The Voice of Professional Design

Blessed be the cheesegraters.

Posted Tuesday, 7 February 2012

London Olympics torch design still fuelling controversy.

As the 2012 London Olympics draw closer, now just a few months away, preparations are in full swing for the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic Flame in Greece on the 10^th May.

The Olympic Torch will be ignited by the sun’s rays amongst the atmospheric ruins of ancient temples and stadiums on the hills of Olympia, the site of the world’s first Olympic Games.

Quality first.

Posted 8 Feb 2012
DIA member waxes lyrical about the DIA.
Raising the bar.

Posted 8 Feb 2012
Lawyer turns her hand to jewellery design.
Food for thought.

Posted 6 Feb 2012
Community cooker wins inaugural World Design Impact Prize.
Monitoring progress.

Posted 6 Feb 2012
DIA member exhibits in Korea.
Turning architecture on its ear.

Posted 5 Feb 2012
Gold medal winner of 2012 American Institute of Architects awards upends convention.
Say cheesey?

Posted 5 Feb 2012
Marc Newson’s new Pentax camera design doesn’t click with everybody.
Beautiful, intelligent design.

Posted 1 Feb 2012
Furniture company maps children’s brainwaves to create spectacular textile patterns.
The knots that bind us.

Posted 31 Jan 2012
$11m refit for Australia’s controversial National Museum.
It might be progressive, but does it work?

Posted 30 Jan 2012
Design journal questions the effectiveness of ‘progressive design’.
2012 Australian International Design Awards opening soon.

Posted 25 Jan 2012

Engaging with design.

2012 DIA Design Gallery exhibition space now available.

The Design Gallery, located adjacent to the DIA National Office in Collins Street, Melbourne, is currently planning its 2012 exhibition schedule.

Some space is available for DIA members, other designers, design-related companies and institutions to promote their design work, products or services in the Design Gallery.

The Gallery is a specialised, small-space gallery ideal for exhibiting a range of design projects across multiple disciplines, including experimental, conceptual and unbuilt design.

For more information, visit here or contact Katherine Sip on 1300 888 056 or gallery@design.org.au

Going to Goa?

APSDA 2012 General Assembly in India, this February.

The 2012 General Assembly of APSDA (Asia Pacific Space Designerâ€™s Association) will be held this February in the seaside town of Goa, India.

Organised by the Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID), the event promises to be an interesting experience with a range of speakers drawn from APSDA's fourteen member organisations, amongst others.

The DIA is closely involved with helping APSDA further its aim of raising the profile of Interior Design throughout the East Asian, Southeast Asian, and Oceania regions, helping to run the APSDA website with financial assistance from major sponsor designEX.

Registration details for the General Assembly in Goa here at the APSDA website.

(Image courtesy of www.apsda.net)