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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)

BOOK TICKETS

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

Workshopped 09 designers David Knott and Tomek Archer

belindah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:58:03 +0000

Light will be shed on the process of product design and Knott and Archer will describe how ideas are born, refined, tested and brought to market. The talk will help show where designers find inspiration and how seemingly meaningless images or occurrences can later help shape products. Also highlighted will be how Workshopped is bringing Australian design to the forefront by helping emerging designers have their products realised internationally.

16 AUGUST 2009, 2.00pm-3.00pm
POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
500 HARRIS STREET, ULTIMO
FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION

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.

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/

FINK: FOSTERING DESIGN

Robert Swieca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:40:52 +0000

A retrospective exhibition of some of the most outstanding and endearing products developed by celebrated Australian design company FINK + Co. Established in 1994 by Robert Foster, the company has played a critical role in promoting Australian design and nurturing Australian designers. The exhibition has been curated by Merryn Gates for Craft ACT and features the collaborative works of eight artists and designer makers including Sean Booth, Rachel Bowak, Robert Foster, Elizabeth Kelly, Rohan Nichol, Bronwen Riddiford, Oliver Smith and Remi Verchot. The work was recently showcased at the Australian Embassy in Washington.

27 JUNE – 30 AUGUST 2009, TUES-SUN 11am-6.00pm
FREE ADMISSION
OBJECT GALLERY
417 BOURKE STREET
SURRY HILLS

TALK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EXHIBITION FINK: FOSTERING DESIGN
In association with the Fink: Fostering Design exhibition six designers/ design entrepreneurs have 10 minutes each to give a rapid-fire illustrated talk about their experiences of manufacturing and marketing in Australia. The talks will be followed by an open discussion and drinks in the gallery. Speakers include: Oliver Smith, Rohan Nichol, Rina Bernabei and Kelly Freeman (bernabeifreeman), Amy Cunningham, Nina and Cesar Cueva (Metalab) and Robert Foster and Gretel Harrison (FINK + Co).

13 AUGUST, 6.00pm-8.00pm
FREE ADMISSION (BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, 02 9361 4555)

UNTOUCHABLE

Robert Swieca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:36:19 +0000

Untouchable presents the work of staff from the Object Art and Design Studios of Sydney College of the Arts. It showcases the artists’ diverse approaches. As for its tongue-in-cheek title: What else do you call an exhibition to accompany Unwearable and Unbearable?

5-30 AUGUST 2009, WED-FRI 11am-5.00pm, SAT–SUN 11am-4.00pm
SCA GALLERIES

UTILITY: UNBEARABLE

Robert Swieca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:34:47 +0000

Unbearable challenges assumptions that art objects should be tasteful, aesthetically pleasing, understandable, accessible and physically manageable. The works ask you to address these expectations and consider other possibilities.

Unbearable continues the tradition of Utility?, the annual exhibition devised by the Object Art and Design Studios of Sydney College of the Arts. Prizes to be judged and awarded by Ross Longmuir of Planet Furniture.

5-30 AUGUST 2009, WED-FRI 11am-5.00pm, SAT–SUN 11am-4.00pm
SCA GALLERIES
FREE ADMISSION