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Industry Insider :: New Sydney Store 'Terrace Outdoor Living'
Friend of iscd and renowned stylist Paul Joseph Hopper is opening the doors of his new store. It is a must see full of inspiration with a range sure to satisfy everyones creative urges.
We are sure iscd Interior Styling Diploma students will be first in line when the store officially opens this Saturday the 4th of December in Sydney's beautiful Woollahra.
To find out more check out Terrace Outdoor Living's website and be sure to keep your eye out for Pauls latest essentials in magazines this summer!
DESIGNER RUGS EVOLVE – PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD VOTING ENDS FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER
iscd is extremely excited to have 3 Alumni in the Top 25 of the inaugural Designer Rugs EVOLVE competition.
Open to full time professional architects, interior designers or interior design industry professionals in Australia and New Zealand, EVOLVE offered the opportunity to design a rug for inclusion in Designer Rug’s ID COLLECTION 2010/2011.
Jo Mitton, Robyn Hammond and Patricia Castagnet are all in the running for the Peoples Choice Award with voting closing this Friday (26 November).
To vote, email your favourite rug design to-
(Don’t forget to include the designer name in the subject line and your contact details in the body of the email).
All voters in the People’s Choice Award will go into the draw to win $1,000 worth of prizes.
Congratulations Jo, Robyn and Patricia on this wonderful achievement.
Social Snaps @ 2010 Tomorrowland Colour Forecast and Trends Seminar
An enjoyable evening was had by all who attended. Walking away inspired and full of colour, design and creative knowledge for the future!
Thank you to our speakers Sean, Cindy, Rebecca, Megan and Prue for an informative night. See you all at our next session in 2011!
Cool Competitions :: Calling all budding Designers!
The International School of Colour and Design has two VERY exciting competitions, open to any and all designers out there!
Make your mark on the Design Industry by registering today!
DESIGN A TEE COMP ~ CLICK HERE!
DESIGN A POSTER FUJI XEROX COMP ~ CLICK HERE!
Cool Competitions :: Calling all budding Designers!
The International School of Colour and Design has caught wind of two VERY exciting looking competitions, open to any and all designers out there!
Read on and enter for your chance to progress with in the Design Industry ahead of the pack!
DESIGN A TEE COMP ~ CLICK HERE!
DESIGN A POSTER FUJI XEROX COMP ~ CLICK HERE!
Social Snaps @ iscd Behind Design Seminar Series, September 2010
Last week saw iscd hosting its biannual Behind Design seminar series. Influential speakers presented their insider knowledge on the design industry to an eager audience. Here are some photographs from the two evenings.
Thank you to all who were involved in the preparation, presentation and who attended on the two nights. Behind Design continues to be a successful, enjoyable and inspiring seminar series.
iscd Educator Donna Allen profiles her "other" life in Sydney Morning Herald
Read on about the International School of Colour and Design's, Specialist Business Educator Donna Allen as she describes her work when not on the iscd Campus. Donna's role at the school focuses on business skills for creative people.
See more inspiring stories like this in the iscd Media and Press page. There are hundreds of creative journey's being undertaken at iscd each day, meet the people and hear their stories in print.
A Day in the Life :: iscd Students Work Experience @ House & Garden Magazine
This month iscd Interior Styling student Cara Isaacs took to House & Garden for a realistic industry lesson on styling for one of Australia's most popular liftstyle magazines.
Cara has been asisting a freelance stylist for a variety different briefs. She coordinates the sourcing of props and recently assisted on location for Jamie Durie's new range of outdoor furniture and homeware's catalogue as well styling the product launch event.
"The experience has been incredible. I have really enjoyed the variety of jobs that a freelancer works on. I have been lucky enough to assist a great stylist who has taught me so many new skills. From writing up magazine stockist credits, organising products to loan for shoots and working alongside the photographer to frame the perfect shot." says Cara
Cara explains how iscd has given her the solid foundation of knowledge to build upon and adapt to different aspects of the design industry.
"The skills gained from the Interior Styling course have been a great asset to me, particularly in regards to magazine work. The fundamental principles of design play a major role when putting together a story for print. Each shot needs to have balance, harmony, proportion, colour and movement as well as taking into account how each page will flow together within a spread" she explains.
See the beautiful creations Cara assisted in putting together, working with professionals Jessica Hanson and Maree Homer in the September 2010 issue of House & Garden Magazine on stands now.
iscd Represented in Designer Rugs EVOLVE Awards 2010
Designer Rugs are proud to launch the inaugural EVOLVE Awards - A design competition like no other! and the International School of Colour and Design is even prouder to announce three of the top 25 semi-finalist designs to be from graduates of the school Jo Mitton and Robyn Hammond.
An inspiration from knitting. Colourful horizontal lines created by large timber needles, then stretched to create a loose knit row allowing the background colour to shine through.
Six winning designs will be made into rugs and will form part of Designer Rugs' ID COLLECTION 2010/2011. Entries are closed and official voting ends November 2010 but recently released were the Top 25 Designs, Peoples Choice Awards.
Based on working with federation fireplaces featuring colourful tiles on surroundings with elaborate pressed metal boarders.
A collection of over 850 designs were entered from full time professional architects, interior designers and interior design industry professionals in Australia and New Zealand. Not only will the winning rugs be made up and put in as part of Designer Rugs ID collection, the designers will go in the running for more than $20,000 in prizes, including a trip to Milan Salone de Mobile 2011!
The judging panel for 2010 includes;
* Sibella Court : Society Inc. retailer, internationally renowned interior stylist, author and colour consultant.
* Shareen Joel: Interior architect and industrial designer.
* Matthew Sheargold: interior designer and product designer.
* Stephen Ormandy: Co-Director, Dinosaur Designs and artist.
* Eli Tal: Chairman, Designer Rugs.
* Yosi Tal: Managing Director, Designer Rugs.
A circular design based on the passionflower motif. Delicate in appearance, yet features strong stamens along with waxy stiff petals.
Robyn Hammond now has her own Colour Consulting busniess. We were lucky enough to catch her and get a few words around her shortlisted design;
"We were offered an informative evening to get a briefing on the requirements of the design awards, and part of this was a viewing of the styles and designs previously made by Designer Rugs. I immediately noticed a lack of circular design rugs so intentionally stuck with this unique dimension. I wanted to keep the colourway simple so that it would appeal to a wider range of people, especially those with quite neutral homes. I found the whole experience from entering right to the design process very enjoyable!"
We wish Jo and Robyn the best of luck in the final stages of judging!
Sydney Design 2010
Sydney Design will host one if its most dynamic programs in 14 years with a city-wide program of more than 70 events and activities supported by an engaging theme ‘tell us a story'.
This contemporary design festival runs for 16 days from Saturday 31 July to Sunday 15 August. The program has been produced by the Powerhouse Museum in partnership with more than 50 cultural institutions, organisations and individuals across Sydney.
The ‘tell us a story' theme will reveal the many captivating stories behind design ideas, objects and processes. It will invite participants to create meaningful conversations with others around design, and enable people to connect with design on a more personal level.
Student Design Challenge - A Workshop with Industry Practitioners
In these hands-on workshops students have the opportunity to work alongside professional designers Kristian Aus and Adam Goodrum as they research, generate ideas and create a prototype for a chair inspired by the Museum's design collection.
Kristian and Adam will provide students with industry insights into their design practice alongside demonstrations of techniques and material manipulation. The workshop will conclude a showcase of the final designs in a group critique which includes a stress test on their solution.
Students work collaboratively in response to the design brief which has one unique design parameter - the chair is not allowed to have four legs!
Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 August, 10am-1pm
Powerhouse Museum
Cost: $15 per student, materials included.
Bookings Essential