Young, creative and full of spirit, the SOYA awards celebrated a new generation of talented designers and artists.
November 12th, 2009
A crowd of creative minds gathered to celebrate the work of Australia’s up-and-coming talent at the QANTAS Spirit of Youth Awards (SOYA), at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney last night.
Twenty-one finalists representing seven categories stood to win the coveted prize of a one-year mentorship with leading names in their field.
And, from the tens of thousands of entrants overall there emerged just seven winners.
No surprises in the fashion category, with the award going to flamboyant Sydney double act Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales for their kitsch couture label Romance was Born.
Melburnian Kasimir Burgess, who joked with the sponsors by vowing to fly Virgin, was recognised for his short films and music clips.
Tom Fereday’s ‘Sein’ stools, which slot together into a number of formations, garnered him the industrial and object design award and a mentorship with Marc Newson.
Musical duo Alexander Gow and Thomas Savage of Oh Mercy, who’s album Privileged Woes was recorded in their spare room padded by a mattress, took home the coveted mentorship with Steven Pavlovic of Modular Records.
Nirrimi Hakanson, arguably the world’s most talented 17-year-old, was recognised for her inspiring fashion photography, while exploding balloons in ‘Welcome to the Wonderful World of Emotion and Impact’ showed that visual artist Rebecca Baumann is one to watch.
Last but not least design duo tin&ed won the visual communications award for their creativity with collage, illustration, installations and sculptures.
SOYA’s promotion of young talent shows great promise for the next generation of creatives, with winners also awarded a hefty sum of $10,000 cash and flights courtesy of the official sponsors, QANTAS.
QANTAS Spirit of Youth Awards
soya.com.au
Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales of Romance Was Born
Edward Cutting and Tin Nguyen of tin&ed
Alexander Gow and Thomas Savage of Oh Mercy
Kasimir Burgess
Rebecca Baumann
Tom Fereday
Nirrimi Hakanson
INDESIGN is on instagram
Follow @indesignlive
A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers
Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!
In this candid interview, the culinary mastermind behind Singapore’s Nouri and Appetite talks about food as an act of human connection that transcends borders and accolades, the crucial role of technology in preserving its unifying power, and finding a kindred spirit in Gaggenau’s reverence for tradition and relentless pursuit of innovation.
Within the intimate confines of compact living, where space is at a premium, efficiency is critical and dining out often trumps home cooking, Gaggenau’s 400 Series Culinary Drawer proves that limited space can, in fact, unlock unlimited culinary possibilities.
Gaggenau’s understated appliance fuses a carefully calibrated aesthetic of deliberate subtraction with an intuitive dynamism of culinary fluidity, unveiling a delightfully unrestricted spectrum of high-performing creativity.
In design, the concept of absence is particularly powerful – it’s the abundant potential of deliberate non-presence that amplifies the impact of what is. And it is this realm of sophisticated subtraction that Gaggenau’s Dishwasher 400 Series so generously – and quietly – occupies.
Classique are offering up to 70% off prestige original designer brands Matteograssi and XO in a Stock Clearance Sale at their showroom at 425 Bourke Street, Surry Hills. The sale concludes Sunday 14 August. Get in quick, stock won’t last for long! Classiqueclassique.net.au
Instyle Wins Small Business Sustainability Award and receives highly commended for the Business Sustainability Award at the 2010 NSW Government Sustainability Green Globe Awards. The Green Globe Aards recognised INSTYLE as, “world leaders in developing innovative textile products while reducing their ecological footprint and improving recycling processes”. Instyleinstyle.com.au
The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed
Artedomus has opened a new showroom in Perth, marking a return to the city where the company was founded in 1982.
What a week! With so many events still to come, Jan Henderson gives us a taste of what the 2025 edition has been like so far.
How can design empower the individual in a workplace transforming from a place to an activity? Here, Design Director Joel Sampson reveals how prioritising human needs – including agency, privacy, pause and connection – and leveraging responsive spatial solutions like the Herman Miller Bay Work Pod is key to crafting engaging and radically inclusive hybrid environments.