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Launch Pad: calling all emerging industrial designers

Post author By Olivia Shead
Post date March 18, 2015
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Entries are now open for annual mentoring program and competition, Launch Pad. Established by Indesign Media Asia-Pacific, the competition — now in its 11^th year — provides a nurturing environment for emerging industrial designers from Australia and New Zealand.

Providing a network of industry experts, mentoring sessions, production plan management, media support, PR, and a $10,000 grant for the winner, designers can enter a design prototype for a small fee.

Focused on facilitating professional introductions and building relationships between emerging designers and key industry figures from areas of manufacturing, retail, media, marketing and business development; the mentoring workshops will be held during Sydney Indesign, from 13-to-15 August 2015.

Entry is easy! Head to the website to find out more. Entries close 29 April 2015.

Tags design, design competition, emerging designers, furniture, indesign, Indesign Media Asia Pacific, interiors, launch pad, lighting, sydney indesign

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Beacon Lighting to support emerging designers

Post author By Olivia Shead
Post date June 30, 2014

With a keen interest in supporting emerging Australian designers, Beacon Lighting have announced a new partnership with the highly coveted design industry competition, VIVID.

Hoping to elevate the status of this important program, they will also be offering a $5,000 for the inaugural Beacon Lighting Award, a prize that will also include the possibility of being stocked in their stores.

Scott Robinson, senior category buyer and lighting designer for Beacon Lighting, believes it is important for the company to get involved: “Beacon Lighting has a key focus on delivering the latest design trends from all over the world to the Australian market. Through our travels and trend spotting, we have come across great designs from emerging Australian designers. Through a collaborative approach, we would like to help young designers and artists in producing and bringing their designs to market.”

While in the past they have generally looked overseas for great lighting designs, Beacon recognise that the calibre of design talent here in Australia is certainly on a world-class level. With outstanding production capabilities and global design networks, they feel that they can help emerging designers get noticed both on a national and international stage.

VIVID celebrates its 12^th this year at Decor + Design and has become an integral platform to support new and emerging Australian designers. Competition categories include lighting, student, concept, commercial and green. Finalists will be on display at Decor + Design, from 10-to-13 July at Melbourne Exhibition Centre.

Tags australian designers, beacon lighting, decor + design, design, designers, emerging designers, featured, lighting, vivid, vivid design competition

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Young Designer: Briana Hayes, Highgate House

Post author By Olivia Shead
Post date February 3, 2014

Our Young Designer series aims to inspire those who are yet to get their first foot on the ladder in this fiercely competitive industry. Editorial assistant Olivia Shead spoke to Briana Hayes, interior designer at Brisbane’s Highgate House.

Briana, 25, always knew she wanted to be an interior designer. From the age of 11, every new year saw her change the colour scheme of her bedroom, where with the help of her father, she would add a fresh coat of paint to her childhood walls.

Tags boyd blue, briana hayes, design, emerging designers, featured, graduate, highgate house, interior, leigh boswell, southbank tafe, young designers

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Chance for design students and graduates to meet industry experts and learn about the profession

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date August 16, 2013

For the third year running, the Design Institute of Australia Victoria/Tasmania Branch’s student and graduate body ED (Emerging Designers) is hosting Inside Nights from 26 to 29 August.

The unique opportunity allows design students and recent graduates to visit studios, meet practicing design professionals and gain valuable insight into their profession.

Tags decorating, design, design institute of australia, design students, dia, emerging designers, graduates, interior design, interiors, students, tasmania, victoria

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Design: Made: Trade becomes part of Decoration + Design this year

Post author By Jen Bishop
Post date June 13, 2013

DESIGN: MADE: TRADE has been a staple of the Melbourne design scene for the past five years, and 2013 heralds a new direction for the show. This year, it will be a feature of DECORATION + DESIGN at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre (18-21 July). For the first time, Design: Made: Trade will be a curated forum, and this year’s event will feature more than 30 of the best art and design studios.

Design: Made: Trade showcases internationally recognised creative talent across a diverse range of design disciplines, from product design, to graphic design, textiles, lighting and furniture. The forum remains a premier bespoke design event, which provides vital market opportunities for Australian designers.

Tags decoration + design, design, design made trade, emerging designers, interiors, july, lori weitzner, melbourne, michelle lamb, susanna trocme, trade fair