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.
Country Road has unveiled this year’s Window Project. The annual collaboration between the store and the RMIT Diploma of Visual Merchandising program is now in its sixth year.
The 10-week program kicks off with a briefing session for the students at the Country Road head office and asks the students to design and implement a series of windows showcasing the homewares range, to be displayed at the brand’s flagship store in South Yarra. Over the next 10 weeks the students work to a real life brief – developing and working through concepts, taking feedback and direction from the Country Road team, liaising with suppliers and finally installing the window concepts.
Some of Australia’s boldest and brightest young designers will unveil the furniture of the future when the VIVID (Vibrant Visions in Design) competition returns to FURNITEX next week.
Held from 18-21 July and co-located with DECORATION + DESIGN at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, VIVID will see almost 50 of our most promising emerging furniture designers compete for awards in Student, Concept, Commercial and Green categories.