mid-twentieth century design. In this extract he looks at the humble coffee table. If there is one item of furniture that is completely modern, it … Continue reading
Turning their noses up to ‘good taste’, mashing up art deco, kitsch and pop art, the Memphis Group had a radical attitude and an undeniable impact on design internationally when it emerged more than 30 years ago.
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In this interview, Joan-Maree Hargreaves speaks to Henry Wilson about his interest in imitation, ethical design and the design process that guides him. Continue reading
Recently Powerhouse Museum curator, Dr. Charles Pickett made an excellent contribution to Inside the Collection blog about Osama’s lair. Continue reading to discover the architectural merits of hideout design and the features they share across the globe. The demise of Osama … Continue reading
This year’s Sydney Design has come to a close, connecting people and creating meaningful dialogue around design issues.
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As Sydney experiences the onset of the ‘Korean Wave’ in 2011, Joanna Bayndrian considers what exactly sets Korean design apart. Continue reading
Founder of Black Star Pastry, Chris Thé, invited a group of emerging local designers to create a collection of bespoke eating implements. Continue reading
A really enjoyable part of my job as producer of the Craft Punk programs at the Powerhouse Museum is finding young designers who can adapt their creative ideas to designing projects around a particular theme. These projects are then offered to … Continue reading
Globalisation presents enormous challenges within our society. As businesses pursue worldwide success, economies and industries are becoming increasingly competitive. Noticeably, within this global environment, culture and creativity are taking the toll, with globalisation directly threatening individuality, and creative industries and communities all over the world demonstrating an increasing lack of originality. Continue reading
ARTERRA is calling for submissions from designers and artists to participate in a residency in Tolenda, Portugal. Continue reading
Beating a highly competitive field of 150 applicants, four brilliant young Australian innovators from the fields of fashion, food farming, medical technology and mechanical engineering have been awarded a combined $60,000 prize pool from the British Council and LRQA (Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance), to make their Big Green Ideas a reality. Continue reading
Twenty year old Monash University student Enzo Kocak has been chosen as the only Australian from a field of 1,300 entrants, to present his design concept to a jury of expert designers in London in September as part of the Electrolux Design Lab competition. Continue reading
The winner of the prestigious 2011 Design NSW Travelling scholarship is passionate Sydney-based type designer and font maker, David Foster, who the judges predict will become one of Australia’s foremost typographers and a household name within the design community. Continue reading
In this post-industrial age where fashion designers are developing their own scents and product designers are printing three-dimensional prototypes in moments, the protection of intellectual property is a crucial part of the design process for every maker and designer who wants to safeguard their design or idea. Continue reading
The breadth of work in Love Lace prompts us to re-think ‘lace’ and asks us to consider how we can draw on lace and other decorative textile traditions to enrich our lives. Continue reading
Love Lace: a provocative and inspirational international exhibition of lace at the Powerhouse Museum, from July 2011. Continue reading
Erwan Bouroullec is one half of French industrial design duo, les frères Bouroullec. Since launching his partnership with brother Ronan in 1997, Erwan has undertaken projects with numerous manufacturers, including Vitra, Kvadrat, Magis, Kartell, Established and Sons, Ligne Roset, Axor, Alessi, Issey Miyake, Cappellini and more recently Flos and Mattiazzi. Continue reading
You may be familiar with the director Mike Mills who has had a fascinating career as a filmmaker, graphic designer and artist. As a filmmaker he is best known for his work creating music videos for Air, Pulp, Les Rythem Digitales, Moby, Yoko Ono, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and his debut feature Thumbsucker (2005). He is also known for his artwork for The Beastie Boys and Sonic Youth and he has created several short films for Marc Jacobs.
Mills’ latest film, Beginners, is loosely based on his own life experiences as a graphic designer and illustrator. Continue reading
Minimalist furniture designs from the set designer of Gucci Guilty 2010, Moulin Rouge! Australia & The Matrix. Continue reading
Dr Dawn Casey, Director of the Powerhouse, describes the revitalisation project that will take the Museum into an exciting new phase. Continue reading
Now in its ninth year, the London Design Festival programme has grown from 40 events in 2003 to 250 this year. Attracting international designers, contributors, partners, sponsors and audiences, last year 350,000 people attended Festival events and a million people experienced installations in Trafalgar Square and at the Southbank Centre. In this article, Catherine Sidwell talks to Will Knight the festival’s Deputy Director and reports on highlights for September 2011. Continue reading
Prue Gibson discusses the collision between tradition, innovation, heritage and experimentation in this year’s Sydney Design theme- Is old new again’ Continue reading
Sketching the careers of pioneers in the field of Australian industrial design, historian Michael Bogle explores the work of Brian Sear, of Kriesler Australia and Bits design firm, Sydney. Continue reading
Sketching the careers of pioneers in the field of Australian industrial design, historian Michael Bogle explores the work of industrial designer, graphic designer, illustrator and filmmaker, Lionel Neate (1909-1977) of Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA). Continue reading
Sketching the careers of pioneers in the field of Australian industrial design, historian Michael Bogle explores the work of Adrian Knaap (1926-1997) of Sydney-based Adrian Knaap and Associates, Industrial Design Research Consultancy and the Society of Industrial Designers of Australia (SIDA). Continue reading
Sketching the careers of pioneers in the field of Australian industrial design, historian Michael Bogle explores the design partnership of Joyce and Selwyn Coffey of Melbourne-based Kempthorne Lighting (est. 1931). Continue reading
Love Lace opens at the Powerhouse Museum on July 29, coinciding with the launch of Sydney Design 2011. It features 130 lace works by 134 artists from 20 countries, drawn from finalists of the Powerhouse Museum’s third International Lace Awards. Continue reading
From safety-pin earrings to homemade badges, punk has always embraced the DIY ethic. Indeed, just like lovers of knitting and embroidery they are known for doing it their own way. Continue reading
Robert Foster is internationally renowned for his lighting designs and innovative production work with F!NK and Co. His exhibition Strange Planet showed at the Gallery of Australian Design, exploring the boundaries between lighting and sculpture and showing the fruition of his latest research and development project. Continue reading
Designer 6×6 is simple. We interview 6 designers in 6 minutes each – delving into the quirky, the unknown, the understated and the oh-so unbelieveable personal habits, interests, thoughts and idiosyncracies of Australian and International designers. Continue reading
Design NSW Travelling Scholarship 2010 winner – Liesl Hazelton – talks about the scholarship and how it has affected her professional practice. Continue reading
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