Designed in China - Tea Light

Designed in China tea lamp by Master of Industrial design student Zong Yaodong - Tom.
Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou).

The Master of Industrial Design is a two year Double Masters program offered at the  Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School (Suzhou). The project is part of MDC5100 offered by Monash University Art Design and Architecture - MADA.

Students interested in the Master of Industrial Design (Double Masters) delivered in Suzhou should contact ian.wong@monash.edu

Full course details on SEU website here. http://yzb.seu.edu.cn/s/352/t/1754/09/b2/info68018.htm


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ISM Objects - Cinnamon Lee

ISM Objects Black Box currently features the work of Cinnamon Lee and tonight a late opening at the showroom allowed for a closer inspection, some sushi, and a glass of wine.

The Chameleon Series is a range of interactive pendant lamps with solid-state electronics and multichip LEDs which change colour when proximity sensors in the wires are activated.

Chameleon series lamps designed by Cinnamon Lee

Chameleon series lamps change color for ISM Objects director Celina Clarke and Ian Wong

ISM Objects showroom in St Kilda.

ISM Objects - St Kilda

ismobjects.com.au

www.cinnamonlee.com

Marc Pascal - Origins of genius.

It was great this week to catch up with RMIT alumnus industrial designer Marc Pascal in his studio.

Marc will soon relocate his studio and I was keen to explore his archive in particular illustrations and drawings. I was so delighted to see a real blast from the past, an exploded view illustration of a light he designed whilst at RMIT in my second year design class. This design concept was the first of what would become his signature product - lighting. Marc built a fully functioning prototype model. I recall the light was exhibited in the Open Day show and also featured on the RMIT industrial design course brochure.

Industrial designer Marc Pascal with the illustration of his first design for lighting completed whilst a student at RMIT industrial design.

Ian Wong and Marc Pascal pictured with original sketches for ceramic vases circa 1996.

www.marcpascal.com

Dusko Lapcevic - Salone Satellite

Dusko has been working very hard over recent weeks on the development and production of his Iris lighting range in preparation for Salone Satellite 2012.

Salone Satellite 2012 will launch the Iris light fittings by Melbourne Movement industrial designer Dusko Lapcevic.

Dusko Lapcevic at Salone Satellite 2012 in Milan.

Dusko Lapcevic is a designer who works in a broad range of areas, including furniture, homewares, jewellery, interiors and photography. More of his work can be viewed at www.dusko.com.au

Iris range of light fittings by Dusko Lapcevic

The Iris Lighting range was inspired by both the sensual form of fishnet stockings and industrially produced expanded mesh. The pattern creation process allows infinitely variable  patterns to be generated, which can make the decorative disks as individual as the human iris.

Manufactured from spun aluminium, polypropylene and Tyvek, the range is available in various sizes, shapes, colours and patterned disks.

Melbourne Movement President Kjell Grant with new talent for 2012 Salone Satellite, designer Dusko Lapcevic, at the recent GOTYA awards in Melbourne.

The Tribal range was inspired by the sensual form of tribal combs. Like tribal combs, the organic form is created by the clever manipulation of slats of a single profile. Rubber spacers of varying size create the undulating form, while the use of a single slat profile simplifies the manufacturing process.

Tribal stools by new talent, Melbourne Movement's Dusko Lapcevic.

Tribal inspiration.

Planet Lamp - Australian design icon

Always the collector, but this week a burnt orange Australian design classic available in time to be a part of the "ORANGE" exhibition had my name on it. It is in excellent condition, a handy local pickup from a very passionate mid century enthusiast living just a stones throw from the Chancellor and Patrick Iggulden House. The Iggulden House was the home of the John Iggulden, the brother of the Studio K lamp designer Bill Iggulton. Bill lived in Balcombe Park Lane in Beaumaris. The Studio K task lamp featured in the exhibition STILL09.

Studio K task lamp is an Australian design icon designed in 1962 by Bill Iggulden for his company Planet Lighting.

Chancellor and Patrick - Iggulden House Wells Road Beaumaris 1957-58. 

Image copyright SLV

Planet Lighting Webite