January 8, 2011 in Calendar, Canberra+ACT, Exhibition, Interior Design, Product design, Sculpture, Sydney+NSW
October 22, 2010 to January 16, 2011
Elizabeth Kelly, a Canberra-based glass artist, presents a range of recent work that combines exquisite skill and beauty with a deep concern for environmental sustainability.
When: Exhibiton closes 16th January
Where: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, National Art Glass Gallery
Cost: Free
December 29, 2010 in Crafts, Internet, National, Product design, User submission
Online ethical marketplace Ethikl is about to celebrate its first birthday, and in just 12 months has grown to exhibit over 450 brands made by independent artists. State of Green speaks to Ethikl founder, Peita Gardiman to find out how the Ethikl marketplace works. Read the interview here.
December 22, 2010 in Art, Community, Crafts, Discipline, Employment, Engineering, Furniture, Jewellery, Melbourne+VIC, Mixed Media, Product design, User submission, Workshop
The Repair Workshops is a five day collaborative exploration of the concept of ‘repair’. The workshops will be run as part of the 2011 State of Design Festival held in Melbourne in the last week of July. Eco Innovators are currently seeking expressions of interest from artists, designers, scientists and engineers to be involved in this exciting project that has received funding support from the City of Melbourne. Read the rest of this entry →
November 23, 2010 in National, Product design
A welcome trend has seen designers, manufacturers and consumers becoming increasingly aware of what is wasted, whether that be the left-over materials in producing a product for sale, or once sold, the product itself when we are tired of it.
Just think of all those clothes we throw out, not to mention the computer screens and furniture that we take to the dump or leave piled by the side of the road ready for collection at Council clean-ups.
So how can designers help minimize what ends up in land-fill or recycle more waste in to new products? Listen here to ABC Radio National ByDesign Program.
November 17, 2010 in Built Environment, Calendar, Melbourne+VIC, Product design, Seminar
November 25, 2010
Whether you ride like a BMX bandit, cruise around town on your fixie or sport lycra to make you go faster – bicycle subcultures all carry their own design signifiers. To what extent does product, service and retail design influence how, where and why we ride bikes? Read the rest of this entry →
November 4, 2010 in Calendar, Forum, Melbourne+VIC, Product design
November 27, 2010
Around the world bicycle initiatives are taking off – from humanitarian causes such as the Bamboo Bike Project to cultural happenings like Tweed Rides and new sports like Bike Polo. Has the Melbourne bicycle revolution has only just begun? What can be done to encourage a forward thinking community that looks for gaps in the bicycle marketplace? Join the discussion about new ideas that could be explored by the bike riding, business and wider community in the future on 27th Nov, 12.30pm to 2.00pm at 1000 £ Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne. Price: $12. See Design Victoria website for more details.
