Challenge your perceptions of sustainability through this unique creative platform and restaurant.
Dinner, 6pm – 9pm (bookings essential): WELCOME TO EAT GREEN DESIGN with Jared Ingersoll, Chef/ Director Danks Street Depot; Hannah Tribe, Director Tribe Studio Architects; Cilla Maden, Creative Director Eat Green Design; Helen Whitty, Producer of Public Programs Powerhouse Museum; John Eusson, Director Eusson Consulting (MC).
Daily Designer, 2.30pm – 4.30pm (free with Museum admission): David Trubridge.
MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Jared Ingersoll trained as a chef in London at renowned restaurants such as Mezzo, Hilaire and The Square. After travelling to Sydney, he became head chef at Bayswater Brasserie and in 2002 opened his own cafe and cocktail bar, Danks Street Depot, in Waterloo. Later this year, Danks Street Depot will launch at the Sydney International Airport. Ingersoll is committed to ethical and sustainable food principles, representing the restaurant industry on the Nature Conservation Council’s ‘Nice Choice’ sustainable seafood project.
Hannah Tribe founded Tribe Studio in 2003, a Sydney-based architect firm, that designs beautiful houses, interiors, retail spaces and public buildings. Environmental sustainability is seamlessly integrated into the design process. Hannah Tribe studied architecture at Cornell University, USA, and Sydney University, graduating with First Class (Hons) and the University Medal. In 2008, the firm won the AA Award for Unbuilt Architecture for an urban design and residential masterplan scheme. Tribe is also a painter, exhibiting in Sydney.
Cilla Maden, director of Collaborate and concept director of Eat Green Design has worked with in the Design industry for the past 16 years. Starting her career as an Interior Designer, Cilla moved to Melbourne and landed in the world of Design Media, working her way through the ranks Cilla worked on (inside) Magazine helping create the IDEA awards, and Architectural Review ending up as Associate Publisher, she now thrives on collaborative endeavors and works with many creative individuals on many interesting media based and self initiated projects.
Helen Whitty, producer of Public Programs at the Powerhouse Museum, was part of the 1997 group that initiated Sydney Design Week and has been an active player in the festival ever since. She has creative direction and a watching brief for all Museum public programs. According to Whitty, events such as Eat Green Design are one of the most challenging projects. “It brings together so many components including people talking to each other in a specially created environment,” she explains.
John Eussen has been a leader in the textiles and interiors industry for more than 20 years, specialising in sustainable and environmentally friendly decor. He worked in high-profile management roles before leaving the corporate world to pursue his penchant for interiors. His passion for a sustainable future has since led him into a raft of inspired roles, from being an Al Gore Ambassador for the Climate Change Project to working as a consultant for global sustainability conferences.
David Trubridge graduated as a naval architect in Britain, but ended up working as a furniture designer/maker and architect. He settled in New Zealand after a long yacht voyage with his family. Trubridge’s design process combines innate craft knowledge, sculptural abstraction and computer design technology. Being one of the Antarctic Arts Fellows in 2004-05 led him to a whole new emphasis on sustainable design. Trubridge has also exhibited at prestigious design fairs in London, Milan and New York.
POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
500 HARRIS STREET, ULTIMO
DAILY DESIGNER TALKS ARE FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION
BREAKFAST: $66 PER PERSON
DINNER (INCLUDES ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES): $110 PER PERSON
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
