designtech

Design TECH is on at the Powerhouse- everyone has to go see the young talent that has just left school and is about to hit the national and international design community. Unfortunately, I could only dredge up one picture, but it is perhaps the most photogenic. This is the Trio chair by Simon Del Favero from Trinity Grammar. However, I wish they could display more works! Visual Art Bodies of Work have so many display venues it's amazing- it really puts the students into the public limelight. Oh well, next year...

stuart haygarth

I cannot believe I haven't posted about Stuart Haygarth. So I'm making up for it now. He is the designer that inspired my design&tech major work, and indirectly my art body of work too. Isn't he awesome?! If you haven't seen this stuff, you haven't lived. More on his site.

From top to bottom, the pieces use; unwanted lampshades, party poppers, old glasses...My favourite is the last one- the 'Tide Chandelier' made from bits and pieces washed up on the Kent coastline. I think it adds a whole new facet to design when you create something new out of existing objects; it becomes that little bit more amazing.

mdp

Major works are handed in, nah nah nah nah nah nah...
design tech- a pendant light, with the option of soy sauce container attachments, hehehe

lightly

All this design coming out of Melbourne makes me want to move there! Have you ever seen something that made acrylic look so fluid and elegant? Lightly Living.

zaishu

Oh dear. I am posting about all my utmost favourite things, other than kittens with whiskers and brown paper packages. Maybe I had better save them up!
I present another one of my design heroes, Matt Butler and the Zaishu. These ones are from the India project. Made from plantation timber, flat pack and often using old paint, the Zaishu is a product that is eco-friendly and incredibly funky also! How handy. And... each panel is individual as it is part of a larger artwork. And... you can build your own. And... the projects support the disadvantaged! And... What more could you want?

droog

Ah, Droog. The streamline yet quirky design and concept and the amazingly attractive images! Have a browse of their website and you cannot help but admire the designers.

"Droog is an innovative enterprise based in Amsterdam. Set up in 1993 as a statement on design, it has developed the Droog mentality: creating innovative concepts that change perspective. Our products and projects connect with the individual, the user. They deal with slowness, memories, nostalgia, re-use, craftsmanship, nature. They generate experience, interaction, participation, products that are easily to comprehend, have meaning, tell stories; products that are meant to be cherished and not discarded without thought."