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A Day in the Life :: Sydney's 17th Biennale Exhibition
The 17th Biennale of Sydney has just finished, and we hope you got a chance to check out the worlds most influential contemporary artists display great installments especially designed for this rare exhibition.
It was on Display for the entire month of July at major locations around Sydney's harbour.
iscd sent out scouts to check this years collaborative works, see a glimpse of whats on show.
To read more about the Biennale, check out their website.
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
WE LOVE :: Berlin through a kaleidoscope, photos by Matthias Heiderich
These intriguing and inspiring images by photographer Matthias Heiderich show a colourful side of Berlin, Germany not often seen.
COLOUR IS ALL AROUND US!
via designvagabond
WE LOVE :: Megan Morton's latest book, Home <3 Love
Stylist extraordinaire and iscd Ripe Exhibition opener Megan Morton, shows you how to discover a room's inner fabulousness by minimising its faults and maximising its assets with practical advice in her new book Home Love.
'Don't Move, Improve!' - MM
Whether you're mid-renovation or just decoratively bored, Home Love is a charming, practical and informative guide that will provide you with the real tips you need to re-imagine your home.
From modern and hard edge to whimsical and charming, Home Love shows us how to realise a room's aesthetic and functional potential through the use of colour, lighting, furniture, objects and the art of arrangement. Megan knows the importance of budget, too. While not shying away from luxury, she is adept at clever makeovers that deliver without spending a fortune.
Create rooms for living or dreaming; get uppity with uptown glamour or go Australian rustic; have tidy kids (really!), be insanely practical, accommodate that TV, live with pets, host the ultimate garden party and go green. Home Love also includes practical advice, ergonomic rules, a list of seasonal flowers, and an inspirational global index of resources.
Megan Morton has been called on to style, design and work her ‘house whispering' powers for celebrities, magazines and her next-door neighbours. Her styling has been featured on the cover of Elle Decoration (UK) and Vanity Fair, Vogue Living, In Style and Inside Out. When she's not designing homes and styling mantel pieces, Megan travels the world to source beautiful things for her decorating business HOME. Megan writes not only as a design professional, but also someone who shares her home with three children, a husband and a schnauzer.
iscd is very honoured to have Megan opening the exhibitions this coming July, with over 200 First and Second Year Graduates attending. Join them and hear her words of wisdom and insider advice whilst awarding the high achieving students for mid year as they mark this milestone in their design . Exhibition details above can also be found on the Student Graduation page.
iscd Industry Partner Dulux :: Let's Colour Project
iscd's industry partner Dulux Paints has initiated a worldwide colour project called 'Let's Colour', converting grey spaces into colourful oasis.
One major city at a time!
be inspired!
WE LOVE :: TAC Headquarters in Victoria, Australia by MGS Architects
The TAC Headquarters successfully showcase the potential of collaborations between architects and artists.
And when MGS Architects received the 2009 Australian Institute of Architects Victorian Award for Commercial Architecture, it was precisely this element that the judges noted.
"The building's generous expression is skilfully articulated and the architects have successfully incorporated the work of artist Mathew Johnson into the building's façade."
Constructed in precast concrete, with aluminium panels shielding the western light, a mélange of green, blue and red panels on the western façade add a playful edge to the commercial headquarters.
"Mathew is known for his use of colour. His palette is always vibrant," says architect Chris Jones, a director at MGS Architects.
Located near Geelong's waterfront, Johnson's treatment of the prominent corner site draws employees, as well as locals, to the landmark building.
"We wanted to link the waterfront and Deakin University to the city, but we also wanted to design a building with urban design credentials," says Jones.
The urban design features of the TAC Headquarters are as impressive as the building. As well as the street-like ambience of the lobby, with its bluestone floors, the promenade is approached like a boardwalk, evocative of Geelong's waterfront.
Recycled timber was used, with aluminium panels set into the treads explaining the site's history.
"We were conscious of what was here before the bulldozers came in," says Jones, who laments the loss of the heritage wool stores.
"We can't bring them back. But we could try and create something that was going to occupy that vacuum."
Such inspiration for any iscd budding Interior Designers, don't be afraid to use interesting colour!
via InDesignLIVE
WE LOVE :: Entire MoMA Paintings Gallery in a New York Minute?
The quickest tour guide we've seen, experience the whole collection of Museum of Modern Arts Painting Gallery in just over 2 minutes.
INSPIRATION :: Glamorous Suites of NYC Crosby Street
CROSBY STREET HOTEL is situated on a quiet cobbled street in the heart of New York's vibrant SoHo neighbourhood.
There are 86 bedrooms and suites over 11 floors. Each has high ceilings and full length windows.
Interior design by Kit Kemp reflects a fresh, contemporary style.
There is The Crosby Bar, a private leafy garden, guest drawing room, several stylish private event and meeting rooms, a luxurious 99 seat screening room and fully equipped gym.
Be sure to swing by next time your passing through 'The Big Apple'
Via: Decorology
WE LOVE :: 'From The Land' new Cloth Fabrics wallpaper collections for Porters Paints
Last month lucky iscd Team Members Prue, Luke and Elodie went along to the launch of 'From the Land' at the National Art Gallery of NSW. 'From the Land' features Julie Paterson, the designer from Cloth Fabrics collaborating with one of Australia's leading brands, Porter's Paints, to create a new range of bold geometric wallpapers in earthy, natural colours. Cloth's collection will join other prestigious designers, Catherine Martin, Bowie and Bholu in the wallpaper design series "Designers for Porter's Paints".
Paterson has developed six designs from her current range of fabrics, representing a body of work that spans the past 14 years, inspired by the Australian landscape. She says "I always design for longevity. Each design has a story to tell and a reason for being in existence. I am interested in everyday experiences that might define, in a small way, how is it to live in this country at this moment, in simple and direct ways."
The designs, Scratchy, Looking For Water, Abstract, Stoney, Boardwalk and Spotcheck all refer in their own way to Paterson's ongoing fascination with the Australian landscape, both urban and rural. The colours are restrained; the motifs are simple and pared back, allowing the wallpapers to hang in harmony with cloth's range, adding a fresh and natural mix to the growing collection of wallpapers available at Porter's Paints.
Scratchy
Spotcheck
Looking for Water
Abstract
Boardwalk
Stoney
About the collaboration "I enjoy the collaborative process with Porter's and forging relationships with likeminded companies. We both work in responsible ways, with products all made with care, by hand, and locally." says Paterson.
WE LOVE :: A Colourful Claire de Lune
Classical music like you've never seen it before. Debussy's Clair de Lune brought to life with a visual interpretation and some bold colours.