agIdeas 2009 International Design Week 4 to 7 May For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]design is difference. agIdeas is an annual design week that is a celebration of the best in design and creativity at the Arts Centre, Melbourne from 4 to 7 may 2009. Now in its 19th year, agIdeas is a major event on the design calendar, attracting a sell‑out audience from the design and business community and the general public from across Australia and beyond. agIdeas offers access to the minds of the brightest in design today, providing insights into why design is difference. International creative leaders and home grown talent will engage in an exciting program that will look at what is happening in design today from across the design spectrum ‑ illustration, industrial design, graphic design, film, branding, product design, landscape architecture and more will be featured. With over 40 of the world’s creative leaders, agIdeas is: the International Design Forum (3 days of talk about design); Studio Access (visits to Melbourne’s leading design studios); Workshops (full day workshop with an international design master); Futures (student design expo); NewStar (design competition and exhibition); Advantage (business breakfast forum); disCourse (gala dinner) and uNite (after party). ‘agIdeas is about design excellence, and this year we have produced a beautiful limited edition book for agIdeas 2009 ‑ with information about speakers, interviews by leading designers and more. agIdeas began small and today we have an audience of over 10,500 annually. Each year, our brief evolves, but in essence we always aim for those at the top of their field from across design disciplines internationally. I am thrilled to have created agIdeas all those years ago and to see it grow and develop into what it is today’, says Ken Cato, Creative Director, agIdeas.
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agIdeas 2009 International Design Week 4 to 7 May For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]
design is difference. agIdeas is an annual design week that is a celebration of the best in design and creativity at the Arts Centre, Melbourne from 4 to 7 may 2009.
Now in its 19th year, agIdeas is a major event on the design calendar, attracting a sell‑out audience from the design and business community and the general public from across Australia and beyond.
agIdeas offers access to the minds of the brightest in design today, providing insights into why design is difference.
International creative leaders and home grown talent will engage in an exciting program that will look at what is happening in design today from across the design spectrum ‑ illustration, industrial design, graphic design, film, branding, product design, landscape architecture and more will be featured.
With over 40 of the world’s creative leaders, agIdeas is: the International Design Forum (3 days of talk about design); Studio Access (visits to Melbourne’s leading design studios); Workshops (full day workshop with an international design master); Futures (student design expo); NewStar (design competition and exhibition); Advantage (business breakfast forum); disCourse (gala dinner) and uNite (after party).
‘agIdeas is about design excellence, and this year we have produced a beautiful limited edition book for agIdeas 2009 ‑ with information about speakers, interviews by leading designers and more. agIdeas began small and today we have an audience of over 10,500 annually. Each year, our brief evolves, but in essence we always aim for those at the top of their field from across design disciplines internationally. I am thrilled to have created agIdeas all those years ago and to see it grow and develop into what it is today’, says Ken Cato, Creative Director, agIdeas.
agIdeas 2009 International Design Week 4 to 7 May For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]
agIdeas day 1 presented by
KaTE CullITy AuStrAlIAKate Cullity is a landscape architect and partner in the award‑winning practice, taylor Cullity lethlean. recently working on the Australian Garden for the royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens.
Shannon BEnnETT (VuE DE MonDE) AuStrAlIAChef Shannon Bennett’s restaurant Vue de monde is in Melbourne. It is testament to the belief that restaurant food can be a wondrous, unforgettable experience. He achieves this through his commitment to every detail.
ChrIS BoSSE GErMANyGerman‑born architect Chris Bosse is most recently recognised for his work on the Water Cube swimming center built for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Chris Bosse is presented in association with Nissan.
JIll BIlCoCK AuStrAlIAJill Bilcock has emerged as one of the world’s leading film editors, working with some of cinemas most esteemed and diverse filmmakers. renowned for the diversity of her work, including Moulin rouge! and Elizabeth.
anDrEa InnoCEnT AuStrAlIAAndrea is an illustrator with an eye for the quirky and the eccentric. She has worked in fashion design, textile design, animation and character design.
ÉTIEnnE MInEur FrANCEÉtienne helped establish the innovative Paris based agency, Incandescence and developed the website and virtual catalogues for the Japanese fashion designer, Issey Miyake. Étienne is brought to agIdeas in association with XyZ Studios.
adobe’s mission is to revolutionise how the world engages with ideas and information. at adobe, we develop the technologies that transform ideas and information into experiences that change how people live, work, and communicate. For over 25 years, we’ve built a legacy of innovation. Today we remain committed to enabling our customers to better engage their customers and consistently exceed their expectations.
agIdeas 2009 International Design Week 4 to 7 May For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]
DET SgT (rETIrED) aDrIan PaTErSon oaM AuStrAlIAAdrian Paterson is recently retired from the twelve member Criminal Identification Squad and designed the computerised Offender Identification System (F.A.C.E.)
MIChaEl PErSSon SWEDENMichael has a ten year background in global marketing and communication initiatives with some of the most iconic Scandinavian brands; Scandinavian Airlines, SAS, Absolut Vodka and now Volvo Cars.
STEFan SagMEISTEr uSAFounder of New york based Sagmeister Inc., Stefan has designed for a diverse range of clients including the rolling Stones, HBO and the Guggenheim Museum and has received just about every major international design award and has been nominated five times for a Grammy. Stefan is bought to agIdeas in association with iStockphoto.
alExIa SInClaIr AuStrAlIAAlexia Sinclair’s digital art is dark and seductive, baroque and symbolic; presenting contemporary notions of fashion and beauty, while restoring antique notions of classicism, elegance and luxury.
MIChaEl WElDon AuStrAlIAWith a life‑long love of drawing, Michael Weldon’s illustrations have appeared in numerous magazines including the New yorker and rolling Stones, on several book covers, online in animated games and in a short animated series.
garSon yu uSACollaborating with numerous filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, and ridley and tony Scott, Garson is founder of yu+co, a design company specialising in motion graphics for film and television. Garson is brought to agIdeas in association with the Collie Print trust.
BarT WIlloughBy AuStrAlIABart was the first Aboriginal artist to appear in and write lyrics for a docu‑drama, the first to score a feature film and the first to sign a record deal.
DaVE WarrEn AuStrAlIADave is the founder of international award winning company Warren yachts, the leaders of cutting edge design and technology for luxury yachts in the region. His yachts are always innovative, always beautifully shaped and always a winner.
agIdeas 2009 International Design Week 4 to 7 May For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]
SEan CuMMInS AuStrAlIASean Cummins has won every major advertising award in Australia and internationally. He remains the only person in Australia to win a grand slam: a television commercial of the year, radio commercial of the year and newspaper advertisement of the year.
TylEr Cann (lEn lyE ExhIBITIon) NZtyler Cann is the inaugural curator of the len lye Collection at the Govett‑Brewster Art Gallery. len lye (1901‑1980) is one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded, internationally renowned and wide‑ranging modern artists. tyler is brought to agIdeas in association with ACMI.
EnESS (STEVEn MIESzElEWICz & nIMroD WEIS) AuStrAlIAENESS have been bringing dreams to life, using diverse technologies and custom‑built software for cutting‑edge digital installations encouraging people to explore, learn, and communicate in new ways.
ToBIaS FrErE-JonES uSACreator of Font Bureau’s best‑known typefaces, Interstate and Gothic, tobias is co‑founder of Hoefler & Frere‑Jones with Jonathan Hoefler. tobias is brought to agIdeas in association with AGDA.
Paul garBETT AuStrAlIAPaul Garbett is co‑founder and Creative Director of Naughtyfish, who have built a varied and loyal client list with their playful and thoughtful approach to design.
JaMES haCKETT AuStrAlIAJames has won numerous awards and is sought out for his expertise in crossing the line between animation, live action and experimenting with the latest production technologies.
Design Victoria is the Victorian government’s comprehensive strategy to grow Victoria’s design sector, backed by a $15 million funding commitment over four years.
agIdeas Day 2 presented by
agIdeas 2009 International Design Week 4 to 7 May For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]
MIlTon WaTKInS AuStrAlIAAt Ballarat Bookbinding and Specialist Printing, Milton will go to extraordinary lengths to create perfect bound books including books used on film sets, books with covers made from doormats, A4 concertinas that extend outward to over six foot, blind embossed covers, and many more.
KEn Taylor AuStrAlIAMaking a name for himself in the music scene, Ken is well known for his striking illustrative rock posters and album covers for bands such as Crowded House, Pearl Jam, Kings of leon and rolling Stones.
PhIlIP MIllar AuStrAlIAPhilip is a master of creating life‑size animatronic dinosaurs, he has produced puppet designs for the Hobbit and the lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
MarIna WIllEr (WolFF olInS) uKBorn in Brazil Marina Willer is currently Creative Director at Wolff Olins in london, working on branding identities and short films for clients such as the tate, Oi, and MtV. Marina is brought to agIdeas in association with Gunn & taylor.
STanlEy Wong HONG KONGStanley established threetwoone Film Production ltd. and has produced over 100 tV commercials. In recent years he has explored a passion for fine arts and photography.
John MarSDEn AuStrAlIAAuthor of the series tomorrow When the War Began. John Marsden has won many international literary awards and every major writing award in Australia for young people’s fiction. He has sold almost five million copies world‑wide and been translated into fourteen languages.
CharlTon hIll AuStrAlIAAs a major recording artist, Charlton Hill has a passion for sound; writing and recording charting albums and is currently the producer of music for sound design studio Supersonic.
rICharD hoarE (BrEVIllE) AuStrAlIAChances are richard is responsible for at least one of the small appliances in your home. With 20 years experience richard is Director of Design and Innovation for Breville (Housewares International).
For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]
JulIa deVIllE NZJewelry designer Julia deVille combines her skills and ideas with jewellery, taxidermy and leather work under the one label, DISCE MOrI (latin for lern to Dyi).
STEPhEn BanhaM AuStrAlIACalled a ‘typographic evangelist’ by Eye magazine, Stephen Banham is founder of letterbox, a typographic studio based in Melbourne.
TrEVor Choy AuStrAlIAtrevor Choy, Principal of Choy lawyers, manages the intellectual property of numerous multinational companies as well as several companies from the BrW top 1000 and BrW Fast 100.
roBIn ElEy AuStrAlIABased in Adelaide, illustrator robin Eley is an international success story with an impressive list of clients including time, the Wall Street Journal, the Village Voice and Disney.
Tony gorSEVSKI AuStrAlIAA self‑taught photographer, tony Gorsevski’s varied architectural subjects are assembled and combined often to extraordinary effect.
WErnEr JEKEr SWItZErlANDWerner Jeker is renowned for his simple and beautiful posters. He has worked with major cultural and commercial institutions throughout the world during his impressive career. Werner is brought to agIdeas in association with Spicers Paper.
agIdeas Day 3 presented by
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agIdeas 2009 International Design Week 4 to 7 May For further media information contact Magda Petkoff, Purple Media Telephone 03 9328 4522 Email [email protected]
MarK lanDInI AuStrAlIAMark landini is Creative Director of landini Associates, a consumer‑centric design agency specialising in retail design, hospitality and corporate identity.
luCa MISSonI ItAlyFrom the renowned Italian fashion brand Missoni, luca, son of the founders of this family run business, is responsible for the design of the menswear collections.
MonSTEr ChIlDrEn (CaMPBEll MIllIgan & ChrIS SEarl) AuStrAlIAAlong with the successful street magazine Monster Children its creators are responsible for the Monster Children Gallery and a travel magazine called Paperplane.
harry PEarCE (PEnTagraM) uKDedicated to supporting human rights, Harry Pearce is renowned for his award ‑winning graphic design. As a Partner of Pentagram’s london office, Harry’s work touches many disciplines, from spatial design and identity to print, packaging and posters. Harry is brought to agIdeas in association with the British Council.
JanE PrIor (FoxTEl) AuStrAlIAJane Prior is an award winning creative director and consultant with an extensive background in broadcast design and branding, she specialises in launching new programmes, channels and multi‑channel networks.
Tony PrySTEn AuStrAlIAtony Prysten, a founding partner and Creative Director at Igloo, is all about creativity and has recently focused on exploring how design and digital come together.
SoaP (BraDlEy ElDrIDgE & aShlEy rIngroSE) AuStrAlIArun by self‑proclaimed ‘web geeks’ Bradley Eldridge and Ashley ringrose, Soap is one of Australia’s leading digital agencies.
each of the speakers are available for interviewagIdeas 2009 International Design Week at the Arts Centre, Melbourne from 4 to 7 may 2009for ticketing information call 03 9396 1798 or go to www.agideas.net
