Someone is thinking outside the square.

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

http://www.gommeh.com/

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

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

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

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

Have a look around, very informative...

http://www.icsid.org/

Nice Website for Daily Visit

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. 

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.