Recently announced at the Good Design Australia Awards (by Dr Brandon Gien), the city of Sydney is under consideration for the World Design Capital 2020 (WDC) by the World Design Organization™ (WDO). We are one of 5 entries from Asia, Europe … Continue reading
‘The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.’ Albert Einstein, 1931 Civilisations and cultures have always tried to understand the unknown and … Continue reading
The Goods Line opened in 2015 to much public anticipation, billed simply as a shared pedestrian and cycle path as well as green space. It follows the elevated path of the former rail track that was originally opened in 1885 … Continue reading
Indigenous peoples have long practiced mindful, integrated design. The relationship between object, aesthetic value and functionality has always been inextricably linked, from the seamless technology of the boomerang, the world’s first flying machine and the beautiful functionality of woven fibre-based … Continue reading
On the surface it seems like an odd mix but together video gaming and culture have inspired a new, compelling software tool to help Australians understand their Indigenous history. Visual historian Brett Leavy is the tireless force behind Virtual Songlines, … Continue reading
The Sydney Design Festival 2016 has an amazing panel of advisors who have helped steer the direction of the festival: This panel makes sure that the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences as the festival producer is providing the support … Continue reading
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences is proud to present Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital, opening Saturday 3 September. This exhibition is a new iteration of the successful 2013 exhibition developed and shown at the Museum of Arts … Continue reading
This September will see Sydney Design Festival enter its 19th year with a remarkable showcase of the best in design the country has to offer. The organisers of this year’s festival have chosen ‘Make or Break’ as the guiding theme, … Continue reading
For the first time a regional town is contributing to Sydney Design Festival: Narrandera, located near the Murrumbidgee River in south-west NSW is known for food crop and wool production, but like any rural community, scratch the surface and you find … Continue reading
Design Knowledge doesn’t just come with the completion of a degree. It is an accumulation of information, skills, methods and aesthetics that are acquired in many ways over time. To gain this knowledge a designer must force themselves to move … Continue reading
The world of design and manufacturing is a place of rapid change. Like quicksilver, it can be fast moving and difficult to grasp, with new technology at every turn. But sometimes the simplest ideas are the best. The evolution of … Continue reading
There are now more design weeks and festivals across the world than weeks in the year. As the creative industries have been identified as important to economic development, more countries and cities are hosting annual design festivals. And in August … Continue reading
Workshopped is an annual event which this year focused on the theme of Designing a Modern Heritage as part of this year’s Sydney Design festival in association with the Powerhouse Musuem. It is not a competition, but a People’s Choice … Continue reading
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
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
Imagine a bike rack so enticing you just can’t wait to ride up and park your bike against it. Continue reading
‘At Studio Castiglioni in Milan, Giovanna Castiglioni and her mother have opened up the doors to her father’s studio allowing the public into rooms overflowing with drawings, models, prototypes and objects” HEIDI DOKULIL INTERVIEWS GIOVANNA CASTIGLIONI Continue reading