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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 →

Crown Resorts selects Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Rita Bila — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:54 +0000

British firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects has come out on top out of the eight invited international submissions for the $1.5 billion skyscraper to be built on the harbourfront of Sydney. Chosen by Crown Resorts the controversial 235 metre tall home for … Continue reading →

Architects and photographers

Charles Pickett — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:30:11 +0000

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 →

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 →

ISEA2013: a history behind the symposium

Deborah Turnbull — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:34:07 +0000

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 →

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 →

Learn Raspberry Pi from a nine-year-old

Isaac Leung — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:09:11 +0000

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 →

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 →