Talking Design

Artist Cat Macleod is co-director of Bellemo Cat, an architectural practice which combines art and architecture. Macleod, with her life and business partner Architect Michael Bellemo, are recognised for both their public sculptures, as well as their one off homes. Their pavilion in Mildura exemplifies their unique approach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abigail Crompton has a art and psychology background, but more than 10 years ago started Third Drawer Down. Crompton started her venture by focusing on tea towels as art. She now supplies some of the leading galleries and museums in the world- her products, which are a collaboration with artists, can be seen at the Tate Gallery as well as locally in the NGV gift store. Crompton collaborated with t...

Susan Cohn is one of Australia's most important contemporary jewellers. Starting in the late 1970s, she established Workshop 3000 in Melbourne. Her doughnut bracelet, as well as her mesh bowl, designed for Alessi have been key designs in her career. Cohn recently curated a milestone exhibition Unexpected Pleasures, showcasing the work of Australian and international jewellery designers for the NGV...

Tim Jackson is a director at both Jackson Architecture and Jackson Clements Burrows in Melbourne, Australia. http://www.jacksonarchitecture.com.au/#/people/tim-jackson/ http://www.jcba.com.au/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Scott is Director of Gallery Funaki in Crossley Street Melbourne. The Gallery, established in the mid-1990s by award-winning jeweller Mari Funaki, represents leading jewellers from Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Scott sets an extremely high benchmark in the work represented with designs from Sally Marsland, Warwick Freeman, and Marion Hosking just a few of the designers represented. A mu...

Designer Chris Connell is essentially self-taught. He started his career in the late 70s studying interior design, but changed to graphic design a year into the program. Preferring to draw and work with his hands, he now covers most design areas, from designing cafes and homes to furniture and objects. His furniture, which he collaborates with Raoul C Hogg, includes the iconic Pepe Chair (circa 19...

Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake was the first major international event to be presented within RMIT University’s iconic Design Hub designed by award–winning architect Sean Godsell. A very special free event featuring fashion videos and a live discussion between Walter Van Beirendonck and Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern, London. Hosted by Associate Professor Robyn Healy with an in...

Industrial designers Simon Christopher and Celina Clarke met at RMIT in the mid-1980s. Both were studying Industrial Design and found each other to be like-minded. While most of their fellow students dreamed of designing cars, this duo thought of designing furniture and lighting. They established ISM in the early 90s, now employing 10 people. They produce their own furniture and lights, as well as...

Allan Powell Architects are a design focused Architecture and Interior design practice based in Melbourne. The practice has been dedicated to the design and procurement of buildings in Australia and abroad since 1980, with work and experience across residential, institutional, cultural and commercial sectors. Principal and Director Allan Powell has a distinctive yet considered approach to design t...

Dr. Robert Baines is emeritus professor of RMIT University in the School of Art. His multi-disciplinary research is comprised of three areas: first as an artist goldsmith; second in archaeometallurgy; and third in publishing text and commentary. In 1979 he received a Winston Churchill Study Grant and this has been followed by Senior Fulbright and two Senior Andrew Mellon Conservation Fellowships a...

Professor Margaret Gardner AO is the Vice-Chancellor and President of RMIT University and Naomi Milgrom Executive Chair & CEO of Suzanne Group talking to Stephen Crafti about the upcoming Walter Van Beirendonck exhibition. Van Beirendonck's exhibition, which first opened in Antwerp, will be showcased at RMIT University's Design Hub from 15th July until the end of October. The first major retro...

Ross started out studying Industrial Design at RMIT University before switching to sculpture -also at RMIT. He recalls the wonderful time having Robert Owen as one of his teachers. After graduating, Ross moved overseas before returning to Melbourne to embark on furniture design. His whimsical designs include lighting, furniture and household items such as coat racks. His recent chair, the Tiller C...

Phillip Rhodes has established himself as one of Melbourne's leading milliners. With decades of experience, first in London and then back home, Rhodes shares his time between working on hats for theatrical productions for the Melbourne Theatre Company and creating bespoke one-off hats for clients. Technique is as critical to each design as the design itself, with many hours spent on creating that...

Helen McFarlane and Drew Hynninen from Outlines recently collaborated with March Studio in creating the ceiling for Damir Doma's new boutique in Paris. Helen says she destroys mirrors - infact the duo mirrors are considerably more beautiful once they have been aged. They work closely with architects and interior designers, creating magical spaces in the process. http://www.outlines.com.au/ Hosted...

Architect John Henry first came to attention with his unusual warehouse style home in Research. Inspired by Architect Robin Boyd's Featherston house designed for Mary and Grant Featherston in 1967, Henry's house includes multi-level platforms hovering above dirt floors. Henry's love of designer furniture is on display in his home including furniture by Marc Newson, Grant and Mary Featherston and F...

Described by the media as ‘arguably the most creative force in Australian fashion’, and ‘the man responsible for teaching us how to wear black’, Joseph Saba is an icon of Australian fashion. Joe opened his first store, the ‘Joseph Saba Shirt and Sweater Shop’ in Flinders Lane in 1965. He went on to create the famous Staggers jeans label, which revolutionised jeans in Australia in the 1970’s. He in...

http://www.3deep.com.au/ BRETT PHILLIPS Founder and CEO Brett Phillips is the Founder and CEO of 3 Deep. Over the past 15 years Brett has demonstrated his skills as a creative and strategic leader to establish 3 Deep as one of the most innovative and creative businesses in the world. Having commenced his career in design, Brett quickly identified the need for strategic and entrepreneurial thinkers...

Founder and CEO- Catalyst Design Group Pty Ltd, and KNOG Pty Ltd Following a BA in Industrial design at RMIT, Hugo worked for 4 years in Europe and the UK. In 1992 Hugo founded Catalyst Design Group Pty Ltd. Since then Catalyst has designed and delivered consumer, electronic, telecommunications and sporting products from feasibility through concept, engineering right through to manufacture and sup...

Architects Clare McAlister and Karen Alcock, Directors of MA Architects, started the practice a few years ago after being directors of Neometro. They are recognised for their apartment developments, including such projects as Harper Lane in Inkerman Street, St. Kilda. Designed for singles and professional couples, these apartments have a strong sense of community. And rather than simply providing...

Robyn Lyon is the Program Coordinator of Fashion and Textile Merchandising at RMIT University. She started her career as a teacher, but her family owned a woolen mill in Ballarat and was always keen on fashion. Her cousin Joe Saba was building his jeans empire and so Robyn joined the Saba business, working closely along side Joe to develop ranges. With years of experience in retail, Lyons is now p...

Paul Smith’s introduction into fashion was completely accidental. At the age of 16, with no career plans or qualifications, Paul Smith was propelled by his father into a menial job at the local clothing warehouse in his native Nottingham. However his real passion was sport and his ambition was to become a professional racing cyclist, until aged 17 years when cycling-mad Paul was in a terrible acci...

Ducks, Dolls and Divine Robots: designing our futures with computing A public lecture by Dr Genevieve Bell We have relationships with technology – we always have had. And these relationships have regularly strayed beyond the merely functional, or rational. Whether anthropomorphising all manner of objects from steamships to guitars, or systematically attacking and breaking machines out of fear and...

Lou Weis is Creative Director of Broached Commissions. He brings together some of the finest talent in Australia to create limited edition objects and furniture. http://broachedcommissions.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kenneth W. Park is an historian, curator and cultural ambassador for Melbourne. He not only shows Melbourne to the many locals and international visitors, he also works closely with company's such as Australians Studying Abroad - taking Australian's to numerous cultural destination's around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Architect Peter Malat is a director of Six Degrees, an architectural practice formed more than 20 years ago. The award winning practice were one of the first to use second hand materials in their designs and bringing sustainability to the wider public. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.