Environmental issues are now firmly on the agenda – politically, socially and economically. No longer the preserve of alternative lifestylers or those committed to worm farms and hemp shirts, environmental imperatives have reached an unprecedented high in terms of interest, media coverage and political opportunism. Some practical things are taking place on the ground as well.
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This year the Australian Design Awards (ADA) will undergo a transformation. In response to the fact that design is now a global activity, it will cover all professionally designed products sold on the Australian market, regardless of where they were designed.
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Dr Kees Dorst is a Dutch designer, philosopher, design consultant and teacher. He is currently Professor of Design at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney.
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Japanese designer Kazuo Kawasaki’s work, spanning thirty-five years, was celebrated at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan, late last year. The exhibition featured 200 works from the designer’s illustrious career, representing a lifetime of achievement.
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A team from the School of Design at Hong Kong Polytechnic University is on a mission to create the first ever digital database of Chinese head and face shapes.
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High-sheen, light-weight metals such as aluminium, magnesium and titanium are making a splash, with new technologies and applications being developed.
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Curve editor Belinda Stening spoke to Ian Thompson, lead designer at the Centre for Design Research at Northumbria University in the UK, about the design and development of an educational product called Addacus.
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Melbourne’s 1956 Olympic Games featured a pioneering art and design festival, in addition to traditional Olympiad celebrations.
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Universally known as the land of the design maestros, Italy has never been an easy place for new talents to grow and glow. After a year-long census of Italian designers, Milan’s Triennale has staged an impressive exhibition, featuring 124 young talents, selected by a jury chaired by Andrea Branzi.
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The INDEX: AWARD jury has short listed 112 products and services that meet the INDEX: criterion of Design to Improve Life. Health and environmental sustainability are general themes. The short-listed designs are all in use and represent the seven continents of the world.
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