Sydney Design 09

Australia’s longest-running design festival, Sydney Design 09 celebrates local and international design with a diverse program running over 16 days from 1 to 16 August 2009.

The vibrant program features a range of exhibitions, local and international speakers, tours, markets and workshops designed to engage and inspire audiences.

Highlights at the festival’s main precinct, the Powerhouse Museum, include Young Blood: Designers Markets, Australian International Design Awards exhibition, late night event Play Late, and the Design Underground tours.

Sydney Design 09 extends all over the city too, with more than 45 events and 27 partners around Sydney.

In Profile: Carrie Arnold

Carrie Arnold recently relocated from London to take up the helm as Business Director of Experience Design at Imagination. We chat to Carrie about her approach to enhancing environments through experience design and her thoughts on the intersection of technology, people and urban spaces.

WORLD INTERIORS DAY 2014

The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) announces World Interiors Day 2014 theme “Design Matters”, to take place Saturday, May 31, 2014

In Profiile: Pandomo®

The ARDEX Group aims to be one of the world’s leading solution providers of high quality specialty building materials.

DIY with a difference!

Designer and maker, Josh Carmody, is creating heritage through craft with the Lost Profit Workshop.

An untethered design for a fluid workplace: Joel Sampson discusses the Bay Work Pod

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.

Australian Passivhaus Association clarifies one comprehensive standard

The Australian Passivhaus Association (APA) has released a guide outlining the process for achieving the international Passivhaus Standard, providing clarity on appropriate use of the term and the legal risks of incorrect assertions.

Stepping up for sustainability: Meet Jane Abernethy of Humanscale

Humanscale’s Chief Sustainability Officer is embarking on a tour of Australia, delivering a talk entitled: “Sustainable by Design: Materials Transparency for a Healthier Planet.” At the same time, the company opens a brand new showroom in Sydney. We met her to find out more.