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www.designEX.info The move from individualism to communalism was the theme of yesterday’s designEX press conference held at Sydney’s Park Hyatt hotel. designEX 2014 keynote speaker, international trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, gave a taste of her keynote speech to be held at 11:00 this morning titled “Embryonic Architecture: The dawning of a new age.” Li said we are in a unique period where the entire spectrum of design is being influenced by a single trend – the move from individualism towards community. “Individualism is dead,” said Li, “there is a need for people to meet together, to congregate together and to work together. “Right now we are in a happy waiting time – waiting for the renaissance of society after a long and painful period during the twentieth century where people were very fearful – we have been through economic and environmental crisis. Now I’m convinced this will end and we will enter a period of community.” “In this period of gestation, we are in a very happy atmosphere where things are embracing us – building, clothes and design is there to cuddle us, guide us and restore us. There is also a tremendous comeback of textiles and we are thinking of textiles in a bigger way,” she said. Many of the upcoming trends that were discussed during the press conference can be seen throughout designEX, with the abundance of textile exhibitors, designer collaborations and the entire third day of the speaker series focusing on collaboration for health and well being. RENAISSANCE OF COMMUNITY Today’s Highlights Lidewij Edelkoort Wednesday 28 May 2014 Test your Bocce skills Refeul CPD Points 01 Hear the world’s most pre-eminent trends forecaster in Embryonic Architecture: e dawning of a new age. 11:30am to 1:00pm, Seminar eatre, Hall 3 Play against your colleagues or go head to head with another studio to win great prizes including an exclusive cultural feast. Mount Langi Ghiran Winery Mount Langi Ghiran Wine Bar, Hall 2 With the accredited session ‘Luxury Vinyl Floor Coverings – Beauty that works by Alex Stock’ 2:00pm to 3:00pm in the Presentation Room DAY /designEXshow @designEXshow @designEXshow /designexshow Four to Watch 1 3 2 4 Knauf Stand 668 Cleano Dulux Stand 173 & 562 Feast Watson Liming White Floor Finish Anomaly Stand 344 Ghillie Camo Easy Chair Karndean Art Select Woods Collection Karndean Designflooring Stand 462 L-R: Paul Berekemeier, AIA President, Lidewij Edelkoort, Trends Forecaster, Kobe Johns, designEX Exhibition Manager, James Harper DIA President
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The move from individualism to communalism was the theme of yesterday’s designEX press conference held at Sydney’s Park Hyatt hotel.
designEX 2014 keynote speaker, international trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, gave a taste of her keynote speech to be held at 11:00 this morning titled “Embryonic Architecture: The dawning of a new age.”
Li said we are in a unique period where the entire spectrum of design is being influenced by a single trend – the move from individualism towards community.
“Individualism is dead,” said Li, “there is a need for people to meet together, to congregate together and to work together.
“Right now we are in a happy waiting time – waiting for the renaissance of society after a long and painful period during
the twentieth century where people were very fearful – we have been through economic and environmental crisis. Now I’m convinced this will end and we will enter a period of community.”
“In this period of gestation, we are in a very happy atmosphere where things are embracing us – building, clothes and design is there to cuddle us, guide us and restore us. There is also a tremendous comeback of textiles and we are thinking of textiles in a bigger way,” she said.
Many of the upcoming trends that were discussed during the press conference can be seen throughout designEX, with the abundance of textile exhibitors, designer collaborations and the entire third day of the speaker series focusing on collaboration for health and well being.
RENAISSANCE OF COMMUNITY
Today’s Highlights
Lidewij Edelkoort
Wednesday 28 May 2014
Test your Bocce skills
Refeul CPD Points
01Hear the world’s most
pre-eminent trends forecaster in Embryonic Architecture: The dawning of a new age.
11:30am to 1:00pm, Seminar Theatre,
Hall 3
Play against your colleagues or go head to head with another
studio to win great prizes including an exclusive cultural feast.
Mount Langi Ghiran Winery Mount Langi Ghiran
Wine Bar, Hall 2
With the accredited session ‘Luxury Vinyl Floor Coverings
L-R: Paul Berekemeier, AIA President, Lidewij Edelkoort, Trends Forecaster, Kobe Johns, designEX Exhibition Manager, James Harper DIA President
www.designEX.info
Moleskine and designEX have partnered to provide a unique opportunity for both architects and designers to showcase their sketching talents and have these sketches as the cover of a limited edition Moleskine notebook, available exclusively at designEX 2014.
With over 150 entries, the winners come from a range of design and architectural disciplines. The winners are Edward Cornista with his architectural sketch, Eric Ng depicting an owl in flight and Chloe Ferres’ statement, Modus Operandi.
Using social media, the sketches have been shared using the hashtag #dexmoleskine. The results were an intimate look into the creative process of the architect and designer and a celebration of the perennial power of freehand sketching even in the age of AutoCAD.
A jury from Moleskine’s design team in Italy judged the competition entries with three winning sketches being selected to form the basis of the limited edition notebooks. With an array of impressive sketches submitted to the competition, it was certainly a tough decision for the judges.
You can see all of the entries at the Moleskine Competition Gallery at Stand 197 in Hall 3, and the winners presentation will take place here at 1pm today. Don’t miss it!
W H O ’S
D E S I G N I N G
D E S I G N E X
60 SECONDS WITH DANA TOMIC HUGHES
MOLESKINE COMPETITION WINNERS REVEALED TODAY
PH OTOS
E V EN TF R O M
Collaboration, refinement, design, manufacturing, thinking and playing at Tait
Elliot Clarke & Co and The Selvedge Group, part of the Textiles Distributors Association and the 2014 designEX Textiles Sector
An unexpected curation of art, interior design and objects at Bromley InteriorsDana Tomic Hughes started acclaimed design
blog Yellowtrace in 2010. The award-winning interior designer and self-confessed design tragic lives in Sydney with her husband and young son. Her passion for design sees her regularly involved in the local design community, speaking at events and freelance writing for design magazines and even guest lecturing at Sydney universities and colleges. We’ve asked Dana a few quick fire questions here at the show to get more of a handle on her as a person.What are you listening to at the moment?Our 2 year-old son’s constant chatter, singing and gigglesBest restaurant/café in Sydney?Restaurant – The Apollo. Cafe – Room 10.How you got into design in one short sentence?I wanted to be a psychologist, so I’m here by accident.Go to karaoke song?Hot Stuff by Donna Summer.Favourite designer?Mother Nature.Best design/design innovation in the last 30 years?The INTERNET!What did you design at designEX?KE-ZU stand.How did you come up with the concept?The concept for the stand was to provide a simple but theatrical stage for KE-ZU’s beautiful product. The response also celebrates KE-ZU offering of local production and Sancal’s 40th birthday, one of KE-ZU’s key brands.Who inspires you?Back to the start – our 2 year old son.KE-ZU Stand 234 & 238
Australian and New Zealand design direct from Milan to Sydney at The Other Hemisphere
From NEST 14, Something Beginning With (SBW)
As the city of Copenhagen celebrates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of its most famous sons, designEX together with Corporate Culture/Cult and Carl Hansen & Son also acknowledge the enduring legacy of the great chair master Hans Wegner, in Carl Hansen & Son Café by Cult designed by leading Sydney based interior architect, George Livissianis. In order to mark the occasion, CEO of Carl Hansen & Son, Knud Erik Hansen, will be attending designEX, courtesy of Corporate Culture and hosting a special presentation to discuss this iconic designer, his work and his ongoing influence in furniture design. Join Knud Erik Hansen, Richard Munao, Managing Director of Corporate Culture and George Livissianis as they speak with design writer Penny Craswell about authentic design and the changing face of furniture and interiors. 2:30pm Friday 30th May at Carl Hansen & Son Café by Cult, designEX. Carl Hansen & Son as a brand is probably best known for their pieces designed by Danish master Hans Wegner, which continue to be best sellers, while the company itself has grown 15 times what it was since 2002. The Wegner Wishbone chair is still their number one chair worldwide, with other pieces by the designer put into production according to contemporary tastes.
ICONIC ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
AT DESIGNEX WITH THE ATTENDANCE OF KNUD ERIK HANSEN
WIN A WISHBONE CHAIRVISIT OUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT FOR MORE INFO
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Speaker Series The Future of DesignWednesday 28 May – Trends: Architecture & Lifestyle for 2016Time Title
11.30am – 1.00pm Lidewij Edelkoort: Embryonic Architecture: The dawning of a new age – Lidewij Edelkoort
3.30pm – 4.30pmDesign Fairs – Abroad or at home what are the benefits to Australian designers? – Margo Konings (via Skype), David Harrison, Sarah K, Adam Cornish
4.30pm – 5.30pmThe Nexus between Hospitality & Residential Design – Justin Northrop, Nicholas Travers from Techné Architects
Thursday 29 May – Architectural Production – Curated by Tomek Archer, Tomahawk Studios/Archer BreakspearTime Title
10.30am – 11.30am Digital Projection Technology on ‘Architainment’– Christie Digital Systems and The Electric Canvas
11.30am – 12.30pm Architectural Production Keynote by Alastair Parvin – Founder of WikiHouse, Architecture 00
3.00pm – 4.00pm Architectural Production Talk 1 – Richard Glover, Documentary Photographer, Outcast Editions
4.00pm – 5.00pm Architectural Production Talk 2 – Iain Maxwell & Dave Pigram, supermanoeuvre
Friday 30 May – Designing for Health and Wellbeing presented by WoodSolutionsTime Title
12.30pm – 2.30pm360 Wellbeing – Wellbeing in the Workplace – Elise Valoe, WorkSpace Futures Group
presented by Steelcase Australia
3.00pm – 4.00pm The role of designers in trans-disciplinary projects – Leah Heiss, Elastic Field
4.00pm – 5.00pm Collaboration for health and wellbeing – Justin Wagemakers, Blue Sky Design Group
EXHIBITOR STAND EXHIBITOR STAND EXHIBITOR STAND
About Space 110Anitech 370Big Ass Fans 310Brilliant Lighting Australia 218Bromley Interiors 402C.R Laurence Australia 174CDK Stone 484Convex Engineering 262Cosentino Australia 380Cotswold Furniture 319Cotswold Furniture 320Creation Baumann TDA16
CULT 210Dalat Outdoor Collection 433designrepublic 334Domus Textiles TDA10Dune Ceramica Australia 480Enomatic Wine Serving Systems 730Europe Imports 588Havwoods 756Hepburn Hardware 203LINAK Australia 140L’Officina by Vincenzo 774Marmoline 698
Nufurn Commercial Furniture 338Oak Life Flooring 425Polyflor 674Schweigen Home Appliances 290South Pacific Fabrics 628Tejas Borja S.A.U. 552The Bidet Shop 287The Selvedge Group TDA2Tigger Hall Design 630Trimtex Australia / 727 Data Access Solutions USG Boral 374
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MARKETING AT PPG INDUSTRIES, TAUBMANS
Vote for your favourite NEST 14 designer onsite by snapping an image of the stand and uploading it to instagram using #designEX14 and the name of the NEST 14 Contributor. This year sees the largest gathering of NEST exhibitors in its three year history, a testament to the breadth of local designer talent with the likes of DesignByThem, Christopher Boots and INDE all participating for the third time.
Don’t MissTomorrow
1
Curated by award winning architect and designer – and sometime
rockstar – Tomek Archer of Tomahawk Studios and Archer Breakspear,
don’t miss Thursday’s speaker series. Alastair Parvin, founder WikiHouse,
kicks the day off fresh from his recent TED Talk with Outcast Editions’
Richard Glover and the team from supermaneouvre.
Ticket available at the Seminar Theatre, Hall 3
Architectural Production Programme
3Tomorrow sees Christie Digital Systems
and Electric Canvas team up to present their vision on Architainment. Find out how technology has pushed
the humble projector to a brighter, more flexible and impactful future.
Thursday 29 May, 10.30am – 11.30am,
Seminar Theatre, Hall 3 Places still available
Architainment
2
Hear from the heavyweights of the Tile and Stone industry as they discuss
products, tools and technologies that are pacing the way in the world of tile and stone. The programme
runs the 3 days of designEX and is presented by the Australian Tile Council,
Australia Stone Advisory Association and the Australian Tile Publication
and sponsored by Cosentino.
Tile & Stone Zone Theatre, Hall 3
Tile & Stone Seminars
4Mount Langi Ghiran will be
opening up their designEX cellar door and offering wine tastings on the
Mount Langi Ghiran Wine Bar, 4pm Thursday and 3pm Friday. Make sure you stop by to try one
of Australia’s finest drops.
Wine Tasting
THE BEST OF THE NEST
Why did Taubmans select Arent&Pyke?Taubmans selected Arent&Pyke because they’re well-respected experts and we believe their philosophy on colour is a great match in bringing our extensive colour offering to life in a way that enables visitors to designEX to experience colour like never before.
What was the brief?Our brief to Arent&Pyke was very open to their interpretation, and that’s the way we wanted it so that we could truly make the most of their vast creativity. We challenged them to design a stand around the theme ‘Experience Colour’ and to draw inspiration from our new colour centre, Taubmans Colour Galaxy™ – a state-of-the-art online colour tool.
What is the best way to experience the stand?We’re encouraging all visitors to designEX to visit the Taubmans colour wall, and to get up close and immerse themselves in the colour experience. It’s a very tactile stand where guests can look up, down, around, choose their favourite colours and share a photo of their reflection in the mirrored wall with us on Twitter @taubmanspro.How did you create the brushout wall?The stand features a huge blade wall of painted brushouts that celebrate Taubmans’ colour offering. It is a feathered gradation of colour with close to 1,000 A4 painted brushouts. Where the walls are not covered in brushouts they are either black or mirrored surfaces, creating an immersive and reflective contrast to the intensity of coloured surface.
How does Taubmans see the future of Australian design?In terms of colour, we see Australian design becoming bolder, braver and more confident. It’s something we’re starting to see more and more, and we hope that this creative example of Taubmans’ vast colours range will help to encourage and support the industry in embracing colour. Taubmans are exhibiting on Stand 350
AnAesthetic Stand N2 DesignByThem Stand N4 Andre Hnatojko Stand N6
Porcelain Bear Stand N9 Fold Theory Stand N10 Autumn Products Stand N13
Something Beginning With Stand N14 Wood Melbourne Stand N16 Christopher Boots Stand N18
Experience Colour in a new way with Taubmans Colour Galaxy™
