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<i>Sustain me: contemporary design</i> | The College of Fine Arts
<i>Sustain me: contemporary design</i> | The College of Fine Arts
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Sustain me: contemporary design
Article released: Wednesday, 01 July, 2009
David Trubridge, Kete Tuauri -- The Basket of Rational Knowledge (one of the three Baskets of Knowledge sets) 2009, CNC cut Aluminium sheet, hand sanded PETG plastic, aluminium rivets, 5W LED light, 2100 mm high, 850 mm diameter. Photo: Peter Tang. Courtesy: David Trubridge.
Sustain me: contemporary design presents work by
Australian and international designers whose design practice is creating and developing deeper
understandings of sustainability.
As design moves away from its 20th century emphasis on style and function, and designers are
increasingly working within complex systems where values of sustainability are tested and
negotiated, Sustain me: contemporary design asks the question: What
happens when ‘inspiration’ meets ‘application’?
The exhibition shows that designers are meeting this challenge creatively, and presents the
stunning and widely various results. These range from furniture and jewellery made from post
consumer waste, to the use of natural fibres and clay as renewable resources, and the development
of design tools which facilitate research and workshops in sustainable design.
Sustain me: contemporary design is curated by Rod Bamford
and Liz Williamson, who are Lecturer and Head of School, respectively, School of Design Studies,
College of Fine Arts (COFA) UNSW .
The exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated catalogue with an essay by Katherine
Moline, Senior Lecturer, School of Design Studies, College of Fine Arts (COFA), UNSW.
Sustain me: contemporary design is part of the Sydney
Design 09 festival. As is a FREE special lecture by David Trubridge, entitled ‘Cultural Design’,
being given on Saturday 1 August, 12 noon, in COFA’s main lecture theatre, EG02