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Ventura Lambrata 2013: part 1

David Harrison — Fri, 24 May 2013 00:52:47 +0000

Having visited Milan for the last 4 years, I have grown to look forward to the young designer events held at alternative venues across the city more than I do the polished commerciality of the vast official fairgrounds at Rho. … Continue reading →

2013 Australian International Design Awards Finalists Announced

Mon, 13 May 2013 05:17:00 +0000

A record 160 entries have been awarded Good Design® in the 2013 Australian International Design Awards and are in the running for a coveted Design Award® recognising design excellence when winners are announced later this month as part of Vivid … Continue reading →

Selective Ethics

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:06:13 +0000

For the past month, the art museum at my university has been host to an exhibition of extraordinary beauty, fascinating experimentation, and craft technique of a skill that I thought was no longer found in the contemporary world. It was … Continue reading →

Re Rag Rug

Athalie Moedjoko — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:22:16 +0000

Re Rag Rug is an experimental design and crafts project by two very talented Swedes, Katarina Brieditis and Katarina Evans. With backgrounds in textile design, product development and needlework, the duo were brought together through a shared interest in knitting, embroidery and … Continue reading →

Parker: the rebirth of an icon

David Harrison — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:24:13 +0000

While there were a number of important furniture brands in Australia offering modernist designs during the 50s, 60s and 70s such as Danish Deluxe and Fler in Melbourne and TH Brown in Adelaide, Sydney’s Parker remains the most well known. … Continue reading →

Sydney Design Poster Competition

Sydney Design Team, Powerhouse Musuem — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:40:58 +0000

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 →

CAPITheticAL winners

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:56:25 +0000

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 →

A piece by potter Shigekazu Nagae comes to life

Kim Min-Jung — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:41:14 +0000

Forms in Succession #5, porcelain sculpture created by Japanese potter Shigekazu Nagae dances beautifully in this video. The paper ‘look-alike’ form evokes the aesthetics of origami – the art of Japanese paper-folding. Made by using a slip-cast technique the material speaks … Continue reading →

Frame Moooi Award 2013

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:14:08 +0000

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 →

Rethinking innovation: harnessing the collective creativity of the crowd

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:04:01 +0000

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 →