In 1989, alone and at the age of 10, John Maketh made the harrowing journey from South Sudan to Ethiopia, fleeing civil war, thirteen years later, John Maketh is graduating from UTS with a Bachelor of Design in Architecture. Continue reading
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Sydney-based industrial designer Robert Rulli takes pleasure and inspiration in the detail of modern life. A series of shared stories on the trials of moving house inspired Robert Rulli to create his Embrace flatware and BRTCHA cutlery sets. “Friends and … Continue reading
Design critic, Alice Rawsthorn, believes design is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal to empower ourselves and other people by changing the way we live. Last week, Rawsthorn gave the keynote lecture at the event ‘7 Kinds … Continue reading
This question will be at the heart of discussions at an upcoming symposium in Sydney. The event titled ‘7 Kinds of Happiness: Conversations on Design and Emotion’ is curated by Melbourne-based design studio, The Office for Good Design and will … Continue reading
A few brightly lit, vinyl stencilled shopfronts give a small hint of the design momentum developing inside a few council owned buildings on Sydney’s once vital Oxford Street. In October 2011 the City of Sydney called for Expressions of Interest … Continue reading
Using the crowdfunding website, Pozible, the Australian Design Alliance (AdA) has launched a national fundraising campaign to raise money to create a national design policy. The Australian Design Alliance (AdA) is the alliance of peak professional organisations that represent designers … 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
Locally sourced mud and moss was used to create an outdoor gallery of poetry on the walls of Sydney’s iconic Paddington Reservoir Gardens. The typographic installation, Modern Day Mossages, features words and phrases by emerging Sydney poets pays tribute to … 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 creators of this year’s Sydney Design festival visual identity discuss the create process behind their design. 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