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FESTIVAL PASS

kathleene — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:34:14 +0000

Make the most of Sydney Design 09 with a Festival Pass.

SYDNEY DESIGN 09 FESTIVAL PASS ($16)
Visit the Powerhouse Museum as many times as you would like during the Festival, including entry to the late night event, Play Late, on 7 August and Young Blood: Designers Markets on 14 and 15 August 2009.
Includes:
• Unlimited general Powerhouse Museum admission (1–16 August)
• Entry to Play Late (6–9pm, 7 August)
• Entry to Young Blood: Designers Markets (6–9pm, 14 August & 10am–5pm, 15 August)

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ARTEFACT H10515

belindah — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:52:04 +0000

Artefact H10515 is a life form that lives in a large display case. It moves, it breathes and it feeds on digital sources within and beyond the walls of the museum. Artefact H10515 is the creation of Craig Walsh, a leading Australian media artist with an international reputation for creating innovative and thought-provoking work. Walsh’s artificial life form is designed to disrupt and expand our expectations of a museum – as well evoke intrigue, contemplation and delight.
OPENING IN AUGUST
POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
500 HARRIS STREET, ULTIMO
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS

belindah — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:55:14 +0000

See the Powerhouse Museum’s selection from this year’s finalists in the Australian International Design Awards. This year designs are as diverse as a battery-heated wetsuit, foldable commuter bike, sleep disorder testing device and transportable sink.

The Australian International Design Awards are an important measure of design innovation in this country and proof that a better solution emerges when you apply a stringent design process.

FROM 1 AUGUST 2009, 10.00am – 5.00pm
POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
500 HARRIS STREET, ULTIMO
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION

INTENSIVE SHOEMAKING COURSE

belindah — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:13:13 +0000

A five-day closely directed learning experience, focusing students on applying the techniques and skills necessary to design and make one pair of custom shoes. The course covers pattern making/design, cutting clicking patterns and leather, upper stitching, lasting and finishing. All the steps required for making your own custom shoe.

3-7 and 10-14 August 2009, 10.00am-4.00pm
ANDREW MCDONALD SHOEMAKERS
58 WILLIAM STREET
PADDINGTON
COST: $2200 (LIMITED TO 1 PARTICIPANT PER CLASS)
BOOKINGS: 02 9358 6793
WWW.ANDREWMCDONALD.COM.AU

WORKSHOPPED 09

belindah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:35:14 +0000

Showcasing a stellar range of Australian furniture, lighting and product design conceived by emerging young designers, Workshopped 09 focuses on the work of designers that are ‘creating the future, inspiring, enhancing and making a difference’.

Established in 2001, Workshopped remains committed to assisting designers in the difficult process of taking a new product design from prototype to production and maintaining successful commercial relationships with industry and the marketplace. Designers exhibiting at WORKSHOPPED 09 include Tomek Archer, Charles Wilson, Gary Galego, David Knott and collaborators Ueno Fukutoshi and Akira Isogawa.

5–15 AUGUST 2009, MON – FRI 9.30am – 6.00pm, SAT 9.30am – 4pm
CHIFLEY PLAZA
29/2 CHIFLEY SQUARE, SYDNEY
FREE ADMISSION
WORKSHOPPED.COM.AU

SUSTAIN ME: CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

belindah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:35:11 +0000

The word “sustainability” is in danger of losing its tangible value and status as a universal catch-cry from chronic over use. Sustain me: contemporary design explores the conventional role design and designers play in creating and developing a deeper understanding of sustainability. Exhibitors include David Trubridge, Green Life 21 project (designs by Yoshikazu Hasegawa and Prue Venerables), Elliat Rich Steven Harrison, Luisa Cevese: RIEDIZIONI, Instyle Contract Textiles, Mark Vaarwerk, Andrew Maynard Architects and Julie Paterson: clothfabric.

30 JULY- 22 AUGUST 2009, 10am to 5.00pm (CLOSED SUNDAYS)
IVAN DOUGHERTY GALLERY
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF NSW
CNR OF SELWYN STREET AND ALBION AVENUE
PADDINGTON

CULTURAL DESIGN: DAVID TRUBRIDGE
New Zealand designer David Trubridge addresses how ecodesign (however worthy) is not enough unless it also addresses some form of cultural/spiritual nourishment. Says Trubridge: “Design is looking for new meaning and relevance. In the past all cultures were defined and expressed by their artifacts and art… we too could find cultural and spiritual nourishment from long lasting objects and this may reduce the never-fulfilled craving for consumer goods.”

1 AUGUST, 12 noon
COFA LECTURE THEATRE, EG02
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
GREENS ROAD
PADDINGTON

GLENN MURCUTT: ARCHITECTURE FOR PLACE

belindah — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:49:39 +0000

Glenn Murcutt’s groundbreaking designs are internationally recognised as being at the very forefront of contemporary architecture. His work is celebrated for its sustainability, harmony with the natural world, and resonance and unity with Australia’s diverse climate and topography.

This a special exhibition that reveals the way Murcutt crafts his projects, with a selection of ideas presented from initial sketch to detailed construction drawings, and final built work. A series of photographs by Anthony Browell completes the show.

UNTIL 5 OCTOBER 2009, 9.30am-5.00pm
MUSEUM OF SYDNEY
CNR BRIDGE AND PHILLIP STREETS
SYDNEY
Presented by the Architecture Foundation Australia, in association with the Historic Houses Trust and the NSW Architects Registration Board and courtesy of Toto Gallery MA ,Tokyo.

TYPORGANICS BOTANICA SUSTAINABLE GRAPHICS

belindah — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:28:38 +0000

An exhibition of final-year Enmore Design Centre work highlighting the innovative and sustainable design solutions of signage. Students were asked to produce designs using non-renewable resources that were found, recycled or included the transformation of raw material; that had minimal impact on the environment; that allowed people to relate with the natural environment; and that took in ecologically sound practices for production, transport, assembly, and disposal.
The signage did not need to be permanent and its main function was to attract, inform and direct.
4-14 AUGUST

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: WHAT, WHY AND HOW
As well as the display of work there will be a panel discussion on the “what, why and how” of sustainable design. A panel of speakers from various design disciplines will talk about issues related to the topic and show examples of their work in this area.
12 AUGUST 2009, 6.00pm-8.00pm

EXHIBITION HALL
DESIGN CENTRE
ENMORE
FREE ADMISSION

INTERACTIVATION STUDIO PROJECT DEMOS

belindah — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:25:46 +0000

The Interactivation Studio is a research laboratory for the design, investigation, invention and development of new ways of interacting with electronic technology. It is a flexible infrastructure which can be rearranged to suit a number of uses – from workshop, class room, test lab, exhibition space … During SD09 the studio welcomes visitors interested in the design of new interfaces, finished demonstrators and works-in-progress.

1 – 16 AUGUST 2009, 10.00am – 5.00pm
LEVEL 4 COURTYARD
PETER JOHNSON BUILDING
DAB FACULTY BUILDING 6
702 – 730 HARRIS STREET
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, ULTIMO
www.educ.dab.uts.edu.au/interactivation/

SURRY HILLS: DESIGN LOVERS TOUR

Robert Swieca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:08:25 +0000

Immerse yourself in the inspiring world of some of Australia’s most innovative and cutting edge designers and makers on this tour of Sydney’s burgeoning design culture. Discover innovative furniture, ceramics, glass, jewellery and interior design; meet artists, curators and retailers and experience Surry Hills’ cafes and galleries.

The two-hour tour is guided on foot by Urban Walkabout Tours and limited to 12 per group.

1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 AND 15 AUGUST 2009, 10.00am-12noon
MEET AT THE TRIPLE ACE BAR
CNR ELIZABETH ST AND WENTWORTH AVE
SYDNEY
COST: $75 (INCLUDES TOUR, COFFEE/SOFT DRINK, GIFT BAG, MAPS AND VIP DISCOUNTS)
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL: 1300 660 624 OR BOOKINGS@URBANWALKABOUTTOURS.COM