Current research reveals 8% of Australian businesses use design services; in the UK it is 68%. This event offers both the design industry and the broader business community an opportunity to collaborate, utilise resources and improve the statistics.
Facilitated by Oliver Freeman, director of the Neville Freeman Agency, DESIGN CAPITAL’s program has been strategically designed to build a picture, across six diverse yet connected themes, of where Victoria sits in a competitive world, while also predicting new trajectories for design led business from Victoria. Continue…
The hippie style is popular again, and just in time for spring or summer weather, depending on where you live. Florals and headbands are big, along with a dreamy, earthier palette for both clothes and makeup.
Flowy ... continue
After climbing a tree, a mountain or even stairs up a tower, the breathtaking views available to us make the panting and pain all worthwhile. An experience such as this can be elevated further with the addition ... continue
Throughout most of our lives, art has become progressively more controversial. There is a direct correlation between the acceptance of controversial art within society and with the artist’s production of it. This is simply because some artists ... continue
How can an exhibition be in two museums at once? We’re not talking about a digital piece or a film, but actual sculptures. If you’re an artist such as Cai Guo-Qiang, just make a copy. This is ... continue
The Big Art Project was started in 2006, by Channel 4 of England, as an ambitious endeavor to allow the public to influence the commissioning of immense public works of art. It also was a movement, backed ... continue
An ominously dense deluge of debate hangs heavy in the atmosphere of the art community. Gregor Schneider, a German artist, decided that his next piece of art will be similar to the execution of a criminal. ... continue
Spring is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than enjoying some fantastic pieces that reflect the season. Here's a selection of some of my favorite pieces that encourage full enjoyment of springtime.
Vases
The Thinking of You Vase is by Tord Boontje, no wonder I like it. But a vase made from metal is somewhat untraditional, making it an interesting ... continue
Design Victoria presents DESIGN CAPITAL, Victoria’s design and business conference, running from Wednesday 16 – Friday 18 July 2008 at the Melbourne Museum as part of the State of Design Festival. Festival Artistic Director and Conference Curator, Ewan McEoin, says, “This conference brings together leading global innovators, designers, business figures, the media and industry to canvass the crucial issues relevant to the world of design and business from Victoria to the rest of Australia and beyond. It is a strategic event, looking towards a competitive, innovative future for Victorian design and Victorian business”.
Current research reveals 8% of Australian ... continue
Stumbling, eclectic and intense; three words that San Francisco based artist Lisa Congdon uses to describe her work. She began in the education and non-profit world and worked her way onto the art scene later in life. When she began producing art at the age of 33, she had no formal training – save a painting class she took with her brother – but if anything, Congdon has used that to her advantage, allowing herself to work outside of the rules of art establishment. As a mixed-media artist and illustrator, she is best known for her collages and use of ... continue
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