World Industrial Design Day - Melbourne

World Industrial Design Day drinks at the Mountain Goat Brewery in Richmond was a huge success with more than seventy designers and students gathering on a cold night for a cold one. Attendees included industrial designers from consultancies Outerspace Design Group, Ideation, Charlwood, Sprocket, Design+Industry, Jones Chijoff, Diadem, CP Design, staff designers from GM Holden, Ford, O-I, Neo Products, Buzz Products and Quest, along with students and staff from Monash, RMIT and Swinburne Universites. The event was organised by Mike Chijoff and the DIA Industrial Design Practice Group. A great night with industrial design tragics like yours truly shown the door at closing.

Mountain Goat Brewery - Richmond

World Industrial Design Day

World Industrial Design Day - Melbourne 2012

Industrial designers Mike Chijoff, Matt Lewandowski, Nik Hadaway, and John Neilsen celebrate World Industrial Design Day at the Mountain Goat Brewery.

Mandy Lau, Mark Bergin, Dominic Russo and Vincent Moog. 

http://www.dia.org.au/

Monash University - Automotive Clay Studio

Monash University industrial design students from the automotive clay studio elective Transport 3  presented speed form concept models to GM Holden Design on Friday 29th June. Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design congratulated the students on their work and presentations.

'arachnid' speed form clay model by Monash University industrial design student Kai-Yu Chung.

Lecturer Mike Chester and Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design discuss Kai-Yu Chung's 'arachnid'  speed form clay model. 

GM Holden - Head of Exterior Design Guy Burgoyne discusses the concept and development sketches  for the 'arachnid' speed form with Kai-Yu Chung.

Monash University 'aileron' speed form automotive concept by Andrew Van der Merwe.

Monash University student Andrew Van der Merwe presents his speed form clay model concept to Sharon Gauci - Chief Designer Color and Trim GM Holden.

Speedform 'Mantis' automotive concept by Fred Dallmeyer

Lecturer Mike Chester, Fred Dallmeyer and Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design pictured in the Monash University industrial design automotive clay studio.

Speedform model by Grace Kim.

Sharon Gauci - Chief Designer Color and Trim GM Holden discusses concepts with Grace Kim.

Speedform automotive concept by Queena Le

Student Queena Le presents to designer Michael Simcoe

Speedform silver starship automotive concept by Dominic Dowling.

Speedform automotive concept by Andrew Godin.

GM Holden designers Mike Simcoe, Guy Burgoyne, and Sharon Gauci during presentations of speedform automotive concept models in the Monash University industrial design automotive clay modelling studio.

Mike Chester and Michael Simcoe - Executive Director General Motors International Operations (GMIO) Design congratulate students on speedform presentations in the Monash University industrial design automotive clay modelling studio.

www.monash.edu

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Sunday 5 August, 10am - 4pm

Ian Edgar - Kriesler Radio

This early injection moulded Kriesler radio by industrial designer Ian Edgar popped up recently.

Detail with Australian Kriesler Radio branding.

Kriesler Radio logo.

Australian Kriesler radio designed by industrial designer Ian Edgar. 

RMIT Mace - Australian survey 1854-2012.

Australiana magazine has recently published, over two issues, a comprehensive survey by Christine Erratt  - Ceremonial maces of Australian universities. The survey chronologically covers each mace beginning in 1854 with the University of Sydney and providing details of the yet to be completed Charles Darwin University. RMIT alumni dominate the list of designers with Stuart Devlin ( Melbourne University and La Trobe University) Helmut Luekenhausen (Swinburne University) Ray Stebbins (Victoria University) and Ian Wong (RMIT University) all receiving commissions.   

RMIT University ceremonial mace designed by industrial designer Ian Wong

Ceremonial maces of Australian universities article in Australiana magazine by Christine Erratt

Ceremonial maces designed by RMIT alumni Ian Wong, Ray Stebbins and Helmut Luekenhausen shown in article in Australiana magazine.

Melbourne University mace designed by RMIT alumnus Stuart Devlin AO. 1966

LaTrobe University mace designed by Stuart Devlin. 1969

http://lueckenhausen.com

IMAGES BY CHRISTINE ERRATT

www.parkerpressbooks.com.au

ICSID - Kyoto 1974

Design Australia has long been an important reference journal for my research. My recent visit to the shelves of Monash University library provided another opportunity to scan the issues and I was delighted to recognise for the first time a young John Westwood on the cover of the January 1974 issue. John was my lecturer at RMIT University industrial design and gave me my first job at John Westwood Design Associates.

Victorian industrial designer John Westwood in Kyoto, Japan, 1974.

The article in Design Australia Issue 23 features the experiences of sponsored industrial design students from Victoria, John Westwood - Gordon Institute, Ross Whitehead - RMIT, and others during their visit to Kyoto for the ICSID conference.

Design Australia journal, Issue 23 January 1974.
ICSID Kyoto

This extract below from the ICSID website outlines the significance of Kyoto and also explains why John is pictured in the streets of Kyoto on a bicycle.

In 1973, international collaboration reached a new high for Icsid with the Kyoto Congress and General Assembly, hosted by the Japan Industrial Designers’ Association. The event, based on the theme ‘Soul and Material Things’, was revolutionary for Icsid as it brought the western and Asian design worlds together for the first time on Asian soil. One of the more innovative elements of the congress was the involvement of the city and community of Kyoto. The organisers implemented a programme where 1000 bicycles were provided for use by participants to commute from the hotels to the congress Hall and to discover for themselves the way of life of the Japanese people. From this time onwards, Icsid’s place as a worldwide voice for industrial design was solidified.


http://www.icsid.org/about/about/articles33.htm

World Industrial Design Day - June 29th

This Friday June 29th is World Industrial Design Day. Last year we gathered at The Cherry Tree hotel for drinks. This year we will again be in Richmond at the Mountain Goat Brewery, so spread the word and join us to celebrate the profession.

World Industrial Design Day June 29th

Come join us and celebrate what everyone knows is the most important day in the whole year...World Industrial Design Day!

Although we can’t promise a parade, dancers or keys to the city, we can promise that someone will be wearing black. So take this moment to stop and celebrate a day that is all about you.

  

Friday 29th June, 6-8pm+

Mountain Goat Brewery - 80 North Street, Richmond

RSVP by Tuesday 26th

Caroline Caneva ccaneva@design.org.au

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Mountain Goat Brewery. Richmond

Organised by ISCID the event is global. I am sorry I missed this but ICSID called for video posts with a deadline of May 1st. See video and link to results below.

http://www.facebook.com/worldindustrialdesignday

Most popular youtube video so far

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xnkl-2k9828

General Motors - Celebrates 85 years of design

General Motors is celebrating 85 years of automotive design and have just released the youtube video below.

GM Corvette Stingray

IMAGE COURTESY OF GM © General Motors

General Motors - Vice President's Design

Harley Earl 1927 - 1958

Bill Mitchell 1958 -1977

Irv Rybicki 1977 - 1986

Chuck Jordon 1986 - 1992

Wayne Cherry 1992 - 2003

Ed Welburn 2003 - Present

 

GM celebrates 85 years of design.

GM Vice President 1986-1992 Chuck Jordon on a visit to Australia and the General Motors's Holden studio pictured with Holden Design Director Phillip Zmood. Phillip Zmood is a Hall of Fame member of the Design Institute of Austrlalia and an alumnus of RMIT University industrial design.

Wayne Cherry, GM Vice President Design 1992 - 2003 with General Motor's Holden's design director Phillip Zmood.

General Motors Vice President of Global Design Ed Welburn (l to r), Cadillac General Manager Jim Taylor, Cadillac Chief Engineer David Leone and GM Executive Director of Global Car Design Michael Simcoe stand with the 2008 Cadillac CTS  January 9, 2007 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Michael Simcoe is an alumnus of RMIT University industrial design.
(General Motors Photo/Tom Pidgeon © General Motors)

GM Vice President Design Ed Welburn in Australia at Holden pictured with the Efijy concept car designed by RMIT University industrial design alumnus Richard Ferlazzo.
IMAGE COURTESY OF GM © General Motors

Image of the Efijy concept car designed by Richard Ferlazzo chosen to feature in GM 85 years of design official press kit.
IMAGE COURTESY OF GM © General Motors

Image of the Camaro developed by the team at Holden Design in Australia chosen to feature in GM 85 years of design official press kit.

IMAGE COURTESY OF GM © General Motors

Mario Matkovich - Sharpsmart containers

The Sharpsmart medical sharps containers designed by Swinburne University industrial design alumnus Mario Matkovich are an outstanding example of Australian industrial design. The patented product and system was developed to address concerns raised by HIV infections in the 1980s and has become a standard in hospitals worldwide. The Sharpsmart was featured in the exhibition STILL09

Innovative Australian industrial design the Sharpsmart medical waste system designed by Mario Matkovich.

Daniels Sharpsmart medical waste container photographed recently at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Carlton.

Daniels Sharpsmart system youtube video.

Alan Saunders - By Design

ABC Radio National presenter of By Design, Alan Saunders died today. By Design was produced from 2006 until 2011. Alan fell ill while working on his program The Philosopher’s Zone in Sydney yesterday, the network said in a statement. He was taken to hospital but died this morning surrounded by colleagues and friends.

I had the pleasure of meeting Alan for the first time when he was invited by Malte Wagenfeld to be the guest speaker at the 2010 RMIT Industrial Design graduate exhibition - Final Assembly. We met on several other occasions and I respected and enjoyed his work emensely. Alan rest in peace.

ABC Radio National presenter of By Design Alan Saunders

By Design 'On Tram' program highlights - Alan Saunders

Sarah D'Sylva - Ghili Market Stall

Issue 39 of 'Curve' magazine is out now and features the final year project 'ghili' by Monash University industrial design alumnus Sarah D'Sylva. The 'ghili' is an innovative market stall system designed to be manufactured with rotational moulded trays and an anodized aluminium frame.

'ghili' market stall designed by Monash University industrial design graduate Sarah D'Sylva.

'ghili' market stall designed by  Sarah D'Sylva is featured in Issue 39 of 'Curve' design magazine.

Issue 39 of 'Curve' magazine. Out now.

www.monash.edu

MONASH UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY 2012

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

CAULFIELD CAMPUS BUILDING G

Sunday 5 August, 10am - 4pm