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THINK/WORK - An IFI Design Accelerator Competition (Global)

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - Friday, June 28, 2013

THINK/WORK represents our need to imagine different solutions and develop innovative approaches and practices. New problems require alternative thinking about new methodologies, new solutions, and new goals to satisfy our future work environment. This competition seeks projects that re-envision, re-invent and re-design future workspaces. IFI and WING calls upon Interior Architects/Designers to submit solutions that bring value, relevance, responsibility, culture, business, knowledge and identity as stated by the IFI Interiors Declaration.

More information at www.ifiworld.org/wing/.

IFI 50 2013 Must read,must have Book List (International)

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - Saturday, August 31, 2013

Beginning today, jump at the opportunity to submit any compelling and visionary books which you feel build a broader picture of the issues and relationships present in Interior Architecture/Design. The ballot will be open until the end of August so act now! The finally list will be announced with the IFI General Assembly in Istanbul on 18 November 2013 and published on the Designers & Books website.

Enquiries to www.designersandbooks.com, or visit docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEphNGp1Y19iQ2hERXlXeVVFYzYyUVE6MQ.

Fennia Prize 2012 Design Prize Exhibition (Paris)

Thursday, April 18, 2013 - Sunday, September 1, 2013

Finnish top design will get a large international audience when the Fennia Prize 2012 design prize exhibition will be on show at Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie during spring and summer 2013. The Fennia Prize, awarded every second year, is one of the biggest design prizes in Finland.

Enquiries to INFO@DESIGNFORUM.FI, or visit WWW.DESIGNFORUM.FI.

IE School of Architecture & Design - Masters in Work Space Design (Madrid - London )

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - Sunday, June 30, 2013

Calling for applications. The Master in Work Space Design is an innovative post-professional program that addresses the implications of change in our contemporary work place. The program has been designed to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to establish positive relationships between the design of the work space, business and the individual.

More information at www.ie.edu/mwsd.

Reece Bathroom Innovation Awards 2013 (National )

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - Friday, June 28, 2013

Now in its eighth year, the Reece Bathrooms Innovation Award (BIA) is looking for Australia’s finest professional and student product designers to explore Tomorrow’s Bathroom Today.Just a reminder that your submissions for this year's competition must be received by 28th June 2013

More information at bathroominnovation.com.au/about.

PORADA - International Design Award 2013 (International)

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - Saturday, November 30, 2013

PORADA ARREDI srl in cooperation with POLI.design, a Consortium of Politecnico di Milano, announces an international ideas competition to find innovative concepts about different type of tables (dining table, console, low table, living table, gaming table, side table), in which the use of wood should be prevalent (but not exclusive) and it should embody the values and the identity of Porada production. Entries close 30th Nov 2013

More information at www.porada.it.

Robin Boyd Foundation - Series of public Open days (Melbourne)

Sunday, May 26, 2013 - Sunday, July 7, 2013

These open days have been arranged to support the exhibition Denton Corker Marshall - Land Art: Nine Small Buildings at the University of Melbourne's Wunderlich Gallery and the forthcoming publication of a new book Houses. Denton Corker Marshall (published by Birkhauser). One house will be open for viewing on each of the following days:Tube House (Carlton) Sunday May 26,View Hill House(Yarra valley)Sunday June 9,Cape Schanck House Sunday June 23 and Sheep Farm house(Kyneton)Sunday July 7.

Enquiries to infomation@robinboyd.org.au, or visit www.robinboyd.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132:dcm-houses&catid=38:open-house-articles.

Francisco Mantecon - International Advertising Poster Design Competition (Spain)

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - Monday, September 30, 2013

The Board of Directors of Bodegas Terras Gauda, S.A., has unanimously agreed to set up an annual Advertising Poster Design.Competition as a tribute to the artist who was not only solely responsible for the design of the corporate image, but also been a friend, efficient collaborator and partner since the creation of the Company. The winning original will form the basis for the Company’s advertising campaign for a one year period.

Enquiries to comunicacion@terrasgauda.com, or visit www.franciscomantecon.com/2011/ing/noticias.html.

British Council - Accelerate 2013 (International)

Thursday, May 30, 2013 - Sunday, July 7, 2013

Applications for ACCELERATE, the British Council’s tailored leadership initiative for talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working in the creative industries, will open for applications on 27 May 2013 till 7 July 2013. ACCELERATE has, over its four-year life, offered professional leadership training and professional development opportunities in the UK to over 15 applicants.

More information at www.accelerate.org.au.

GAD Gallery - Fred Ward , A Life In Design (Canberra)

Thursday, May 30, 2013 - Saturday, July 27, 2013

Official Exhibition Opening 6th June. Fred Ward was one of Australia's earliest industrial designers to establish and maintain a professional design practice, creating elegant, practical, modern furniture that is regarded as among the best Australian design of the twentieth century. The exhibition is the first in a series of yearly retrospectives that the GAD plans to undertake devoted to the most significant figures in Australian design history. It is produced to coincide with a major new biography of Fred Ward by Canberra resident Derek Wrigley, who himself is a significant designer and was a long-time collaborator and assistant to Ward.

More information at www.gad.org.au/comingsoon.php.

BCN Design Week 2013 (Barcelona )

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - Friday, June 21, 2013

BCN Design Week is back, from 11 to 21 June, the annual meeting in the sphere of design and companies organized by BCD Barcelona Design Centre, an international event which brings together professionals, companies and organizations from any sector which have knowledge and creativity as their driving force. Business meetings, conferences, workshops networking, exhibitions and presentations form the contents of an event which this year has the Netherlands as its guest.

More information at www.barcelonadesignweek.com/en/page.asp?id=446#home.

SFIC- Singapore Furniture Industry Awards (Singapore)

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) announced the call for submissions for the esteemed triennial Singapore Furniture Industry Awards (SFIA) 2013 today. The SFIA is designed to honour outstanding industry individuals and enterprises that have displayed the spirit of entrepreneurship and made significant contributions to the furniture industry in Singapore.Call For Entries for SFIA 2013 will close at 5pm on Wednesday, 31 July 2013.

More information at www.singaporefurniture.com/initiatives/corporate/singapore-furniture-industry-awards. .

ATA - Exhibition - Small Tapestry International 3: Outside the Line (USA )

Thursday, June 13, 2013 - Sunday, December 1, 2013

The American Tapestry Alliance is pleased to announce the opening of Small Tapestry International 3: Outside the Line an international exhibition juried by Hesse McGraw.The show features contemporary tapestries designed and woven by 38 artists from around the world.See website for the locations and dates.

More information at www.americantapestry alliance.org..

Australian Copyright Council Seminars - Sydney (Sydney )

Monday, June 17, 2013 - Thursday, June 20, 2013

The Copyright Council offers a range of practical and informative seminars on Australian copyright law to assist creators and consumers in dealing with copyright material in the digital age.

More information at www.copyright.org.au/seminars/.

BDAV - Building Design Adwards 2013 (VIC)

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - Friday, July 12, 2013

The Awards aim to profile excellence in building design, as well as profiling the importance of the building design profession to both the building industry and to the broader community. BDAV Members play an important role in providing the public with building designs that fulfil many and varied criteria.Nominations for the Peoples' Choice Award will close at midnight on Friday, 12 July 2013

More information at www.bdav.org.au/2013-awards.

Jam Factory Gallery - Up coming Exhibitions (Adelaide)

Thursday, June 20, 2013 - Saturday, July 27, 2013

ROBERT BAINES: METAL - LIVING TREASURES: MASTERS OF AUSTRALIAN CRAFT.Robert Baines is one of Australia’s most prominent and influential jewellers and goldsmiths with a career spanning more than 30 years. His exceptional craft skills and extraordinary body of work are being honoured with this nationally touring exhibition. SEEDING THE CLOUD: A WALKING WORK IN PROCESS - ROSEANNE BARTLEY.In this project artist Roseanne Bartley poses an alternate vision for engaging with and thinking about sustainability and craft, through the language of jewellery.

More information at www.jamfactory.com.au/now-showing.php.

Co-Designing Workspace.The Future For Collaborative Environments (Madrid)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

IE School of Architecture & Design - Master Class Seminar. Collaboration is by its very definition about people, and about transforming their relationships with one another. Using space as a way to transform these relationships is at the heart of a collaborative environment: It needs to be open, inspiring, collegiate and creative.

Enquiries to info.ie.edu/request/inicio.aspx?events={e1a96184-a0a6-e211-9c17-005056b41464}&idioma=eng, or visit www.ie.edu/mwsd.

New Designers-Graduate Exhibition 2013 (London)

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - Saturday, July 6, 2013

New Designers is the UK’s most important graduate design exhibition for emerging talent.Taking place annually at the Business Design Centre, London N1, the event showcases over 3,000 of the year’s most talented forward thinking design graduates from the UK’s leading universities.The show provides both businesses and individuals to commission, recruit and buy directly from the future of British design before it hits the high street. Part 1 exhibits textiles, fashion, accessories, jewellery, ceramics and more and Part 2 consists of design ranging from furniture and products to illustration and motion arts.

More information at www.newdesigners.com.

CULTURE FOR ALL: International Mobility, Creative Economy and Entrepreneurship (Portugal )

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - Friday, June 28, 2013

This international meeting is based on the Community programme proposals “Erasmus for all” and “Creative Europe” (2014-2020) and its goal is to conciliate interests aiming at eventual projects/partnerships between the participants, related to culture, international mobility, creative economy and entrepreneurship.

Contact cultura@proalv.pt for more information.

AGDA - Pecha Kucha (Design Next) (Sydney )

Thursday, June 27, 2013

It’s a new era in Design, and with it a new wave of design challenges that are changing the way we need to find solutions.Hear from a group of industry leaders - Andy Hoyne - Hoyne Design, Justin Smith - End of Work, Zoe Pollitt - Eskimo, Mike Rigby - Interbrand, Anthony Donovan - Frost, Julie Faktor - Moon and Graham Barton - Folk.

More information at nsw.agda.com.au/events/1048/pecha-kucha---design-next.

World Industrial Design Day (Suzhou - China)

Saturday, June 29, 2013

The Design Institute of Australia and the Southeast University-Monash Joint Graduate School (Suzhou) present Suzhou H20 exhibition. Suzhou H20 is an exhibition of industrial design from Australia, China and globally curated with the theme of water. This event is on Saturday June 29th at the Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou) Suzhou, China.

Robyn Boyd - Winter School Design Studio 1 - 2013 (Melbourne)

Sunday, June 30, 2013 - Sunday, July 7, 2013

The Robin Boyd Foundation's design studios explore the public role of an architect. They provide an opportunity for students to be better equipped theoretically and practically and to develop critical thinking around architectural design in an urban context and the role of good design for the community.St Pauls Cathedral close Redevelopment - Peter Malatt of Six Degrees Architects.

More information at www.robinboyd.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:winter-school-2013&catid=39:seminar-articles.

IBSA ESCAN - 2014 Industry Consultations (National)

Tuesday, July 9, 2013 - Thursday, August 1, 2013

IBSA's Environment Scan (Escan) 2014 industry consultations will take place in July and August this year and will start with breakfast at 7:30am, discussion from 8:am and concluding at 10:00am.Melbourne 9th July - Hobart 11th July - Brisbane 16th July - Sydney 17th July - Perth 31st July - Adelaide 1st August.

Enquiries to www.surveymonkey.com/s/SZ6SZGS, or visit escan@ibsa.org.au.

Build & Renovating Expo (Melbourne)

Friday, July 12, 2013 - Sunday, July 14, 2013

Expo visitors can expect to see 1000s of new product releases plus the very latest in sustainable solutions.Not only will visitors get the chance to discover and buy the latest and best products, but there will be plenty of opportunities to get expert advice and meet professionals that will be able to assist you with building and renovating projects.

More information at www.buildexpo.com.au/.

Home Interiors - Australian House & Garden (VIC)

Friday, July 12, 2013 - Sunday, July 14, 2013

Home Interiors is a unique sales platform providing suppliers of home interiors with a great opportunity to showcase and sell their products directly to 1000s of targeted and qualified shoppers. Melbourne Exhibition Centre, July 2013

Contact homeinteriors@aec.net.au for more information.

Robyn Boyd - Winter School Design Studio 2 -2013 (Melbourne)

Friday, July 12, 2013

The Robin Boyd Foundation's design studios explore the public role of an architect. They provide an opportunity for students to be better equipped theoretically and practically and to develop critical thinking around architectural design in an urban context and the role of good design for the community.Queen Victoria Car Park Redevelopment - Kerstin Thompson Architects.

More information at www.robinboyd.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:winter-school-2013&catid=39:seminar-articles.

World Interiors Salon 2013 (Amsterdam )

Saturday, July 20, 2013 - Saturday, September 21, 2013

The World Interiors Salon will be the event where designers and industry highlight the best of the best in interior and design. It’s not a fair, not a product presentation but an integrated presentation showing design and innovation in a new and innovative form, challenging opinions and debate on what is known and familiar.

More information at www.inamsterdam.org/en.

Australian Copyright Council Seminars - Canberra (Canberra )

Thursday, July 25, 2013 - Friday, July 26, 2013

The Copyright Council offers a range of practical and informative seminars on Australian copyright law to assist creators and consumers in dealing with copyright material in the digital age.

More information at www.copyright.org.au/seminars/.

Open House Melbourne (Melbourne)

Saturday, July 27, 2013 - Sunday, July 28, 2013

2013 Open House Melbourne Program is on soon. This year they will be opening up 111 doors around Melbourne, giving you access to the city's most interesting, entertaining, scientific, well designed and historic buildings. The program also features new tours to take, precincts to discover and 40% new content!

Contact info@ohm.org.au for more information.

Uflaupla National Indigenous Textiles Forum (Queensland)

Thursday, August 15, 2013 - Sunday, August 18, 2013

CIAF presents a celebration of Queensland Indigenous Art and culture in tropical Cairns. The aim of the National Indigenous Textiles Forum is to provide an environment for Indigenous artists to express requirements and aims for future textile practice and source business opportunities and identify market requirements.

Contact UflaUpla@speargrass.com.au for more information.

Australian Copyright Council Seminars - Melbourne (Melbourne )

Monday, August 19, 2013 - Thursday, August 22, 2013

The Copyright Council offers a range of practical and informative seminars on Australian copyright law to assist creators and consumers in dealing with copyright material in the digital age.

More information at www.copyright.org.au/seminars/.

Sustainable Design Principles Event 2013 (Sydney)

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Sustainable Design Principles Event (SDPE) is an annual event aimed at engaging and educating the design and construction industry on sustainable design and products. This year, SDPE will be held on Thursday 5th September 2013 at the Austral Bricks Showroom in Sydney’s CBD. The keynote speaker will be Anita Mitchel, Lend Lease General Manager, Sustainability, Barangaroo South. Eminè Mehmet, Global Sustainability Ambassador and Interior Designer, will give an opening presentation, sharing her experiences of working on a sustainable heritage project for National Parks & Wildlife.

More information at www.eminemehmet.com.

The World Interiors Meeting 2013 (Amsterdam )

Thursday, September 5, 2013 - Saturday, September 7, 2013

The World Interiors Meeting will be the most important and talked about interiors congress of the year bringing together 1000-1200 professionals from over 45 countries. In a 3 day meeting some 20 different theme’s related to the interior will be covered, ranging from heritage and re-use to trends and future.

More information at www.meeting.inamsterdam.org/en.

100% Design 2013 (Singapore)

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - Saturday, September 14, 2013

100% Design Singapore - the first and only curated exhibition for contemporary design-led interiors in Southeast Asia. Showcasing the latest trends in interiors and spans the gamut from exquisitely designed furniture and lighting to bathrooms and kitchens - as well as the best in floor and wall coverings.

More information at www.100percentdesign.com.sg.

Australian Copyright Council Seminars - Perth (Perth)

Monday, September 16, 2013 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013

The Copyright Council offers a range of practical and informative seminars on Australian copyright law to assist creators and consumers in dealing with copyright material in the digital age.

More information at www.copyright.org.au/seminars/.

100% Design 2013 (London)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - Saturday, September 21, 2013

100% Design is the UK's largest annual contemporary design event. Established in 1995 it is the cornerstone of the London Design Festival and is the key exhibition promoting commercial and emerging design talent. 100% Design is officially the UK’s largest design trade event with over 25,000 visitors including architects, interior designers, retailers and designers.

Enquiries to william.knight@media-ten.com, or visit www.100percentdesign.co.uk.

Australian Landscape Confernce - Design for the future (Melbourne)

Friday, September 20, 2013 - Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The ALC is a major biennial landscape design conference culminating from two years intense research and planning to secure leading designers from around the world. The 2013 conference, proudly sponsored by Warner's Nurseries,will feature brilliant speakers, from overseas and Australia with 13 world class presentations at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.Comprising pre-conference garden tour, two full days of lectures, a speakers’ dinner and post conference workshops by renowned experts on installation gardens, vertical walls/green roofs, plant composition, horticultural therapy, edible landscapes and children’s gardens.

Enquiries to jennywade@bigpond.com , or visit www.landscapeconference.com.

INSIDE WAF 2013 (Singapore)

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - Friday, October 4, 2013

INSIDE is a festival and global awards program unlike any other. INSIDE honours the most extraordinarily sublime interiors of the past year, sharing them with the world and celebrating their creators.Entries are now open until the 10 June 2013 to submit your projects into the INSIDE awards and be in the running to become an INSIDE finalist or award winner - meaning global recognition for you and your practice.

Enquiries to www.insidefestival.com, or visit www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/login.cfm.

AWA Fenestration Australia 2013 (Canberra )

Thursday, October 3, 2013 - Saturday, October 5, 2013

Fenestration Australia 2013 is expanding this year. October’s exhibition and conference in Canberra is set to be the most comprehensive yet. Windows, doors and skylights play such a pivotal role in every building envelope – in terms of energy, design, privacy, safety, etc. – making fenestration industry news relevant to everyone involved in the architecture, design and specification process.

Enquiries to ally@acpublicrelations.com.au, or visit www.awa.org.au/fenestration-aus-2012.

Grand Designs Live 2013 (NSW + VIC)

Friday, October 18, 2013 - Sunday, October 27, 2013

STOP PRESS - CHANGE OF SYDNEY DATES TO 18 OCT - 20 OCT. When was the last time you had over 48,000 visitors to your showroom or website? When was the last time they were of a quality and frame of mind that was ready to buy? Actually in purchase-decision mode? Some even organised with their plans in-hand. For over 200 exhibitors at Grand Designs Live Melbourne and Sydney this was what happened! Record sales over a weekend, fantastic quality leads and an audience who don't usually attend shows. Diary Dates for 2013: Grand Designs Live Sydney - October 18 - 20. Grand Designs Live Melbourne - October 25-27.

Enquiries to granddesignslive@divexhibitions.com.au , or visit www.granddesignslive.com.au..

Katachi Cultural Tours - Architecture & Art in Japan today (Japan)

Saturday, November 9, 2013 - Friday, November 22, 2013

A two-week guided tour of contemporary Japanese architecture - designed by both Japanese and international architects - hosted by Robin Boyd Foundation member Jo Tanaka-King

More information at www.japanculturaltours.com.au/tours.htm.

IDA Congress - Istanbul (Istanbul)

Friday, November 15, 2013 - Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The theme for the congress is Design Dialects, a metaphor for confrontation, communication, and collaboration. It aims to enable creation and exchange of discourse about, for and by design among those who attend. More information on the program and registration will be available in 2013

Enquiries to design@itu.edu.tr, or visit www.idacongress.com/2013istanbul/.

Australian Indigenous Fashion Week (National)

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Australian Indigenous Fashion Week (AIFW) has launched and is Australia’s first showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fashion, arts, textiles and accessories under the one banner. The Inaugural event will take place in Sydney in April 2014 and will be established as a regular marketing platform to celebrate and promote Indigenous Fashion design, along with fostering the fashion, and textiles design industry.

More information at www.aifw.com.au/.

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