sydney design 2010 pocketbook featuring program & essays

8/9/2019 Sydney Design 2010 Pocketbook featuring program & essays

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Int oduction: Te ing Sto iesb Dawn Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

p a r T 1 :{ a T T h E p o w E r h o u s E M u s E u M }. . . . . . . . .9

Essa : Th ough the ens o Benini

b Anne-Ma ie Van De Ven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Essa : The Opinion Junkiesb P ue Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Essa : C uste s o tacti it , th eads o wa mthand a etu n to the sensesb P ue Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

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Sydney Design an international estival o design is now inits 14th year. INTrODUCED By DAWN CASEy, DIrECTOrPOWErHOUSE MUSEUM

TELLing sToriEs

Sto te ing is a human act. Sto ies have a wa s been to d th ough amu titude o means and devices. Whethe it is the aint sc atchings onan ancient te acotta vesse , o the bib ica sto ies to d stitch b stitch in

a 17th centu need e ace pane o the powe u wa image depictedin a A ghani ug, the intense na ative powe is the same.

The Powe house Museums b oad ange o discip ines and co ectinga eas evea ich sto ies behind the man objects in the co ection. Butthe e is a so a ocus on the sto ies which su ound the Museum; the hubo peop e who pa ticipate, visit, cont ibute and a e connected in somewa to the man th eads o thought and ideas that conve ge within.

What is impo tant is the deep pe sona sto ies and the un ai ing hu-man connections that these sto ies b ing to ight. The in o mation andknow edge o m an immense puzz e. And it doesnt matte whe e oucome om, who ou a e o what ou dothe e is an ent point oeve one. Sto ies have the powe to move, to inspi e change and acti-vate thinking.

As the museum o app ied a t and sciences, the Powe house Museumco ects objects om the e ds o indust ia , g aphic, ashion and inte-

io design, deco ative and unctiona a t. E ements o a chitectu e andphotog aph a e a so ep esented. Ce amics, texti es, jewe e , g ass,

u nitu e, chi d ens to s, ca s, e ect ic guita s, as we as m poste sand o d adve tisements a e a amassed in the cu iosit chambe thatis the Museum.


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As such, S dne Design is a devoted ce eb ation o these compe inga eas o design inte est. Sustainabi it , the notion o euse, ec c ing,humb e mate ia s and imiting ou ca bon ootp int a e va ues whichhave ong been espoused b the Museum. The Museum has cu atedpe manent exhibitions such as Ecologic one o the o e unne s o thinking in this a eath ough to exhibitions which pa t ibute to thehandmade and the one-o , ike Smart Works . Man events in the 2010p og am high ight c eative sustainabi it and inventive e-use.

U ban edeve opment has ong been an a ea o inte est o the Museum.With a swag o high p o e designe s and a chitects now setting theisights on S dne , we a e e-imagining ou se ves as a b ave p ace andthe e is e ce and positive debate. Simp e p ojects in S dne Designsuch as the Bike Racks as Art competition ask ou designe s to ethink

a humb e objectagain, to do what design is so good atto take itinto the ea m o both the beauti u , the meaning u and at the sametime to add ess se ious unctiona and socia issues.

Its on natu a that sto -te ing toda continues to make use o thetechno og which is inc easing pa t o eve da i esocia media.The S dne Design p og am wi inc ude man indust discussions,

ectu es b eading designe s and events to exp o e new methods o

sto te ing th ough design.To te sto ies is the undamenta o e o man o ou c eative institu-tions. It o e s insights into what it means to be humannow and inothe times and p aces. S dne Design st add es the two wo dsaes-thetic beaut and p ob em-so ving unctiona it . These sto ies ead usdown a path we might not have othe wise taken.

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This mounted gelatine silver photographic print is one o Bruno Beninis earli-est nude male portraits. It shows Antonio Rodrigues a dancer who originallycame to Australia with the Katherine Dunham dance company, an early NewYork-based A rican-American modern dance troop. It is one o many photo-

graphic portraits rom an archive dominated by ashion photography in print,negative, transparency and proo print or contact ormats. Taken during the1960s, the photograph eatures a textured, wall sur ace with peeling paint as akey background element. Brunos widow Hazel Benini recalls that Bruno alwaysloved a peely. Anne-Marie Van de Ven, Curator. Photography by Bruno Benini Estate o Bruno Benini.



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The C eating the ook: Benini and ashion photog aph exhibitiondraws on the Bruno Benini photography archive acquired with und-ing assistance rom the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account in 2009. The exhibition presents the an-tastical world o ashion captured though Beninis camera lens, and invites the visitor into the exciting world o ashion photography by

providing a stimulating, visually arresting and immersive experience.ANNE-MArIE VAN DE VEN, CUrATOr, VISUAl COMMUNI-CATIONS, POWErHOUSE MUSEUM

ThroughThE LEns oF bEniniIts ok o ou. said B uno Beninis siste who wo ked o the Ita -ian Consu ate in Me bou ne, ea nest to he ounge b othe one dawhen she was st ugg ing to come to te ms with the wo d in which he

oung b othe and his a tist wi e Haze Benini had decided to makethei i e and iving, you gu s ive in antas and. The o owingmo ning, out o hea ing ange o his siste and with a ms fung wide

ove head in a Ita ianate gestu e o jo u de ance, Benini eto ted ashe and Haze Benini ente ed the studio to begin anothe da s wo k,Fantas andhe e we come! In some wa s, its not su p ising that attimes, I da Benini st ugg ed to come to te ms with he b othe s ca eechoice, as she wou d have been u awa e that Haze and B uno spentthei da s concocting un sto ies, meeting and shooting beauti u peo-p e, and gene a imme sing themse ves enthusiastica into a won-de u anci u , wei d and c eative c a t. Inte esting , ike he , thetoo we e ve much a pa t o Me bou nes post-WWII cosmopo itaninne -cit scene.

With he othe b othe a medica docto , its ma be not su p isingthat I da Benini was conce ned about he b othe s choice o occupa-tion. The wo d o ashion photog aph was gene a not we known

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(Melbourne). So we were getting to know each other then and I think he was doing a big colour photograph and he was worried hecouldnt get the right pink background. I organised a big roll o pa-

per, heavy paper that they put under linoleum in those days and de-livered it to his studio. I mixed up the paint and I painted just thebackground or him. So that was my rst job helping him out.(Haze Benini, inte view with the autho , Me bou ne 2008)

Finding and making suitab e p ops, backd ops and ocations was a -wa s a cha enge o both o them, and deciding whethe to use natu-

a o a ti cia ight a dai di emma, but ca e u thought and o wa dp anning ensu ed most shoots went smooth . The e was no accounting

o bad weathe howeve , and as g e ove cast Me bou ne da s we ecommon, efecto boa ds we e equent ca ied in the back o thecab o mode s ca when ventu ing out on ocation. Benini oved wo k-ing on ocation, but he neve d ove a ca , so its pe haps not su p isingthat man o his outdoo shots have been taken in c ose p oximit toMe bou nes CBD, on the st eets, in the Ca ton Ga dens, a ong theba side, in Me bou nes immediate hinte and, especia at Monsa vat,o down b the ya a rive in Kew. In these shots Benini o ten achievesbeauti u ow cont ast images in which the subject and backg oundsme ge and inte act with each othe to c eate omantic and su p isingmoods and atmosphe e. Toda , B uno is ond emembe ed b a mosteve one who knew o wo ked with him.

I have a lot o respect or Bruno not just as a person. He had a antastic personality, extremely generous, kind and so t. He was also a very good photographer who never really got the accolades he deserved. Athol Shmith was an absolutely antastic character too, the Max Dupain o Melbourne, a chain smoker. For him, everything was always gracious,a bit like Bruno. They were a certain style o people, which maybe youdont see so much these days. The rst thing you know about them isthat theyre gentlemen. Bruno with a huge amount o style, probablyAthol a little less, but at the same time, with a huge personality. Brunos

personality was so ter and quieter. (Phi Qui k, photog aphe , inte viewwith autho and Jean-F ancois lanza one, Ap i , 2010. Wo ked in Be-ninis studio, 19691970s)

Beninis oute g ace and cha m unctioned a most as a specia deviceo too in the photog aphe s too kit, ensu ing his mode s e axed into

thei poses, making it easie o him to captu e seeming e o t ess

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time ago. The Museum is wo king ha d to captu e as man inte viewswith the mode s, photog aphe s and othe ashionistas who ente ed the

ives o this indivisib e c eative coup e.As the bu k o Beninis images we e designed and const ucted to se

ashion, d ess and accesso ies to Aust a ian consume s, the Benini a -chive now p ovides a vivid eco d o the Aust a ian ashion industove ve decades om the e egant coutu e o the 1950s, the mod andhipp modes o the 1960s, th ough to the con onting unkie st es o the 1970s, bod conscious images om the 1980s and ath etic ashion

om the Nike-dominated 1990s.Haute coutu e gowns, niche abe s and ead -to-wea b ands a e ep e-sented inc uding No ma Tu o (pe haps the on Aust a ian abe withits own out et in the Isetan Depa tment sto e in Tok o in the 1970s),Phi ippa Gowns, Theo Haskins Sa on Mi ano, Ha lud ow, Simona,So o, P ue Acton, Mike T e oa , Ninette and its e ated outh b andNutmeg, Ga a and its outh abe Emma, Spo tsc a t and Spo tsgi .

We nd man top Aust a ian mode sMaggie Tabbe e , Maggi Eck-a dt, He en Homewood, Jan Stewa t, Ne ida Piggin, Janice Wake andBambi Shmith, o me Pat icia Tuckwe , vio inist with the S dneS mphon O chest a and ate , Countess o Ha ewood. Inte nationa

ashion abe s etai ed in Aust a ia th ough sma boutiques a e a socaptu ed b Beninis enssuch as Fio ucci om Ita and lau a Ash-

e om Eng and.

The unusua Aust a ian settings o some o Beninis shots make themunique memo ab e ike the shot o liz Sca bo ough mode ing a lelouv e coat in a b ackened bush e andscape in the Dandenong angesand anothe photog aph o Di Sweene mode ing Bottegas new im-po ted b ue Ita ian gumboots and jip-jacket wet weathe suit inside theca wash on D ummond St eet, Ca ton. The beauti u composition o

the Benini photog aphs, and the whimsica sto ies within and behindthem, wi no doubt continue to ent ance and captivate viewe s oman ea s to come. aMVdV

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Publicity shot or Ninettes youth label Nutmeg eaturing model Jackie Holmes.Photo by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, 1968. Estate o Bruno Benini. Part o the ex-hibition Creating the look: Benini and ashion photography. Collection: PowerhouseMuseum. Benini archive purchased with the assistance o the Australian Government through the National Cultural Heritage Account in 2009.


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Cr a i loo : B i i a d as io p o o rap31 Jul 201018 April 2011Pow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um r

A majo exhibition exp o ing the c eative p ocesses invo ved in st ing,c eating and designing iconic ashion photog aphs. D awing on the a -chive o Aust a ian ashion photog aphe B uno Benini,Creating thelook eatu es vintage and ecent photog aphic p ints, o igina co out anspa encies, b ack-and-white negatives and biog aphica mate ia

om the 1950s unti the photog aphe s death in 2001.

Creating the look unpicks the ideas, p ops, backd ops, t icks and tech-nica devices used b B uno Benini and his wi e, st ist Haze Benini. It

evea s how designe s, mode s, make-up a tists, hai st ists and ashionedito s wo k togethe . Inte views with Benini's co abo ato s inc udingHaze Benini, o me mode s Jan Stewa t, Janice Wake and othe s,he p b ing the photog aphs to i e.

The exhibition acknow edges how Beninis photog aphic techniquesa e inte p eted in innovative wa s b contempo a photog aphe sand st ists. Fou case studies a e Aust a ian ashion photog aphe Ju iBa a, st ing b Edwa d Coutts Davidson, u ban st eet ashion photo-

g aphs o Fe nando F isoni and a se ection o di ectiona new Aust a -ian ashion m and video o on ine media.

Exhibition Supporter: Royal Doulton.

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In this 1956 photograph, one o Bruno Beninis rst and avorite ashion shots,model Pauline Kiernan wears a strapless sheath evening gown by Theo Haskin o Salon Milano, Melbourne. Pauline Kiernan was a very success ul Australian model.Originally rom Armidale in rural northern New South Wales, she worked as a

nurse be ore being encouraged by Sydney photographer John Hearder to pursue amodelling career. A ter attending June Dally-Watkins school, Kiernan travelled toLondon in October 1956 to model Australian clothes. She then spent the next twoyears in Paris, during which time she modelled or Chanel. However, it was in NewYork with the Ford Modeling Agency that Kiernan achieved her greatest success,becoming one o Fords most sought a ter models. Eileen Ford said o Kiernan, In aworld where beauty is just a commonplace, this Australian stands out as having thequality and elegance that women all over the world ever seekand cant buy. ( TheAust a ian Womens Week , 1960) Alysha Buss, Curatorial intern. Photography by

Bruno Benini. Estate o Bruno Benini.


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This photograph was taken by Bruno Benini in 1957 in the grounds o the Univer-sity o Melbourne. Model Patricia Tuckwell, known at this time as Bambi Shmith,wears a Hall Ludlow designed black and white Magpie tweed tunic with blackbows adorning the sides. Described as Australias rst true couturier, Ludlow

was known or his ne stitching, high technical skill and unique designs, despitehaving no ormal training. Prior to her success ul career as a model, Patricia Tuck-well was a violinist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Here she was given themoniker Bambi and reportedly attracted concert-goers wanting to see her great beauty. On 7 July 1948 Tuckwell married ashion photographer Athol Shmith and in 1951 ounded the Mannequins Association o Victoria along with other promi-nent models o the time. A ter the end o her marriage to Shmith in 1957, Tuckwell moved to England and in 1967 amidst scandal, married George Lascelles, 7th Earl o Harewood, becoming Countess o Harewood. Alysha Buss, Curatorial intern.

Photography by Bruno Benini. Estate o Bruno Benini.


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This striking, dramatically lit portrait photograph is o Lillian Wightman, the ound-er o Melbourne high-class, Parisian-style ashion house Le Louvre. It was taken in1974 by the distinguished ashion photographer Bruno Benini; at that time LillianWightman was 71 years old. The image stands out rom the extensive collection o Beninis photographs acquired by the Museum last year, with the vast majority o them dedicated to capturing models youth and beauty. Iwona Hetherington, Rights

and Permissions O cer. Photography by Bruno Benini Estate o Bruno Benini.


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Italian model Carla Baldaracchi wears a bold Post-WWII modernist summer rockby Ninette o Melbourne. The photograph presents an ambitious scenario, captur-ing both the ashion, and the orchestra pit and the elaborate operatic stage set o the Baths o Caracalla, ancient Roman ruins o the lavish thermal baths built orEmperor Caracalla between AD 212 and 217 which were used or outdoor oper-atic per ormances during Spring and Summer. Here Bruno Benini places Australian

ashion centre stage! Its a remarkable shot as it not only evokes the globetrotting orvacation style that became popular in ashion photography during the 1950s, but

also captures the photographers Italian heritage and his interest in history and opera.Furthermore, it hints at the cinematic infuence o ashionable lms like Funny Face(1957) and Roman Holiday (1953). Interestingly, Beninis maternal grand ather wasan Etruscan archaeologist. Perhaps he le t a binding youth ul impression on Beninias a boy, as many o the negatives in the Benini photography archive show Australian

ashion shot against ancient settings. This particular shot was taken during Beninisround the world trip in 1958 when he travelled to New York and London, visiting

amily in Italy and shooting photographs o Australian ashion in and around Romeon both Italian and Australian models. Anne-Marie Van de Ven, Curator. Photogra-

phy by Bruno Benini Estate o Bruno Benini.


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A theme that emerges rom the archive Bruno Benini is his use o artworks as back-drops. In this photograph, used by Henry Haskin on his showroom display card,we see Catherine Patchell modelling Haskins Gown o the Year o 1956 in the

National Gallery o Victoria. Italian artist Giambattista Tiepolos The banquet o Cleopatra (174344) serves as an ideal backdrop here, as it is large in scale and was hung close to the foor at this time. The scene depicted is rom Roman historianPlinys Natural History, where Cleopatra takes one o her priceless pearls, dissolvesit in a glass o vinegar and then drinks it, thus proving to Mark Antony that shecould hold the most extravagant and expensive o banquets. The paintings sumptu-ous subject and atmosphere echo the rich embroidered texture and ornate beadwork(approx. 10,000 beads were used!) o Haskins gown, now held in the collection o the Jewish Museum o Australia. Alysha Buss, Assistant Curator. Photography by

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Aus ralia I r a io al D si Awards Jul 2010Ju 2011, dail 10am5pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um r

The 2010 Aust a ian Inte nationa Design Awa ds (a division o Stand-a ds Aust a ia) ce eb ate the most evo utiona p oducts this ea .A se ection o 16 na ists inc ude a ightweight wine bott e, a pocket-size u t a-sound s stem and a gaming headset that eads b ain signa sand acia exp essions, athe than using a jo stick.

A so on show a e wo ks b the na ists o the James D son Awa d oconcepts designed b Aust a ian unive sit students. Among the sho t-

isted ent ies is a hea t t ansp ant sto age unit, a e econnaissancevehic e and a wi e ess speake unit o istening to te evised spo tin pubs.

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Le t: Emotive Epoc. Photo: 4design Pty Ltd and Emotiv Systems Pty Ltd.Above: AMATOYA, a Fire Reconnaissance Vehicle (model) by Liam Ferguson.


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I on Designe , inspi ed b the egenda Japanese cooking show, int o-duces a cast o design discip es who batt e o the coveted c own. This

ive event evea s the concepts and p actices o a chitects and designe s.Hosted b media ce eb it robbie Buck, in conjunction with a paneo indust -based judges, I on Designe sees competito s wo king indi-vidua o as a team.

Scisso s and set-squa es at the ead , contende s eceive the ke ing e-dient and a ange o mate ia s to c eate a wo k in 20 minutes! Fouteams compete ove two ounds. The winne s o each ound p og essto the g and na .

Iron Designer is produced by Melbournes Studio Binocularirondesigner.studiobinocular.com

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R -lov dD si r S ori s31 Jul 10 Oc ob r, dail 10am5pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um r

The chai has a ong and poignant past. Aesthetica , socio-po iticaand techno ogica , this eve da item efects va ied sto ies. A co ou -

u na ative o nine p e- oved chai s is evea ed at this insta ation. S d-ne -based designe s einte p et each piece. Contempo a design andbespoke beaut me ge to t ans o m a ti ed u nitu e piece into a wo ko a t. With thei notebooks in hand, the designe s have eco ded theiinspi ations ove the cou se o the p oject and these dia notes andsketches efecting thei unexpected design app oaches a e on disp a .

Featu ing Ch is Bose, A chitect; Pau Ga bett, G aphic Designe ;Adam Good um, Indust ia Designe ; Ch is Ha d , Indust ia Design-e , lies Haze ton, Jewe e Designe ; Ceci ia He e , Texti e Designe ,T ent Jansen, P oduct Designe ; And ew Simpson, Indust ia Designe ;Ch istina Wate son, Designe /A chitect.

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Dress borrowed rom Miu Miu, old curtain made by my mom, miraculouslylooking really cool with the naked people print.

Image: Tavi rom thestylerookie.com Photo: Spencer at spencertweedy.com


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Design, ashion and architecture blogs are sel -perpetuating mythologies, capable o raising bloggers to heroic,superhuman status. Where once there were soap boxes in the

park, upon which people could voice their opinions on li eand politics, now the blog is the public orum or individual viewpoints. PRUE GIBSON EXPLORES.

ThE opinion JunkiEs

Du ing the sho t histo o the inte net, opinion junkies have metas-

tasised ac oss the p anet. Thei b ogs a e popu a it contests, d ivenb consume desi e and ma ketp ace obsessions. The big question iswhethe the opinions o b ogge s exe t infuence o whethe its just a

ot o na cissistic hot gas b owing about in c be space.

Mike Wa sh, autho o Futuretainment sa s on his web site, the wo dhas been t ans o med b consume connectedness. We have movedawa om b oadcast netwo ks to audience and socia netwo ks o

sha ing and popu a ising ideas. Me bou ne b ogge Patt Huntingtono Frockwriter who has a backg ound in newspape jou na ism sa s,

I nd b ogging catha tic and the e a e no est ictions. I conside it a t.But does b og t a c equa autho it ? No. Fo a sma niche ma ket o opinion, the e is a sma dedicated audience.

News o b og t iumphs sp ead ike wi d e.Bryanboy is a oung Fi i-pino with a penchant o abu ous shoes and bags and has had an os-t ich skin handbag c eated in his honou b Ma c Jacobs. Despite hisse -abso bed dia notes, his e e o st e is evident. Scott Shumansb og The Sartorialist continues a t adition o photog aphic po t ai-tu e. He snapped st eet ashions in Pa is, New yo k and london andhis wo k has a so been pub ished as a co ee tab e book b Penguin,in imited editions. His b og o e s thought u and human sto ies omviewe s ega ding vintage ami st eet-chic photos. yvan rodic o

anothe ashion b ogFace Hunter had a book pub ished b Thames

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and Hudson. Judging om Face Hunters b og, rodics i e as a ash-ion stakeho de has esca ated, with book signings and man a modecompetition to judge.

Popu a it equa s ove. In the case o Bu be s atest socia netwo kingst oke-o -b i iance,Art o the trench , the omance equation is ite a .Estab ished in 2009, The art o the trench was set up to encou age its670 000 Bu be Facebook ans to submit photos o themse ves int ench coats and to get to know one anothe . With photos o cute tod-d e s, st eet ashionistas o Asian coup es getting ma ied in Bu be ,a demanding comments om b og eade s, the b og/socia site has p o-

i e ated quick .

But nothing is as cute as now ou teen ea o d Tavi whose b og Thestyle rookie o e s a su p ising sophisticated standa d o qui k st eand teenage angst. Tavi was twe ve when she began he b og which hasexp oded among oung audiences (not to mention thousands o cu i-ous ashion eade s sea ching o utu e design tips). This ange ic- aced,

gamin-hai ed gi points to avou ite ashion mag pages o d esses upin he bed oom in downtown Chicago. She a so ai s against the unch-oom po itics o being a midd e-schoo e in the US, having to watch

schoo mates g inding at the ea dance and the c ue t o a nastpimp e on he cheek o g im g asses. She exudes not so geek-chic, vin-tage- oving fai and uses he Canon Powe shot A590IS with Bogan t i-pod and se time to captu e he home-spun b og images.

Aside om thei snowba ing popu a it , b ogs have an imme-diac which standa d p ess can neve match. This is thei att ac-tion. B ogs pub ishing images o se -st ed sub-cu tu e DIy out tson the st eets (awa om coutu e unwa s) o a designed wovenchai om an unknown a tist o photos o the atest a chitects sus-tainab e home p esc ibe to the notion o a te natives and the atestand best. This immediac means the p og essive infuence on p intout ets is undeniab e: luc Feagins o the b og The design les sa s,

I nd magazine w ite s aiding b ogs o content. Peop e I inte view,shops I eatu ewi be contacted b jou na ists within da s o m post.

Un o tunate what sometimes accompanies the new ash o opinionjunkie b ogs is an annihi ation o the Eng ish anguage. B ogs b natu ea e o ten in d a t o m and consist o t uncated stabs o commenta .Unedited and unabashed, these diat ibes on ashion, design and a chi-

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Conve se , it cou d be a gued that audiences dont want ong, aca-demic, c itica essa s om b ogs. Those kinds o essa s and a tic es a ebette ead awa om the sc een. A te a b ogs a e eve -da quicksnaps o whats happening now.

The question o authenticit unctions in both di ections. Magazineswatch b ogs o ideas but the e a e a so b ogge s who app op iate and

egu gitate magazine mate ia . Howeve the point o the b og is to -te in o mation in o de to discove t ue ta ent. S dne based b og-ge Dan Hi sCity o sound is one o the best- ead most- oved b ogs.Whi e the w iting is se ious and mo e ong-winded than most, it is a

educed and concent ated sou ce o in o mation.

luc Feagins o The design les updates he in o mation dai and ishigh espected o that dedication. He b og eceives 140 000 page-views a month. Feagins sa s, eme ging designe s now have an inc ed-ib e oppo tunit to each a huge inte nationa audience cheap and eas-i . An a tic e posted b The Coolhunter ate ast ea was the aunching

pad o Me bou ne ighting designe Vo ke Haugs cu ent success. Shea so sa s he motivation is, keeping an Aust a ian voice out the e in themix o inc edib e UK based and US based design b ogs.

Howeve at the isk o sounding ike a na -sa e , the e is an attitudewithin the b og wo d that a paucit o on- ine image qua it is accept-ab e. The p etho a o substanda d images on b ogs comp omise p intmedia photog aphe s because, b the time p o essiona photog aphe s

snap and e to magazines, the e a ead o d news. Magazines wi be-come mo e di cu t to maintain in this envi onment and the sca cit o wo k wi t ick e down to ee ance w ite s, st ists and photog aphe s.The e is inc eased p essu e on the t aditiona a bite s o taste, such asthe ashion edito s o Vogue, to emain ahead o the ashion t ends.

Anothe advantage o b ogs is that each one te s a sto , with a distinc-tive voice and point o view. B ogs a e vignettes o ivespe sona and

emotiona exp essions. The edg voice o ashion b ogs such asFreshFruits and Gothic Lolita o e a view o Japanese aesthetic p eoccupa-tions. The indust /news b ogs such as stylecourt.blogspot.com, design-boom.com sha e photos and in o mation and o e thought u , se iousw iting and images o st ong design. These va ious sto ies o m tho o-gies cont ibute to a mo e accessib e anti-e itist wo d, a space o sha edexpe ience, whe e new a tists can nd thei wa to the su ace. As luc

Feagins sa s, b ogs democ atise design commenta .pg

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I took this on my BlackBerry at last years Rosemount Australian FashionWeek. Its a runway shot, takenby complete fukeduring Dion Lees show.FYI last year was the rst time people were Twittering rom the event and a bit o a stink erupted over the quality o a lot o the cellphone imagery. The new mediacontingent jokingly re erred to a new art movement called Bluralism . This im-age has become representative o my blog (mobile reporting). Patty Huntington,

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F a s h i o n i n a c T i o n

S rai up: o s r s i S d o li31 Jul 2010April 2011

The ise o photog aphic po t aitu e taken on the st eet has becomenothing sho t o an addiction o the ashion obsessed. This is thest aight up movement made possib e b the inte net, cheape digita

photog aph , and st eet- ashion b ogs, which have sp ung up a ovethe wo d(see essay: Opinion Junkies page 31).

The Powe house Museum's on ine p oject, Straight up: on the streetsin Sydney online invites ou to get invo ved taking photos on thest eets o S dne , and posting them on the S dne Design g oup ficke :fick .com/g oups/s dne design.

Make su e ou tag ou photos straightup . The images shou d inco -po ate a sho t message o sto esponding to the S dne Design themeTe us a Sto . Be c eative, impu sive and edg . B eco ding the st eett ends o ou neighbou hood,Straight up: on the streets in Sydney wibe a snapshot o u ban st e om a co ne s o ou exciting cit .

Images can be up oaded at an time and photos wi be disp a ed onsc een at the Museum.


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Pages 3637: Photo o Tavi courtesy Spencer Tweedy rom spencertweedy.com

Pages 3839: Daryl by Alex De Bonis


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FAShIOn In ACtIOn WeekenD7 a d 8 Au us , Sa urda a d Su da 10am4pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um r

Fashion photog aph was once shot at bespoke studios, but with thep o i e ation o digita came as in the 21st centu , st eet st e photog-

aph has become de igueu . With the eme gence o socia media andtechno ogica advances, unde -the- ada photog aphe s now p oduce

thei wo ks in st e b ogso e ing instant media to the st eetwiseaudience. Infuentia , ce eb it b ogge s such as Scott Schuman o TheSartorialist sco e ont- ow seats at unwa shows.

Meanwhi e, the cont o ed atmosphe e o the studio emains the pho-tog aphe s best chance o captu ing The look o the ashion po t ait.Shee beaut and edg designs ma set the scene but its the intangib ee ements that t ans o m a photog aphic shoot om unique to un o get-tab e. Du ing this specia weekend, visito s can expe ience the st isedsettings o a studio shoot and the spu -o -the-moment immediac o ast eet-st e ashion b og.

Fram d!7 Au us , Sa urda 10am12pm a d 12.30pm3.30pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um rWonde ing wh it takes a u da to get one b i iant photog aph?

This a -da shoot exp o es how to c eate The look. On set a e thephotog aphe , wa d obe st ist, set designe s, hai st ist, make-up a t-ist and mode . Whi e the mode is p imped and p eened to make hecame a- ead , an un o gettab e atmosphe e needs to be c eated in thestudio. St ist-to-the-sta s Megan Mo ton and designe Benja Ha neo Pape o m wi c eate sets using whimsica p ops. renowned S d-ne -based ashion photog aphe Hamish Ta-m wi di ect p oceedings.Expe ts in post-p oduction wi b ing out the u potentia o the im-ages with thei c eative digita da k oom techniques. Hamish wi thenst eam his images to a ge sc eens and di ect to ou iPhone.

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An all-day, live photo shoot reveals the many layers involved in creating the look

in ashion photography Photo: Hamish Ta m


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Cap ur d!8 Au us , Su da ourl 10am12.30pm a d 1.30pm4pmPow r ous Mus um, $80Limi d plac s, boo i s ss ial s d d si .com.aulights, came a, ipstickd ess to ki and be ead to pose! Becomean instant supe mode , taking pa t in a high-end photog aphic shoot.you be st ed at a hai and make-up ba . Su ounded b p ops bce eb it inte io specia ist Megan Mo ton and designe Benja Ha ne ,

ou eve pose, pout and position wi be guided b Powe house Mu-seum photog aphe s. Captu ed! wi emb ace a mo e edg ook; thiswi be a po t ait ike no othe ! These uck and ea ess mode s cana so se ect a ee avou ite image to o de . To gua antee ou p ace,

emembe to book ea .

Scr i Fas io7 Au us , Sa urda 2pm3pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.auIn ess than ve ea s, b ogge s ike The Sa to ia ist, Susie Bubb e andGa ance Do have changed how ashion is captu ed and c itiqued.Ha nessing the DIy cha m o new media techno ogies, the new gua dis documenting the st eet. Ka lage e d shows his wit on Twitte ;Ma c Jacobs snubs ont- ow ce eb ities o ive inte net st eaming o the catwa k; Chane woos Sco sese o a new TV comme cia ; TomFo d takes on Ho wood with A Single Man ; whi e Anna Wintou(The September Issue ) and Va entino (The Last Emperor) et the cam-e as in behind c osed doo s.

This ta k, b D A ex Munt and D Susie Khamis both ectu e s in theDepa tment o Media, Music and Cu tu a Studies at Macqua ie Uni-ve sit , conside s how new media techno ogies a e making ashion amo e accessib e and vo eu istic.


Image: Alanah Hill runway during Australian Fashion Week.Photo: William West/Getty Images Entertainment


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Photo o Tavi courtesy Spencer Tweedy rom spencertweedy.com


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S rai up a Mus um8 Au us , Su da 11am3pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um rB ing ou u ban st e into view at the Powe house and become pa t o a ast-paced photo-shoot that captu es the st eetwise ook. A oamingteam o photog aphe s om the Aust a ian Cent e o Photog aphwi ec eate the c assic st aight up st e as the photog aph peop e atthe Museum th oughout the da .

This h b id st e o documenta / ashion photog aph pa s homage tothe infuentia magazine, i-D. Coined the st aight up, this socia docu-mentation uses head-to-toe st eet po t aits, asking peop e on the st eet ase ies o questions about i e, ove and inspi ation. Those photog aphedcan choose to have thei u ban po t aits appea o n The Straight Up: onthe streets in Sydney online F ick g oup. Each image wi eatu e pe -sona , punch messages and be viewed b a wo dwide audience.

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Froc s ars: i sid Aus ralia Fas io WU il 29 Au us , dail 10am5pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um r

live the d eamand the d amao S dne s most exc usive ashionevent, the rosemount Aust a ian Fashion Week, at this behind-the-scenes exhibition. Showcasing what takes p ace at these indust -onpa ades, Frock stars is a co abo ative p oject with IMG Fashion, ce -eb ating the 15- ea annive sa o this dazz ing event.

Upon ente ing, visito s a e t anspo ted into the exc usive wo d o Aus-t a ian Fashion Week, whe e the catwa k comes a ive. On the unwa ,an a a o out ts b be -designe s Aki a Isogawa, Co ette Dinnigan,Miche e Jank, Easton Pea son, Zimme mann and Ksubi a e show-cased. F om the vantage point o the ont ow, visito s a so expe iencethe inside machinationswhe e bu e s and media commentato s canmake o b eak ashion co ections.

Visito s then go backstage to see how mode s, hai and make-up a t-ists, st ists and show p oduce s co abo ate to keep this ast-pacedevent unning smooth . In the VIP ounge, watch ootage om va iousshows and exc usive inte views with designe s, mode s and industinside s, and see ce eb it snaps om egenda socia photog apherobe t rosen.

Fu o avish gowns and avant-ga de c eations,Frock stars evea s thebackstage buzz and unwa th i s at Powe house Museums ashionspectacu a .

This exhibition is a collaboration between IMG Fashion and thePowerhouse Museum. Exhibition Supporter: Sharp

Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival, 2328 August.For urther in ormation visit rs .com.au

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Models backstage in Michelle Janks debut collection at Australian Fashion Week.

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InDUStRy tALkSPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um rLimi d umb rs, boo i s ss ial o s d d si .com.au

Join indust expe ts o a se ies o ta ks at the Powe house Museumth oughout S dne Design. Cu ato s, photog aphe s, st ists and c ea-tives om a wide gammut o indust ies have come togethe to sha ethei know edge and expe ience on the majo exhibitions.

Cr a i loo : haz l B i is co ribu io31 Jul , Sa urda 2pm3pm

Join Anne-Ma ie Van de Ven, Powe house Museum cu ato , as sheint oduces the ema kab e c eativit o Me bou ne ashionista, HazeBenini, who wo ked as both an independent visua me chandise a tistand a ongside he husband, B uno Benini, as a st ist. Fo a most vedecades, Haze Benini shaped and invented an end ess st ing o sto ies,themes and up-to-the-minute ideas to p omote ashion and design tothe p ess. This ta k wi be o owed b a ve specia , one-o oppo -tunit to wa k th ough the Creating the look exhibition with HazeBenini. This tou is on avai ab e to booked guests.

Jour o a li im : David Mis as io p o o rap r1 Au us , Su da 2pm3pm

Captu ing ashion and Aust a ian i e om the 1960s, David Mist hasbeen a eade o contempo a photog aph in Aust a ia in the 20thcentu . Bo n and t ained in london, he a ived in S dne in 1961with a cosmopo itan out ook. At this ta k, David evea s the st e andfavou o i e in S dne in this e a with a se ection o mod ashion im-ages. He efects on his ea da s at Ba on Studios in london and his

ashion shoots du ing the 1960s and be ond.

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SyDNEy DESIGN

F r a do Friso i a d ar o s li !4 Au us , W d sda 12.30pm1.30pmU ban ashion goes unde the mic oscope as a se ection o S dne s

ashion eade s ana se cu ent design t ends. led b enowned pho-tog aphe , st ist and designe Fe nando F isoni, co umnist oTheSun-Herald who documents S dne s st eet ashion. The event ishosted b Anne-Ma ie Van de Ven. Fo owing this ta k, B azi ian-bo nFe nando p ovides a specia one-o tou o theCreating the look exhi-bition, inc uding a disp a o his own u ban st eet ashion photog aph .

t am: Juli Balla cap ur s loo8 Au us , Su da 2pm3pmDiscove what ea happens at high-end ashion shoots du ing this

ascinating ta k b awa d-winning photog aphe , Ju i Ba a. Based inS dne , this a tist t ave s the g obe in sea ch o the pe ect mix o oca-

tion and ight. He e, she sha es ta esb inging togethe c eative c ews,exotic ocations, stunning out ts and avishing mode s. De ned b heinte est in the a ts, m and ashion, Ju is photos have appea ed in

oca and inte nationa magazines such asVogue, Vanity Fair, Grazia and Marie Claire . He wo k is cu ent ep esented in theCreating the look exhibition. Shes joined b he c eative and photog aphicteam in this sma o um, hosted b Anne-Ma ie Van de Ven.

Wor s opp d d si al15 Au us , Su da 2pm3pmDesigne s om Wo kshopped 10 shed ight on the p ocess o p oductdesign and exp o e how ideas a e bo n, e ned, tested and b ought toma ket. The ta k wi take a ook at p oduction issues such as: Whata e the di e ent o ms o inspi ation that shape design p ocess? Howdoes Wo kshopped b ing Aust a ian design to the attention o inte -

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Boo ilicious9 Au us , Mo da 2pm3pmThe Powe house Museums co ection o ootwea is so a ge and va -ied it wou d tu n Ime da Ma cos g een with env . Join cu ato rebeccaBowe on this qui k tou o the co ection as she ooks at shoes wo nb st ippe s, signed b egends, deco ated b a tists, and wo n b o di-na peop e doing ext ao dina things. F om the tin shoes made oChinese womens bound eet to the towe ing p at o ms o Aust a iasg am- ocke Wi iam Shakespea e in the 1970s, this is a jou ne evea -ing the ascinating sto ies behind the ootwea .

Com or , co rol, cou ur a d croc10 Au us , tu sda 2pm3pmStep back in time to see the open obes and bust e d esses o the 18thand 19th centu , as we as the st pai o e astic-sided boots om

1837. F om the 20th centu , haute coutu e b Ch istian Dio and hatsb Phi ip T eac a e on disp a , whi e the Museum evea s one o itsmost ecent acquisitionsa c ochet d ess designed b romance WasBo n, and wo n b Aust a ias ashion-savv acto , Cate B anchett. P e-sented b cu ato G nis Jones.

Dr ssi i Lac11 Au us , W d sda 2pm3pmD essing in lace ooks at a e ace ga ments om the basement o the Powe house Museum. Cu ato lindie Wa d evea s va ious tac-ti e t eats, inc uding an 18th-centu si ve ace petticoat, a 1940s I ishc ocheted wedding d ess and mi ine nets used in the 1950s. Withmo e than 300 pieces o handmade ace sto ed in the Museum, thistou emb aces the histo o ace, uncove ing the 19th-centu evo u-tion when manu actu ed ace ove took bespoke wo k. Join lindie to

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In this age o global consumerism and o digital and machinetechnology, the pendulum o human desire is swinging.PRUE GIBSON EXPLORES.

cLusTErs oF TacTiLiTy,ThrEads oF warMTh anda rETurn To ThE sEnsEsThe vintage and the hand-made a e expe iencing inc eased popu a it .This p a u , positivist attitude towa ds i e ma efect an eme gence

om the b eak ea s o conse vative gove nment but it a so efects aneed to be ibe ated om the anxieties o the wo d, whe e natu a andunnatu a disaste s a e a ecting the envi onment, esou ces and co ec-tive we -being.

A ascination with b uta , mass-p oduced, machinist aesthetics in a chi-tectu e, design and ashion a e mo phing into a wish o the authentic,the adaptive, the sustainab e and the natu a . Wa m tones and tacti esu aces, ca ved wood and hand-th own ce amics, ec c ed and sustain-ab e mate ia s, emotiona and adaptive c eativit : these concepts a ec eating new jo .

In di ect esponse to the g oba supe -b ands which eve one and an-one can access and own, man designe s a e c eating qui k , c a t-

inspi ed, nosta gic wo ks o a t. This desi e o individua ism is a ps -cho-emotiona de ence against a mass menta it . Aust a ian designeCind -lee Davies use o o d ca whee s with mac am o c ochet o

seating is the pe ect examp e. She app ies the hand-made to the o -cutso indust . Howeve , as Ka en McCa tne autho and edito o InsideOut sa s, even the manu actu ed pieces o design a e being given ano d-st e qua it , made to ee ike an o igina .

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A model showcases the Iced VoVo inspired dress by Romance Was Born at Rose-mount Australian Fashion Week 2009, eatured in Frock stars at the Powerhouse.

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Anothe design tendenc is to ocus on ea th nosta gic notions o the

past. The untouched andscape, the ea thenwa e pot, the hand-stitchedd ess and the co ectib e. The idea o the co ectib e efects an ea nestendeavou to gathe objects that a e wo th savingthe imited editionbook, the a tists p oo o g andmas mac am. This t ave s on the taiend o the anxiet e a, whe e the extinction o species and giant pi es o

ubbish at tip sites be ate us.

C oth designe Ju ie Pate son is nosta gic but is not one to c ing to anone object. She has no hei ooms but he sense o histo and o pass-ing time is c ucia to he wa pape and ab ic design. M designs a ea sum o the past and the utu e, she sa s. Fo Pate son, he designsmight be as p osaic as visua stimu i g eaned om the eve da activito wa king to the shops o noticing the ines o e ect icit wi es. I aminte ested in a sense o inc usion: designs o eve one, the e is some-thing om eve ones expe ience. M designs a e ve much about o -

dina i e.She ecent was given ba es o knitted natu a woo om a g eeng oce

iend, who had bought a a m in the Southe n High ands. Pate sonused this p e- oved, p e-knitted woo to make new pieces o upho ste edbespoke u nitu e. This ta e te s the t ue sto o ab ic design inAust a ia because it is a sto o ec c ing, o a sha ed histo and acommunit expe ience.

S dne autho and st ist Megan Mo ton sa s, I be ieve that this c a t-ie , hand-made ook is something that ets a non-a t bu ing customein - when eve thing ooks a itt e mo e hand-done and ami ia , wea e mo e ike to covet it, athe than ea it. Designe s Thi d D aweDown esponded to this ea ning with thei ange o co ectib e, edi-tioned app iqud tea towe s. Designe Nikki Gab ie a so c eates hand-d ed ga ments in ne si k and hand-knitted inen, e e encing the c a to comp ex ac knitting techniques.

liane ross e , co- ounde and designe o Dinosau Designs o ganisesknitting wo kshops to add ess the idea that the end esu t is not thewho e objective. Fo S dne Design, he wo kshop is ca ed Knitt ,G itt and loop . In it, knitte s come togethe to sha e time and ski s.ross e sa s, We a e su ounded b so man choices but when ou c e-

ate something o expe ience something pe sona , the ewa ds a e iche .

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It is eas to go shopping and bu something that equi ed s ave abou

and soon a s apa t. But it is bette to nd something that took timeto make and to ook at things with a di e ent unde standing o va ue.To want to touch and ee is instinctive. ross e s wo kshops d aw onthose expe iences o sha ed ideas and sto ies. The make use o p a n( a n made om p astic shopping bags). We take mate ia s and t ans-

o m them. So we save the oceans and and s and make somethingo igina that is enjo ab e to c eate.

Megan Mo ton a so unde stands the idea o saving esou ces. She sa s,At this ea s Mi an Fu nitu e Fai , the necessit o p oducing new wo keach and eve ea was questioned. One o the majo p a e s, UK de-signe Tom Dixon, set up a wo kshop whe e his team made the ightswith thei own hands and then so d them at the end o the show. This

educed thei ootp int and saved on eight ca ting. It was a comp etedi ective and a message that I am su e a wi o ow at next ea s ai .

Fashion designe s a e eading the pack in nding the specia co ectib ein a sea o the mass-p oduced. Some a e co abo ating with a tists toc eate the e ect o the a tists hand. romance Was Bo n has consist-ent used mac am and pom poms in thei image . The wo ked withvisua a tist De Kath n Ba ton on thei Ga den o Eden se ies. Thishigh ighted the u gent need to c eate a new pa adise, a new andscapeto popu ate. Zimme mans unique p ints adhe e to the cottage industconcept and G eek designe Ma Kat antzous o igina p inted d essesa so mi o individua isation.

In a chitectu a design, the g een attitude has a ected o ce spacewhe e p aces o wo k a e new oases; ca bon-neut a , ee om toxins,making use o sustainab e mate ia s and emu ating a natu a envi on-ment. A chitects wo d-wide a e making use o c a ted timbe e ements,hand- o med ammed ea th wa s, scu pted ound hand ai s oca ved ma b e b ski ed a tisans. And a chitects a e ocussing on sus-tainabi it , sa s McCa tne . Me bou ne a chitect John Wa d e wo kswith a tists to integ ate c eative e ements in a natu a wa .

In visua a t, a tists have ecent chosen image om the wi de nessand the o est, and popu ated them with cute anima s and st ange newanima h b ids (Sha on G een, Kate rohde, Pat icia Piccinini) in o de

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visions o the utu e. But as Me bou ne design cu ato Kate rhodes sa s,these o ests and andscapes a e benign ai ta e o ests.

This aises an inte esting point ega ding the ea it o these utopian c av-ings, which a e a eaction against the subve sive and sceptica sati e o the most mode n idiom. The t end towa ds the wa mth o hand- o medtacti e udiments in a t and a chitectu e is pa t o an u gent and positivedesi e o a pe ect wo d in the utu e which doesnt ( et) exist. Is it eapossib e to achieve a s owe , mo e pe sona and meaning u expe ience o

i e and a t? What is ce tain is that the co ective wi is the e.pg

Above: Cloth by Julie Paterson. Right: Con etti Systems, by Third Drawer Down.

Following pages: Reticella Lace series by Cecilia He er. Photo: Paul Pavlou.

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Ma Lou Wor s op #1: k i i Co s ruc iowi ni i gabri l13, 14 or 15 Au us , Frida Su da 10am1pm or 2pm5pmPow r ous Mus um, $80 Adul s/$76 Pow r ous M mb rs(i clud s k i i Co s ruc io i )Boo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

Join a hands-on wo kshop ed b knitwea and texti e designe NikkiGab ie . Its he ski o mixing o d c a t p actices with new mate ia sand innovations in knit p oduction that gives he ga ments a contem-po a ee . At the wo kshops, she demonst ates how to knit comp exga ments om st aight o wa d designs. Quick shapes a e added to eachothe to c eate di e ent items om a sca to a bo e a to a ca digan.

Co abo ating with sma a ming communities and spinning mi s, thecustomised b e used is ha vested and spun oca whi e etaining its nat-u a co ou . A chance to make, const uct and discove end ess possibi ities.

Ma Lou Wor s op #2: F l M to (2 da wor s op)1415 Au us , Sa urda a d Su da 11am3pmPow r ous Mus um, $125 Adul s/$115 Pow r ous M mb rsBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

F om Vinnies to designe chic! B ing a ong an o d woo en jumpe om an op shop o om homeand e- ashion it into a go geous tote

bag. Using the ancient p ocess o e ting, the o d jumpe wi be decon-st ucted and ebo n as a b and new accesso . let ou imagination

un wi d as ou cut, o d, sew and app iqu ou tote bag, stamping itwith ou own pe sona it . B ing an o d woo en knit jumpe o woo -

en ga ment; a othe sewing equipment and mate ia s wi be supp ied.

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Ma Lou Wor s op #3: Cravi cross s i c wi tamara Ma s14 or 15 Au us , Sa urda or Su da 11am3pmPow r ous Mus um, $80 Adul s/$76 Pow r ous M mb rs(i clud s cross s i c i ) Boo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

One o S dne s most espected c a t specia ists, Tama a Ma nes,b ends cutting-edge design and homespun techniques to p oducehomewa e p oducts, anging om patchwo k cushions to c oss-stitch

ette s and mac am wa hangings. In this wo kshop, Tama a teachesou c oss-stitch techniques using one o he o igina kits inc uded. She

a so evea s a simp e, inexpensive wa to c eate ou own c oss-stitchdesign cha ts using g aph pape .

Li sl haz l o Wi r 2009 D si nSW: trav lli Sc olars ip31 Jul 15 Au usL v l 3 i s alla io , r wi Mus um r

lies Haze ton uses o d compute s as aw mate ia s o he awa d-win-ning jewe e and u nitu e. She won the 2009 Design NSW: T ave -

ing Scho a ship which enab ed he to visit Guatema a whe e she wasinvo ved with oca communit a tisans. Fo S dne Design, lies wic eate an insta ation that exp o es t aditiona c a t ski s and texti etechniques. The 2010 Design NSW: T ave ing Scho a ship winne wibe announced on 29 Ju and is p esented b the Powe house Museum

and A ts NSW, in pa tne ship with the B itish Counci .

w o r k s h o p & E x h i b i T i o n

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D si boom mar13, 14 a d 15 Au us , Frida 10am9pm, w d 10am5pmPow r ous Mus um$5 r o bo mar s; i clud s Mus um rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

With a bazaa - ike atmosphe e, designboom mart o e s a chance tomeet inte nationa designe s, ask questions and snap up cutting-edge

items. Designe s have the oppo tunit to meet with custome s, manu-actu e s, dist ibuto s and cu ato s to discuss thei wo k. Cu ated andp esented b the independent on ine pub ication designboom (design-boom.com), designboom mart is staged at estiva s a ound the wo d.Most designs p ovide one-o sma se ies, avai ab e on o the du a-tion o the ma t itse .

you Blood: D si rs Mar13, 14 a d 15 Au us , Frida 10am9pm, w d 10am5pmPow r ous Mus um$5 r o bo mar s; i clud s Mus um rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

Meet and bu di ect om the best new design ta ent in the count .Featu ing ashion, u nitu e, jewe e , g aphics, indust ia design andmo e, this cu ated ma ket is a g impse into the utu e, a c itica aunchpad o Aust a ias ta ented oung designe s, as we as a vib ant ma -ket o the design-savv shoppe . Fi st staged in 2005, Young Blood isthe p ace to expe ience the buzz, c ave the c eativit , spot the t endsand snap up bespoke wo ks at a easonab e p ice.

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Right: Popular designer markets Young Blood and designboom mart return to thePowerhouse Museum or Sydney Design 2010.


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A Wor s op wi I dus r Prac i io rs3 a d 4 Au us , tu sda a d W d sda 10am1pmPow r ous Mus um, $15 i clud s Mus um r a d ma rials1030 s ud s. Boo i s ds rv@p m. ov.au or 9217 0222

In these hands-on wo kshops students have the oppo tunit to wo ka ongside p o essiona indust ia designe s K istian Aus and AdamGood um as the esea ch, gene ate ideas and c eate a p otot pe o a

chai inspi ed b the Museums design co ection. K istian and Adamwi p ovide students with indust insights a ongside demonst ationso techniques and mate ia manipu ation. The wo kshop wi conc udewith a showcase o the na designs in a g oup c itique which inc udesa st ess test on thei so ution. Students wo k co abo ative in esponseto the design b ie which has one unique design pa amete the chai isnot a owed to have ou egs!

SCAMPeR d si or y ars 912, D si & t c olo s ud st ursda 5, tu sda 10 a d W d sda 11 Au usS ssio s: 10.30am11am, 11.30am12pm, 12.30pm1pm, 1.30pm2pmPow r ous Mus um, $7 i clud s r a d ma rials1530 s ud s. Boo i s ds rv@p m. ov.au or 9217 0222

A basic wate bott e ma be an eve da p oduct but once this item

has been ewo ked b a g oup o Design & Techno og students, itcou d become a utu e designe item in the not-too-distant utu e.Students wo k in g oups and wi eceive va ious design examp es tostimu ate ideas. Students wi gene ate va ious design imp ovementsto thei wate bott e, eventua choosing and sketching a so ution top esent to the g oup. SCAMPEr is a design activit , aimed at he pingstudents gene ate a mu titude o ideas o design imp ovements to aneve da p oduct. This wo kshop is a g eat p epa ation o yea 912students be o e ate exp o ing the va ious design disp a s as pa to S dne Design. This activit wi encou age them to think aboutwa s the can make imp ovements to the wo d o design that existsa ound them.

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as BReAk30 Jul , Frida 8am9am, arriv a 7.45amPow r ous Mus um, Boil r M zza i , $8 (i clud s br a as )Boo i s pow r ous mus um.com/boo i s/ as br a .p p

The 2010 astBrEAK innovation se ies is an exciting addition to S dne sevent ca enda that has sent a buzz th ough oca c eative and ent ep e-neu ia communities. At each astBrEAK session, ve sha p oung in-dust eade s om va ious secto s tack e big questions with ve-minute

esponses a ound themes o c eativit , comme cia isation, co abo ation,connections and conve sation. Innovation is the stap e o the astBrEAKmenu. This months p esente s, esponding to the question Whats ousto ?, a e Suzanne Bocca atte, Bocca atte design and pub ishing; T olum, Hopscotch Fi ms; Fa e Ma ama a, Pa o Pa o; Ke robson, Ga a;and Nic Moo e, Pete Stutchbu A chitects. P oduced b Vibewi e inpa tne ship with the Powe house Museum.

B a_SpacPow r ous Mus um a d Cr a ivi & Co i io S udios a UtS31 Jul 15 Au us

The C eativit and Cognition Studios at UTS p esents se ected a tistsshowing thei inte active and time-based wo k du ing the inte nationa2010 Compute G aphics, Inte action and Visua isation (CGIV10)

con e ence. Wo ks se ected exp o e inte active na ative th ough cut-ting edge- esea ch.betaspace.org.au and creativityandcognition.com

Wild For t a Cosi sh irlooms, Ar ? a d Our C ild a h ar14 Au us , Sa urda 11.00amPow r ous Discov r C r , 172 S ow rou d Road, Cas l hill$8/$5/$25 amil . D ails cas l ill.pow r ous mus um.com/ v s

Join the G and Pu Baa, and Queen o the Tea Cos , loani P io o aninsight u cos ta k and a disp a o six o he rea Wi d Tea Cosiesinc uding Ca men Mi anda, Pa t Gi and Co a Punk. Eve bodhas a tea cos sto . It is in the Aust a ian ps che, an object o socia his-to , o an evocation o sweet memo ies o g andmothe s? Tea cosies havea woo th ead to ou hea t and the tug it oving .



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Pap r Pla Acad m

31 Jul a d 1 Au us , Sa urda a d Su da ,45 mi s s ssio s: 10.15am, 11.30am a d 1pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

A hands-on c eative wo kshop whe e itt e (and big) kids exp o e theic eativit and p actica it th ough the use o the pape p ane. youngdesigne s expe iment with thei p anes in the ae ia p a g ound, a pu -pose-bui t obstac e cou se in the sk . Best o ages 3 ea s+.

Above: Paper engineer Benja Harney hosts a Pop-Up Book workshop or kidsduring Sydney Design 2010.


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Pop-Up Boo Wor s op31 Jul a d 1 Au us , Sa urda a d Su da 12 oo 3pmPow r ous Mus um ,$40 adul s/$30 Pow r ous m mb rs/$25 c ild/$15 c ild m mb rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

Fami ies a e encou aged to c eate ca ds with a sto ! App designs anda two k to a p e-designed base and exp o e basic pape enginee ingmechanisms. P esented b Benja Ha ne , a Pape Enginee ing designe

om Pape o m. Best o ages 10 ea s+.

Mi i ours31 Jul a d 1 Au us , 11am, 12 oo , 1pm a d 2pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

I ust ated b Sonn Da omWe Buy Your Kids , these itt e designta es a e based on the Japanese Kamishibai o m o sto te ing and

inked to the o igins o manga and anime. Take a ami tou oveth ee eve s o the Museum conside ing th ee objects on disp a oma design pe spective o chi d en. listen o the sound o the Kam-ishibais two wooden c appe s at the ent ance to Inspired! exhibitionannouncing the a iva o the sto te e . Best o ages 3+.

Bac s a Fas io Wor s op1 Au us , Su da 2pm3.15pmPow r ous Mus um, $10 c ild/$5 c ild m mb rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

The Easton Pea son activit cent e in Frock stars: inside AustralianFashion Week gives oung visito s hands-on activities, discove ing thec eativit o ashion and design behind the catwa k g amou . young

hands can make a wa d obe o pape out ts o thei pape do s, mix-ing and matching patte ns, shapes and out t designs inspi ed b pieces

om the designe s co ections. Fo this specia kids weekend on , theMuseums Fashion Cu ato gives an int oduction to each activit andan insight into the ashion wo d. Best o ages 1015.

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B di B i i: as io mas -up wor s op1 Au us , Su da 2pm3.15pmPow r ous Mus um, $10 c ild/$5 c ild m mb rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

Hands-on activit whe e pa ticipants can et thei imagination un wi dto c eate su ea ist images b cutting up, mounting and e aming B u-no and Haze Beninis photog aphs to c eate new ooks. This wo kshop

wi a so inc ude an int oducto ta k about the new exhibition,Creat-ing the look: Benini and ashion photography . Best o ages 1015.

t ti or um: I t Palac o Blossums31 Jul a d 1 Au us , Sa urda a d Su da 10.30am a d 3pmPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um rBoo i s ss ial s d d si .com.au

The Pa ace o B ossums activit cent e, withinThe Tinytoreum exhibi-tion, p ovides hands-on activit o ve oung theat e designe s. Tinhands can make o co ou a cha acte o a ep oduction 19th centuGe man pape theat e scene. Fo this specia kids weekend, the exhibi-tion p oduce wi give an int oduction to this cha ming exhibition anddiscuss design as a p ob em-so ving activit . The Tinytoreum eatu es ave inventive goanna ca ed Gunna. Wo ds and i ust ations b awa d-winning autho Jackie F ench and i ust ato B uce What e o Diaryo a Wombat . The Tinytoreum is next in the Powe house MuseumsOddito eum se ies o co ection-based disp a s o ami ies, eatu ingAust a ian a tists and autho s. Fo ages 58 ea s.


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At Studio Castiglioni in Milan, Giovanna Castiglioni and hermother have opened up the doors to her athers studio allow-ing the public into rooms overfowing with drawings, models,

prototypes and objects HEIDI DOKUlIl INTErVIEWSGIOVANNA CASTIGlIONI

casTigLioni:a dEsignEd LiFE

The o igin o a design, its impact on the envi onment, and the sociaconditions unde which it is c eated a e inc easing the questions thaten ighted individua s and companies a e asking about the objects thatmake up ou su oundings. A hund ed o mo e ea s ago, peop e wou dhave ike known the oca cabinet make , b acksmith and tai o pe son-a . Toda the make is most an anon mous autho designing o ananon mous consume , but it is the p ovenance o a pieceits connectionto the past o its e evance to the p esentthat dete mines whethe weconnect to it o not.

At ace va ue, a piece o u nitu e can be beauti u , a though we se domunde stand its own unique sto : the ski o the c a tsman in wo kingthe mate ia s and o m, the adventu e o t ia and e o the esea chthat goes into deve oping an idea and o ten, the p ocess to make it. Itis these sto ies that a e an impo tant pa t o dete mining the va ue o adesign toda , be ond its aesthetic beaut .

The wo k o Ita ian a chitect and designe Achi e Castig ioni goes a be-ond what ou st see in a chai , a tab e, a ight, o a bui ding. At Studio

Castig ioni in Mi an, Giovanna Castig ioni and he mothe have openedup the doo s to he athe ss studio, a owing the pub ic into ooms ove -fowing with d awings, mode s, p otot pes and objects that inspi ed andamused his inquisitive natu e, and a e the b uep int to a man now con-side ed one o the most impo tant designe s in post-wa Ita .


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On the ing oad a ound Mi ans Caste e, is the studio o Achi e Cas-tig ioni. A neo-c assica acade, cou t a d and steep stai s ead ouup to a se ies o ooms ove fowing with su p ises. Wa s a e ined in

abe ed a chive boxes and tubes o p ans. P otot pes sit on tab eswith mode s and mate ia samp es, notes and photog aphs, and a hugeg ass cabineta most bu sting openis ed with objects, each one

inked to an idea o a p oject.

Its too much to take in at st, but as ou e es ocus ou becomeawa e o how man things Achi e Castig ioni was inte ested in, andhis heightened sense o cu iosit about objects that he amous de-sc ibed as anon mous.

Achi e wo ked in these ve ooms o mo e than 60 ea s, st withhis b othe Pie Giacomo, and om 1968 with assistants, two o whom sti wo k the e toda . Fo owing Achi es death in 2002, anag eement between the Castig ioni ami and the T ienna e Mi ano

esu ted in the studio being opened to the pub ic in Janua 2006 otou s, as we as to he p a chive the enti e co ection o 287 indust iadesign p ojects, 201 a chitectu e p ojects, and 486 exhibition p ojects

with sketches, technica d awings, a tic es, invoices, cont acts, ette s,and eve ink to each p oject.

Achi e neve thought about opening the studio, ema ks GiovannaCastig ioni. But it was a natu a step when we decided with m moth-e , m b othe and m siste to sha e Achi es wa o thinking and hiswo k. He to d me that i I enjo m job I can enjo m i e, so I decidedto sta t th ee ea s ago when m mothe asked me to he p he un the

studio. We have to sa thank ou to m mothe o he good cha acteand gene osit because she a owed this p ace to open. It is ve ha do he to emain he e because she had a wonde u e ationship with

m athe .

Giovanna is Achi es oungest daughte and a geo ogist who hasshi ted ca ee s to manage the studio with Diane a Gobbato, who be-gan wo king the e as Achi es assistant in 1986, and Antone a, whobegan wo king in 1981. Togethe , ove the past th ee ea s, the havewe comed mo e than 13,000 visito s. I think eve tou is specia and

o me eve one is di e ent, she enthuses. I t to te di e ent sto ieseach time, so it depends on the cu iosit o visito s. I ove to ta k withpeop e. Its a so ve nice o me to eceive di e ent designe s ike IngoMau e , Ma io Be ini, Jaspe Mo ison, and a ot o ounge design-e s. Students who have a oung mind inte est me.

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( )Ink tAnk31 Jul 15 Au usPow r ous Mus um, r wi Mus um r

th(e)INK TANK is a ive, site-speci c insta ation and event which c e-

ates a space o c itica dia ogue and exchange. repo ting on S dneDesign as it happens th(e)INK TANK wi gene ate and p omote newna atives a ound c itica design, design phi osoph , sustainab e utu esand eme ging design pa adigms and mode s o p actice.

The insta ation hosts an edito ia team o oung w ite s and think-e s who wi co abo ative p oduce a mini pub icationeithe p int,on ine o expe imenta combinations o the twoto be made avai ab e

at the c ose o S dne Design. Content such as essa s, inte views andsto ies wi be commissioned o g eaned om ke design ( e)thinke s,and used as the c itica amewo k o a se ies o events and discussionshe d du ing S dne Design, examining ideas, p actices and contexts

om within the estiva and be ond.

Keep ou e es pee ed oth(e)INK TANK s mobi e o ce making itse at home in and a ound the Museum, and at theinktank.o g

i n s T a L L a T i o n + M E d i a c E n T r E


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t Bi Rac As ArD ails rom 10 Au us a pow r ous mus um.com/bi rac s

He es ou chance to e evate the humb e bike ack into a g o ious wo ko u ban a t. This design competition invites st eet-savv designe s to

e-imagine the bike ack as a thing o beaut . Functiona it is anotheke e ement in this competition, making the piece ong- asting and easto use. A te being manu actu ed, the winning design wi be insta edth ough the sub egiona bike netwo ks a ong the Pa amatta, Geo gesand Nepean ive s in Weste n S dne . you design wi be viewed anduti ised b thousands o peop e as ou p a ou pa t in making NSWone o the wo ds g eat p aces to ide a bike. Whethe its o wo k,exe cise o un, c c ing is an inc easing popu a and impo tant modeo t ave in S dne .

A joint project o the Powerhouse Museum and the RTA, as part o the NSW BikePlan.

c o M p E T i T i o n

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Co c p o r ali , pr s d b Alc m I ova io10 Au us , tu sda 2pm4pmPow r ous Mus um, rBoo i s ausi v .com/ v s

Discove how to tu n ideas andinventions into viab e, ma ket-ab e p oducts. This semina wip ovide a step-b -step guideon how to avoid the pit a s o deve oping an idea and dem-

onst ate the ke p incipa s obui ding a va ue p oposition.And ew Dowe om the NSWInnovation Adviso Se vice widiscuss design comme cia isationissues that wi he p buddinginvento s tu n that p oductinto ea it .


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c i T y - w i d E

W w lov ma i boo s: id asabou u r d s l - xpr ssio2 Au us , Mo da 7.30pmB r a, 17 Alb r a S , S d ,$25 (i clud s as i pla a d

lass o wi ) Boo i s ss iali o@b r a.com.au

What do ou think when ouhea the wo d book? An objectmade o pages, ink and g ue othe smooth sc een o an iPad?Whi e on ine books a e so d to thepub ic as the utu e o pub ishing,the e has been a g owth in sensua ,seductive and handmade pub ica-tions. Think McSweene s (USA)and Fue (UK). Hea pub ishe sta k about thei ove o p intingbeauti u pub ications and uxu i-ate ove the ee , sme and tacti it

o these o d-schoo methods.The o um inc udes Joseph A enShea (Iz ock / Monste Chi d enGa e ), Suzanne Bocca atte (Boc-ca atte / T unk Books), Ke nowC aig (B ood & Thunde Pub ish-ing Conce n / The rizze ia), rob-e t Mi ne and Sinisa Ma kovic(raino Pub ishing) and JohannaFeathe stone (The red room co.)

P c a kuc a ni10 Au us , tu sda 7.30pmFor v u d ails a d da s c cs d d si .com.au

Pecha Kucha is the S dne eg o the Tok o-based phenomenon.Pecha Kucha is an open o um o ideas, a s ide night o a chitects,designe s, students, and an onewith something c eative to sha e.To keep things snapp , app oxi-

mate 20 p esente s on the nighta e given 20 seconds to p esent20 s ides. P esente s wi beannounced c ose to the event.

pecha-kucha.org/night/sydney

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Wor s opp d 10:A d si d cad514 Au us , 8.30am6.30pmC i Plaza, S d , r

Showcasing a ste a ange o Aust a ian u nitu e, ightingand p oduct design conceived beme ging oung designe s,Work-shopped 10 ocuses on the wo ko designe s that a e c eating the

utu e, inspi ing, enhancing and

making a di e ence.Co-presented by the PowerhouseMuseum.

habi us Co v rsa io S ri s11 Au usW d sda 6.30pm8.30pm$15 (i clud s r r s m sa d a cop o Habitus )For ur r d ailss d d si .com.au

The Habitus Conve sation Se iesb ings the content o Habitus magazine to i e, p oviding anoppo tunit to get up c ose with

p ominent design pe sona ities oan insight into how design a ectsand inspi es thei wa o i e. Ina e axed and casua o mat, thep esente discusses thei infu-ences, design p ocesses, inspi ationand thoughts on iving in design.

Presented by Indesign Group.

Vases by Adam Goodrum Brianna Pike, Alecia Jensen, Anna Harves


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Sp cifc M rc a dis xt ird Draw r Dow24 Jul 13 Au us

Bla Spac gall r ,374 Crow S r ,Surr hills, r

Thi d D awe Down and theMuseum o A t Souveni s Sto ejoin o ces to open a whimsicaga e and shop in Su Hi sa 21-da empo ium ike no othe .

It wi wo k as a show oom,museum and etai space u o hand-picked objects that emb acepopu a cu tu e and handmadedesign. The e is no te ing whatma be on o e c a on ocks,choco ate pie cha ts, giantco n cob stoo s, imited-edition

texti es. Move ove , MoMAthebest museum sto e on the p anethappens to be in Su Hi s thismonth!

M amorp os s528 Au ustu sda Sa urda 11am5pm

ti S ds gall r , 48 Ci Road,U iv rsi o S d , r

The m thic sto ies o OvidsThe Metamo phoses a e a songto t ans o mation and change.This exhibition ep esents the15 books as 15 supe b c a teda chitectu a mode s. Maste o

A chitectu e students have usedich mate ia sce amics, timbe ,meta and ab icsand t ans-

o med them using mechanica oindust ia p ocesses.

This is a chitectu e ike ouhave neve seen it be o e aw,vita and b uta . The wo ks a einsta ed in sequence with itt eexp anation. The e is, howeve ,a we -i ust ated exhibitioncata ogue in which the pieces a ediscussed and eviewed.

Shie d o wings , 2010 Third Drawer Down xVk Prjnsdttir. Photo: Gulli Mr

Book XIII- Memnon, 2010Photo: Ross Anderson


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W avi yar s11 Au us , W d sdaU iv rsi o t c olo (UtS)UtS gall r ,702 harris S r , Ul imo2 r s ri ma i wor s op $504 r fbr sculp ur wor s op $80Limi d 15 p r wor s opBoo i s ss ial 9514 1902or Alisa.Du @u s. du.au

Join a a ning ci c e and et

expe t weave s guide ou inc eating a beauti u object usingnative g asses and b es. Indig-enous maste weave s and ane de sto te e wi connect ouwith ou handiwo k th oughthei sto ies o the South Coasto New South Wa es om whe ea the natu a mate ia s we e co -

ected. O ganised b JumbunnaIndigenous House o lea ning,the maste weave s and e desto te e a e a membe s o theBoo a ng Nangamai Abo iginaA t and Cu tu e Studio.

Mr Salmo a d Mrs Sparrowr mappi S d328 Au usMo da Frida 10am5pmtal : 10 Au us 12pmUtS gall r DAB LAB R s arcgall r , Facul o D si Arc i-

c ur a d Buildi Ul imo, r

A fock o citizens with aviansu names ea - i e S dne sid-e s with names ike M s Eag e,

M Duck and Miss W enhavespent a thei i e exp aining theiqui k monike s. An unconven-tiona map exhibition e-mapsS dne via di e ent su nameg oupingsthis inc udes thecit s 938 avian inhabitants,845 di e ent ish species.

To p ot this wo k and to compi ea na ative, Kate Sweetapp e, avisua communication ectu e

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grap ic Ma rial3 Au us 3 S p mb rMo da Frida 12pm6pmUtS gall r , rFloors al s: 4 Au us 6.307.30pm & 10 Au us 12pm

Toda s g aphic designe s a e uti-ising unconventiona mate ia s

and techno ogies. Graphic Mate-rial disp a s obotic d awingmachines, spot-we ded poste s

and visua s that g ow ove time.T ave sing contempo a design,a t and techno og , the exhibi-tion is an exp o ation o g aphicdesign eed om the const aintso pape and ink.

Featu ing wo k b G aphicThought Faci it , 3Deep Design,Toko, Design b Pidgeon, Be tSimons, Co ide , Ma k Gowing,

Je em Wood, Ka sten Schmidt,Se mou Design, F ost* andT igge .

Po ic mac i s i rac io b w ools & cr a iv prac ic4 Au us , W d sda 24pmUtS gall r , r

boo i s r comm d du s all r .u s. du.au

Exp o ing the bounda ies be-tween media and modes o p ac-tices, this pane discussion usesthe cu ent exhibition, GraphicMaterial , to ook at new tech-

no ogies and p ocesses that a eshi ting the mate ia and concep-tua ontie s o visua communi-cations. The avai abi it o too ssuch as apid-p otot ping andph sica computing encou agesdesigne s to eapp aise machine/ use e ationships.

Join e ow design p actitione sand cu tu a theo ists to ana seand emb ace the utu e in tech-no og and g aphic design.

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Me idians (detail) GPS Drawing, 2006 JeremyWood. GPS unit used to draw 40-mile pathacross London with text rom Moby Dick, It isnot down in any map; true places never are.


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D si or tomorrows World26 Au us , Mo da o Frida 6pmUtS Cour ard, P r Jo so Buildi , r

A se ies o cou t a d ta ks b c eative p actitione s who take a eshook at the utu e th ough ashion, innovation, movies, and the cit .

The ta ks a e hosted b U banAida pionee ing a chitectu e, innova-tion, and design g oup at the UTS. Fo this event, U banAid wi be

o ing out thei she te ed outdoo heated theat e and movie sc een.

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