Launch Pad Entries Extended

March 26th, 2012

Calling all emerging Australian designers – you now have until Friday 27 April to submit your entries to the annual Launch Pad program.

With the impressive array of submissions we’ve had so far, it’s clear that there is a lot of amazing design talent waiting to be discovered – which is why we’re keeping the search on for just a little longer.

If you’re an up and coming designer with a prototype you’d like to see in production, let us know about it! You could be the winner of our blockbuster prize package, thanks to sponsors How We Create and Living Edge:

– a $10,000 grant
– the opportunity to have your product retailed
– mentoring from national and international manufacturers, designers and retailers
– exposure to 5000+ members of the A&D community through the finalists exhibition showing as part of Saturday in Design Melbourne, 17-18 August 2012
– media coverage through Indesign’s print publications and online forums.

Enter Launch Pad today and join us in our celebration of original, authentic and innovative emerging Australian design.

Launch Pad
launch-pad.com.au

INDESIGN is on instagram

Follow @indesignlive

DIA-Qld 2009 Bubble and Speak® Breakfast Series. Lecture six.

The 2009 Bubble and Speak® Breakfast Series is back and bigger than ever with with 6 breakfasts over 6 months – 2 more than last year. Each seminar features guest speakers selected for their varied point of view and experience. Your questions are welcome, and encouraged, following each speaker’s address.

A new chapter of Herman Miller’s design continuum: Kim Colin and Sam Hecht named Global Creative Directors

After two decades of creative partnership, Kim Colin and Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility step into a joint role as Herman Miller’s Global Creative Directors – a reminder that the brand’s ethos isn’t defined solely by their products, but also by the quiet thread of thought that shapes the space in-between, crafting a purposeful, human-centric and enduring trajectory.