Design Collaborative of South Australia

Industrial Design Show & Tell

2011-06-28T12:46:00.000+09:30

How does industrial design improve your life?
Show and tell me design is a social event featuring a panel of Adelaide’s leading designers discussing popular designs and their merits. Guests are encouraged to bring along images of a product they think is an example of either good or bad design and join in the global discussion on World Industrial Design Day.

Submit examples to be part of the panel discussion and have a chance of winning $2000 worth of SolidWorks training sponsored by Intercad. To enter, email widd2011@hintsandspices.com with your product images and 25 words or less describing your thoughts on its good or bad design.

$10 Standard
$5 DIA members and students
inc. food and drinks

booking essential
www.trybooking.com/ROL

Adelaide Launch

2011-03-02T14:44:00.001+10:30

Great Event! > "Join the ADA and Stylecraft as we launch our way into The Festival State! We've got some juicy guest speakers, fresh and rosy from institutes and industry. During the evening, Domingo Robledo, editor of (inside) Magazine, will invite each speaker to address how they embody value in their work, how they protect their creative ideas through the design process and their recommendations for how Australian copyright laws could better protect the industry." www.authenticdesign.com.au

See you there!

Love for ID

2011-01-31T11:15:00.013+10:30

2010 marked an amazing year for the Graduating Industrial Design Students of UNISA. Their final year exhibition 'I[HEART]DESIGN' was the talk of the industry last December.

There were many stand out acts for DCOSA, one in particular was Tim Grisbrook (work featured). We suggest you take 5 and find out more, meet him here. We especially heart his furniture piece below!

www.iheartdesign2010.com will be featuring all student work so... become a fan, become a friend, follow the tweets and stay in tune with what these fabulous, up and coming designers are contributing to our community.

Design Institute of Australia

2011-01-31T10:58:00.005+10:30

Part of the DIA...?

This year holds more exciting events that will allow designers to network and expand their knowledge of the national and international design scene.

Look out for The Breakfast Series, Speed Meet, 2 New Exhibitions, The Inaugural Quiz Night, Film Night and also coming soon.... Designers' Saturday. Stay tuned here

2011-01-31T10:51:00.003+10:30

How about an Indoor Drive-In Experience?
Of course The Cool Hunter are onto it....

http://www.access-agency.net/indoor-drive-in-cinema

Leads from The Cool Hunter

2011-01-31T10:48:00.004+10:30

This would indeed be the best case scenario: You take your favourite gadget and dress it up in with your favourite colour. Monaco-based Case Scenario has linked up with Pantone and as a result, they are now able to make this scenario a reality.

http://www.thecoolhunter.com.au/gadgets

Adelaide West End Association

2010-11-01T14:25:00.001+10:30

On Sunday December 19, Leigh Street will be will be transformed into a quality art and design market/carnivale as a partnership between Casablabla, Mojo Inc, Magazine Gallery and the Adelaide West End Association.

Leigh street is an amazing setting for this sort of market and will be accompanied by by unique and interesting food vendors and a full day of live world music programmed by Casablabla.

We are currently seeking applications for stall-holders so if you would be kind enough to forward this email through your networks that would be appreciated.

Stallholder applications close on Friday November 12 and any queries can be directed to Andrew Dundon on - andrew@mojoinc.org.au or 0402 425 973

Visit www.creativeinnovation.net.au and find out how they can help your creative business.

2010-07-01T17:24:00.014+09:30

Supporting the business of creative enterprise, creativeinnovation is a website dedicated to growing the potential of Australia's creative enterprises, big and small. Find out more...

Core77 speaks with Jonathan Ive on the design of the iPhone 4: Material Matters

2010-07-01T11:06:00.003+09:30

2010-06-24T16:09:00.005+09:30

THIS IS IMPORTANT!!

(Extract from The ADA)
Replicas, fakes, ripoffs. Call them what you will. Whatever way you look at it, they’re damaging to the design industry and people it supports. The Authentic Design Alliance is here to do something about it. We’re here to reward those who use genuine furniture in their fitouts and help our members to encourage their clients to choose the genuine article. So please, enjoy the website and if you believe in what we're doing, join the cause. http://authenticdesign.com.au/

We recommend becoming aligned...

2010-06-24T10:40:00.002+09:30

DCOSA would like to thank the Jam Factory, Creative Industries Innovation Centre and the Adelaide Review for their support last night. It was great to share our industry experiences in furniture and product design and we are looking forward to seeing everyone at Hung Out to Dry on Tuesday. To put forward a topic or speaker for our next event please email us!

Cheers!
DCOSA

2010-06-10T22:01:00.000+09:30

CALL FOR ENTRIES

In celebration of World Industrial Design Day on 29 June 2010, we invite industrial designers from South Australia to participate in ‘Hung out to dry’. This event intends to raise the overall awareness of industrial design through the understanding of our discipline.

To demonstrate how industrial designers can solve social and environmental issues, local industrial designers and industrial design firms have been invited to design coat hangers made from recycled material.

We are asking aspiring South Australian industrial designers to be part of this show. A small number of allocated positions have been made available for the right candidates; this creates a unique opportunity to be able to have your work displayed alongside well known designers.

http://hungouttodry2010.blogspot.com/

2010-06-09T08:06:00.005+09:30

We are excited to announce the details of our next DCOSA night, just in time for World Industrial Design Day!

Wednesday June 23rd from 5:30 at the Jam.

What to expect? Motivation, Education, Insight...

Trends from the Milan furniture Fair and Design Week + what SA has planned for World Industrial Design Day 2010

Valuable information from Creative Industries Innovation Centre

Take a sneak peak into the creative minds of our friends at the Jam

We look forward to seeing you! contact us on this blog for more details.

2010-05-06T11:48:00.001+09:30

Designing a resilient world.

By David Mellonie, for the Design Institute of Australia._03-May-10

In case you didn't know, it's World Industrial Design Day on 29th June.

To celebrate it, the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) is calling on industrial designers worldwide to highlight how their work can help humanity prevent or respond to natural or man-made disasters.

This year's them is 'Industrial Design: Humane solutions for a resilient world.'

Icsid President Dr. Mark Breitenberg, said that there were 'expanded opportunities' for industrial designers in current society.

'Our field is growing from its historical role in the design of objects to the design of social systems and solving social and humanitarian problems through design,' he claimed.

'World Industrial Design Day gives designers an international platform to address these problems and shines a light on the sometimes antiquated perception of what industrial designers do.'

The initial World Industrial Design Day invited renowned German designer Uwe Loesch to create a poster for the event (lower image), which in turn inspired the successful introduction of the first student poster competition (top image), organised by Icsid in 2009.

This year's student poster design can be voted for online from the 11th to the 27th May, with the winning poster promoted internationally and distributed via the network of Icsid Members for use during their events.

Visit the Icsid Website at www.icsid.org to help determine the winner.

(Images courtesy of Icsid, Carla Sapiain and Uwe Loesch.)

Bowerbird Bazaar - Adelaide's Design Market

2010-03-24T13:54:00.003+10:30

Anthony Caggiano has kindly pointed out that the Bowerbird Bazaar Design Markets are on this weekend 26, 27 and 28 March and also on 8, 9 and 10 October 2010 at Queen’s Theatre, Adelaide. Anthony has written a short article on the event and that can be read here (http://www.habitusliving.com/connect/adelaide-bowerbird-bazaar).

To quote the Market's website; "Bowerbird Bazaar provides a dynamic and upmarket environment where local and interstate designers, artists and craftspeople are proud to showcase and promote their work. There is an emphasis on attracting the public and appropriate retailers, businesses and media from SA and interstate to create ongoing relationships, wholesaling opportunities and sales. Bowerbird Bazaar also offers a relaxed environment with cool tunes, great coffee, boutique wine and gourmet delights."

Bicycle Design

2010-02-10T11:48:00.005+10:30

Some interesting ideas found here (http://webecoist.com/2010/02/08/cycle-crazy-16-strange-amazing-bicycle-concepts/). I kind of like the folding backpack bike as it is similar to an idea I had for my final year uni project but much much better. More info on the folding backpack bike here (http://bergmoench.koga.com/En/Default.aspx). Special thanks to Stein from the Axles of Evil for this link.

SixthSense

2010-02-10T11:16:00.006+10:30

What an amazing era to be living in. The funny thing is our children, and their children,

probably wont even see this as a process of integration between technology and reality.

It's just how things will be... they will be born into this completely seamless and

integrated way of life. I feel old already.

Pranav Mistry is the inventor of SixthSense, a wearable device that enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data. Check out this Ted Talk.

Some previous projects from Mistry's work at MIT includes intelligent sticky notes, Quickies, that can be searched and can send reminders; a pen that draws in 3D; and TaPuMa, a tangible public map that can act as Google of physical world. His research interests also include Gestural and Tangible Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, AI, Machine Vision, Collective Intelligence and Robotics.

Nice Website for Daily Visit

2010-01-29T10:48:00.003+10:30

"Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Inhabitat was started by NYC designer Jill Fehrenbacher as a forum in which to investigate emerging trends in product, interior and architectural design. Mike Chino is the Managing Editor; Emily Pilloton, Olivia Chen, Evelyn Lee, Abigail Doan and Jorge Chapa are Senior Editors. The site was designed by Jill Fehrenbacher and runs off the fabulous blogging platform Wordpress."

Find more info here - http://www.inhabitat.com/about/

Domestic and Small Commercial Wind Turbines from Phillipe Starck

2010-01-28T12:22:00.004+10:30

From Good Is Website, "Phillipe Starck, the French designer famous for chic hotel interiors, strange watches, and minimalist furniture, has designed a range of small vertical-axis wind turbines for homes and businesses."

From Reuters, "The turbines, which will be made in the Tuscan city of Siena and can be placed in the garden or on the roof, consist of the quadrangular 400W WT model with a power output of 400W and the helicoidal shaped 1KW WT, which can generate power of 1 KW. Their Italian reference prices will start from about 2,500 euros ($3,515) and 3,500 euros respectively."

Official website for the turbines can be found here http://www.revolutionair-pramac.com/

Further reading can be found here http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/27/philippe-starck-unveils-two-revolutionair-wind-turbines/

Christmas Drinks

2009-12-01T11:00:00.002+10:30

DCOSA are having Christmas Drinks this coming Sunday afternoon at Salsa at Henley Square. Please come along if you can and have a drink and a social / professional catch up before 2009 ends and we stumble into 2010. Hopefully see you there!

Objectified hits TV (in the US)

2009-11-24T21:28:00.005+10:30

PBS in the states is about to air Objectified for the first time. To mark the occasion they have put together a little flash game for you to find out what object best defines who you are.

Click here to find out what you are.

Call for Entries, I.D. 2010 Annual Design Review

2009-10-15T09:41:00.004+10:30

I.D. Magazine is calling for entries for their 2010 Annual Design Review.

"Since 1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product, furniture, graphic, and environment design, from the iconic to the obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and visual culture. Each year, the featured work is chosen by a jury of leading practitioners, who, along with I.D.'s editorial team, focus the abundance of submissions into a clear survey of the state of design. The resulting overview is published in the July/August issue of I.D. magazine — the Annual Design Review issue." See the full story and competition details here.

This is not a free entry competition and, "All entries must be postmarked or submitted online no later than December 1, 2009. Entries postmarked or submitted online after December 1 require a late fee of $25 per entry ($15 for students). Entries postmarked after December 15, 2009 will not be accepted."

Special thanks to Dan Scott for sending the link to this.

Some Bike Designs

2009-10-06T14:41:00.003+10:30

The Business Week website posted a collection of varying bicycle designs. The above photo is one of 20 or so that look at some different approaches to the humble bicycle. The rest of the bikes can be found here: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/08/0824_worlds_coolest_bikes/index.htm

Patents Gone Wild

2009-10-06T14:25:00.004+10:30

Some ideas are best kept a secret, not always to protect their integrity but sometimes to protect the integrity of the inventor.

I happened to stumble across the "Totally Absurd" website (http://totallyabsurd.com/archive.htm) that has an archive of ridiculous Patents that have actually been lodged and paid for by inventors (hopefully not industrial designers) in the US.

This picture above is one of many - entitled "Doggie Umbrella". Have a laugh going through some of them - it might just make you realise that that crazy idea of yours isn't that crazy after all.

2009-09-29T14:40:00.003+09:30

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TIMELINE

http://www.dipity.com/rebang/Industrial_Design

2009-09-13T23:30:00.002+09:30

A peek at the upcoming design documentary "Objectified", by Gary Hustwit, the director of "Helvetica". The trailer features the voices of Jonathan Ive, Andrew Blauvelt, Marc Newson, and Karim Rashid. The song is "I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool" by El Ten Eleven.

2009-09-13T16:15:00.000+09:30

2009-09-09T10:46:00.002+09:30

www2.spaceclaim.com

2009-09-05T14:05:00.004+09:30

http://www.bunkspeed.com/hypershot/

2009-08-25T18:23:00.000+09:30

Sign Up to Linked In

2009-08-25T16:00:00.006+09:30

Linked In is the professional Facebook and potentially another avenue you could go to find new opportunities, networks and employment opportunities in our industry. Once you have signed up and joined Linked In you can search for and join various groups. Exhibition Studios suggested this group found here. You add colleagues and professional contacts to build up your network.

Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures

2009-08-25T15:01:00.006+09:30

www.ted.com

Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own.

2009-08-16T10:26:00.012+09:30

Bowerbird Bazaar in an exciting new event which will market Australian designer/maker art and wares to Adelaide audiences in October 2009. Bowerbird Bazaar promises to combine independently designed and made products, great food, wine and coffee, information, installations, interactive activities and live music. Bowerbird Bazaar will be held at the Queen’s Theatre in the city of Adelaide, to be run twice yearly, the first will be held 9–11 October 2009. If you would like to be part of this event please visit www.bowerbirdbazaar.com.au and apply online. APPLICATIONS close 18th September, 2009.

2009-08-14T18:00:00.003+09:30

you should..... davidreport.com

Travel Exhibition

2009-08-14T11:50:00.003+09:30

TRAVEL EXHIBITION

www.dia.org.au

Design an object based on your interpretation of the word Travel! Expressions of interest now extended to Aug 21.

A lifestyle, not a profession...

2009-08-04T23:44:00.007+09:30

Learn more about the drive behind those who inspire. Make this site a regular visit. Very insightful... endless searchable topics ... have a browse. www.ted.com

Eames Demetrios shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to the creative process of his grandparents.

Earthships and Michael Reynolds

2009-08-03T22:13:00.010+09:30

For those of you who missed out on Michael speaking in Adelaide

recently, please visit his website and follow up on what he has

achieved and continues to achieve.

www.garbagewarrior.com www.earthship.net

2009-08-03T20:46:00.002+09:30

2009-08-03T19:59:00.007+09:30

Thank you to everyone who made it to Sparrow last Monday night, was great to see some new faces and catch up with old friends. Your input is invaluable. Next catch up will be Sept 28... stay tuned for info on the night's guest speakers, product launch and competition updates.

2009-07-31T13:59:00.005+09:30

Someone is thinking outside the square.

I like the tableware. Could do with those cup plugs...

http://www.gommeh.com/

2009-07-31T13:36:00.005+09:30

For some of our friends who also work in the designer-maker field...

Applied Ideas provides designer-makers, manufacturers and retailers with an easy to use service that links suitable parties, providing training, and e-commerce business development services.

http://www.appliedideas.com.au

DIA Awards

2009-07-27T16:49:00.005+09:30

Fellow Industrial Designers, it is time to review your last 2 years of work and consider entering a project into this years DIA design award - Object category. It has been a few years since we have seen a good number of ID projects entered so now has never been a better time to promote your self and your work. (Please note that you do not have to be a member to enter)

www.dia.org.au

Objectified

2009-07-24T15:13:00.006+09:30

A movie you should keep an eye out for is Objectified. According to the website;

"Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability."

I haven't seen this movie as yet but would very much like the opportunity to do so. It was created by Gary Huswit who also created the doco film Helvetica. If you have any further information on this film, please let DCOSA know.

Industrial Design ...and Wine

2009-07-23T10:50:00.005+09:30

Hi Everyone,
The second ID catch up is being held next Monday July 27. Please put it in your diaries and pass on the details to any Industrial Designers that are not on this list. We will be meeting at Sparrow, O’Connell St North Adelaide from 6:00 and dishing out some valuable info on 2009/2010 design competitions and exhibitions.
Cheers, look forward to seeing you all.

ICSID

2009-07-23T10:37:00.005+09:30

Have a look around, very informative...

http://www.icsid.org/

Nice Website for Daily Visit

2009-07-20T13:47:00.004+09:30

Industrial Design Served - Here is a nice little page to see some work from around the world and show off your own designs. Each design appears to have its own sub-page but apart from that it seems nice a simple and too the point. Enjoy.

2009-05-25T13:12:00.004+09:30

The Design Collaborative of SA (DCOSA) has been established to bring together Industrial Designers in SA.

Crucial in developing realistic solutions that enhance everyday life, we create things that power, assist, preserve, monitor, save, intrigue, excite and sustain. We want DCOSA to be a place where Industrial Designers can stay in touch, develop ideas and better understand their ever changing industry.

The unique contribution of Industrial Design as a process and a career on our daily lives is often misunderstood and its value diminished because of a lack of education, exposure and hence awareness in the general community. Unfortunately, good Industrial design solutions more often than not blend into a person's life and environment, quietly enhancing the experience rather than making a big statement or gesture.

DCOSA will source what is required to promote the skills and talent of its friends through seminars, public art, a casual coffee... or whatever you suggest! As we enhance the Australian perception of this multi faceted and multi talented crew, DCOSA also hopes to become a network of resources and support for our enthusiastic ID community.