Vivianne Kollevris - Ribbon Chair

Melbourne Movement designer Vivianne Kollevris will exhibit the Ribbon Chair at Salone Satellite 2013. Milan Italy.

Ribon Chair designed by Vivianne Kollevris exhibited at Salone Satelitte 2013. Milan.

Ribbon Chair exploits the potential offered by high performance fibre reinforced concrete to create a piece of furniture unlike any other. At just 22mm thick, Ribbon Chair utilises the tremendous strength offered by concrete of this type to produce a thin and elegant form, in contrast to what one expects to see from concrete.

Vivianne is a Melbourne based furniture and product designer. Inspired by the beauty and mathematics of geometric shapes, her work focuses on the purity of shape and its potential to become something extraordinary. As a professional structural engineer, Vivianne uses her unique combination of creative and engineering skills to develop distinctive designs that challenge preconceptions on how an object should work, look and feel.

Tracy Tung - Lumps

Melbourne Movement designer Tracy Tung will exhibit 'Lumps' in Milan this week at Salone Satellite 2013.

Tracy is a final year student in RMIT University Industrial Design and I had the pleasure of teaching her in the first year communications course. I recall Tracy being inspired by the visit in 2010 of legend Syd Mead.

Lumps designed by Tracy Tung exhibited at Salone Satellite 2013. Milan. Italy.

Viviene Chang - Empathik

Melbourne Movement designer Viviene Chang will exhibit 'Empathik' at Salone Satellite 2013 in Milan.

Empathik - Designed by Viviene Chang and exhibited at Salone Satellite 2013 - Milan

Empathik, designed with an inclusive approach, is a mobility aid for seniors which transforms into a flexible shopping trolley. It challenges conventional approaches to walking frames, by integrating subtle feminine visual cues and is a light weight structure with ergonomic forms adaptable to the human body. The flexibility of the design enables users to adapt easily to surrounding environments and situations.

Vivian is an emerging designer based in Melbourne who recently graduated from Industrial design, RMIT. She has a strong passion for inclusive design, which focuses on benefiting the user. She aims to design for those who are disregarded in society or on the edge, by extending her own design knowledge into different disciplines. Vivian constantly seeks to develop a greater sense of empathy and compassion towards others, which enables her designs to be a reflection of her. Her designs seek to innovate and enhance the delight for human life.

For more information, please visit: www.vivianchangdesign.com

Ed Linacre - The Nest

Ed Linacre launches 'The Nest' this week in Milan at Salone Satellite 2013 with Melbourne Movement.


'The Nest' is a pendant lighting fixture that pays homage to the honeycomb architecture of a bee’s nest.

Made from sustainably sourced bamboo veneer, The Nest’s interlocking segments create a lightweight yet robust construction that can be shipped flat packed and easily assembled by the owner.

The Nest designed by Edward Linacre at Salone Satellite 2013 Milan

Melbourne Movement designer Edward Linacre launches 'The Nest" at Salone Satellite 2013 Milan Italy.

Melbourne Movement President Kjell Grant and designer Ed Linacre.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 - Industrial design education innovation

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet has supported the innovative teaching and learning stategies of the new Monash University Master of Industrial Design program in Suzhou China.

The light weight portable tablet is ideal for sketching demonstrations that bring the demonstration to the student at their workstation. The wifi cababilty allows the demonstration to be shared via large screen data projection or LCD screens in the studio.

Student engagement and learning is enhanced as the staff circulate whilst demonstrating and providing feedback on work in progress. The result is an enhanced studio workflow and higher productivity by students in class.

'The MADA Wacom Lab provides students with advanced individual workstations and the wifi Samsung tablets for each staff member allow students to work more productively' said Program Director Ian Wong.

Monash University lecturer Bernie Walsh demonstrates live using the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablets as one example of innovative teaching and learning practices in the new Master of Industrial Design program at the Southeast University - Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou)

Wacom Lab - MADA Suzhou China

The MADA Wacom Lab has been established at the Southeast University - Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou) as a key laboritory for the Master of Industrial Design program.

Students are provided with a workstation that includes a Wacom Cintiq 22HD and a large screen HP monitor. This setup is state of the art for teaching and learning for industrial design and students were quick to take advantage of the resource as classes commenced this week.

 Lecturer Bernie Walsh demonstrates to Master of Industrial Design students in the MADA Wacom Lab, Suzhou, China.

MADA Wacom Lab - Suzhou, China

Master of Industrial Design student using the Wacom Cintiq 22HD on day one of the new program in China.

Suzhou - Back on Air

The past two weeks have just flown having arrived in Suzhou and focussing on the commencement of the Master of Industrial Design program. I can now update this blog so it is good to be back.

Ian Wong and Bernie Walsh are excited to be commencing teaching in the Master of Industrial Design program at the Southeast University - Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou)