In appreciation of conversations shared with the community of the New York Creative Social Concern Simone LeAmon artist-designer in residence, 2011 Australia Council, Greene Street New York Studio, presents: ROCK-A-BY A New York thank you gift Wednesday, December 14th, 6.00pm – 8.00pm Cappellini NYC Showroom 152 Wooster Street #1 New York, NY Rock-a-by is a
JamFactory Craft and Design Centre Curated by Margaret Hancock Davis, Prototyping: Making Ideas is an exhibition that highlights the exceptional prototyping skills developed by Australian designers, demonstrating the journey of some of their most successful products from idea, to sketch, to prototype, to final product. Through the development of prototypes, the hands-on skills of designer/makers
Simone LeAmon Designer in Residence Located in the heart of Adelaide the JamFactory Craft and Design Centre is a national treasure. Supporting the culture of Australian design and production the JamFactory is a centre with a special charter – to support in equal measure the production, promotion and sale of outstanding design and craftsmanship. Housing
Live manufacturing by Palamont Rota A Saturday InDesign hot-spot for home-grown innovation in manufacturing District 01 hosted a spirited display of new products from Palamont, Ambius, The Container Connection and Rakumba. A highlight of the Saturday InDesign program, District 01 was home to the How We Create initiative featuring the live manufacture of miniature planters
Miniatures and Multiples at Spiro Grace Art Rooms Exhibition dates: Friday 1st April – Sunday 1st May 2011. Responding to the global trend for one-off and limited edition design collectibles Spiro Grace Art Rooms are performing a critical role in showcasing the design production of leading creatives from Australia and the Asia Pacific. Opening on
not-yet-junk by Simone LeAmon PinUp Architecture and Design Project Space Exhibition dates: 10 March – 30th April 2011 A Work made specifically for inaugural exhibition at PinUp Architecture and Design Gallery in Collingwood not-yet-junk incorporates cardboard waste retrieved from the South Melbourne produce market. The mechanism of compressing cardboard is practiced in the waste management
GLOBAL ARTISAN Q&A A design event set to reaffirm the value of design in the Asia Pacific region Queensland hosted Unlimited: Designing for the Asia Pacific from 4-10 October 2010. A week of public talks, workshops, master classes, events and exhibitions: Unlimited placed significance on how design and design thinking can address real world issues
Exploring the role of the one-off work in contemporary design practice Presented as part of Unlimited: Designing for the Asia Pacific and curated by Jenni Baxter and Renai Grace One – Part II presented one-of-a-kind-design artefacts by some of the Asia Pacific’s most exciting design talents including: Simone LeAmon (Vic), Grace Tan (Singapore), Booÿ &
Rakumba participating at Lightsource, State of Design Thursday 15 – Sunday 18 July, 2010 Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Featuring leading Australian and international brands and lighting designers, Lightsource is the State of Design’s event to discover new lighting ideas and technologies for commercial, retail, industrial and outdoor space. Big Sky by Simone LeAmon for Rakumba
Short list announced To assist the careers of Australian designers via its network of leading international design manufacturers, Space Furniture has joined forces with Italian manufacturer Edra, to launch the Space+Edra 2010 Design Residency, a two month programme that places an Australian designer inside the Edra headquarters in Perignano, near Pisa and in Milan, Italy,
