Talking Design

Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake was the first major international event to be presented within RMIT University’s iconic Design Hub designed by award–winning architect Sean Godsell.
A very special free event featuring fashion videos and a live discussion between Walter Van Beirendonck and Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern, London. Hosted by Associate Professor Robyn Healy with an introduction by Professor Margaret Gardner, AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT University.

Designer Chris Connell is essentially self-taught. He started his career in the late 70s studying interior design, but changed to graphic design a year into the program. Preferring to draw and work with his hands, he now covers most design areas, from designing cafes and homes to furniture and objects. His furniture, which he collaborates with Raoul C Hogg, includes the iconic Pepe Chair (circa 1992), now in the permanent collection of MOMO (Museum of Modern Art) in New York.

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Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake was the first major international event to be presented within RMIT University’s iconic Design Hub designed by award–winning architect Sean Godsell.
A very special free event featuring fashion videos and a live discussion between Walter Van Beirendonck and Chris Dercon, Director, Tate Modern, London. Hosted by Associate Professor Robyn Healy with an introduction by Professor Margaret Gardner, AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT University.

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Industrial designers Simon Christopher and Celina Clarke met at RMIT in the mid-1980s. Both were studying Industrial Design and found each other to be like-minded. While most of their fellow students dreamed of designing cars, this duo thought of designing furniture and lighting. They established ISM in the early 90s, now employing 10 people. They produce their own furniture and lights, as well as collaborating with a number of other designers such as Keith Melbourne (who also appears on Talking Design).

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Allan Powell Architects are a design focused Architecture and Interior design practice based in Melbourne. The practice has been dedicated to the design and procurement of buildings in Australia and abroad since 1980, with work and experience across residential, institutional, cultural and commercial sectors.
Principal and Director Allan Powell has a distinctive yet considered approach to design that has been acknowledged through the receipt of awards, publication and industry recognition. Allan has lectured and tutored in Australia since graduating from the University of Melbourne in 1970 and completed his Master's of Architecture in 1992.
For more information visit http://www.allanpowell.com.au/

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Dr. Robert Baines is emeritus professor of RMIT University in the School of Art. His multi-disciplinary research is comprised of three areas: first as an artist goldsmith; second in archaeometallurgy; and third in publishing text and commentary. In 1979 he received a Winston Churchill Study Grant and this has been followed by Senior Fulbright and two Senior Andrew Mellon Conservation Fellowships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and in 2008 a research scholarship in The Sherman Fairchild Center for Objects Conservation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
His work as an exhibiting artist goldsmith is collected in prestigious public collections in Great Britain, Germany, France, New Zealand, USA and Australia such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art NY; Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris; Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the National Gallery of Australia.
For more information, visit http://www.rmit.edu.au/staff/robertbaines

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Professor Margaret Gardner AO is the Vice-Chancellor and President of RMIT University and Naomi Milgrom Executive Chair & CEO of Suzanne Group talking to Stephen Crafti about the upcoming Walter Van Beirendonck exhibition. Van Beirendonck's exhibition, which first opened in Antwerp, will be showcased at RMIT University's Design Hub from 15th July until the end of October.
The first major retrospective of the work of Antwerp designer and fashion maverick Walter Van Beirendonck, will be held at RMIT University's new $80 million Design Hub, thanks to the philanthropic leadership in design of Naomi Milgrom AO.
Created by Antwerp Fashion Museum, Dream the World Awake is the jewel in the crown of the Design Hub's inaugural events program for 2013, and the first time this daring and innovative exhibition has travelled outside Belgium.
RMIT University Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Margaret Gardner AO, says the support of visionary philanthropic leaders such as Ms Milgrom provides remarkable opportunities for RMIT's students and staff, as well as Australia's design community that would otherwise not be possible.
"We are delighted to be working in partnership with Ms Milgrom on this significant exhibition, which comes to Melbourne in July next year and will make RMIT's Design Hub truly come alive," Professor Gardner said.
"Ms Milgrom shares our vision for developing extraordinary opportunities for the next generation of Australian designers. With this major gift, she builds upon her notable links with RMIT and continues the legacy of philanthropy that the University was founded on."
Ms Milgrom says the outstanding architecture and cultural and academic vision for the new Design Hub at RMIT inspired her to champion this major international and multifaceted design initiative for its opening.
"Dream the World Awake, which celebrates three decades of Van Beirendonck's career, is a marvellous collaborative project that will engage a diverse design audience and enhance RMIT's global design stature," Ms Milgrom said.
A maverick fashion design leader and the inspirational Head of Fashion at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Art - one of the top five fashion schools in the world, Walter Van Beirendonck is known for his spectacular Paris fashion shows and diverse sources of inspiration in his work, ranging from technology, fine art and pop culture to ethnographic sources.
RMIT's Associate Professor Robyn Healy, School of Fashion and Textiles says this high profile design exhibition highlights cross-disciplinary collaboration, a key aspect of the Design Hub philosophy. "It is a significant exhibition for RMIT, for Melbourne and for Australia, and is perfectly aligned with RMIT's cutting-edge design and fashion education and research," she said.
Naomi Milgrom is the owner of a group of companies that includes retail brands Sportsgirl, Sussan and Suzanne Grae. She is a distinguished philanthropist, business leader, and mentor to a wide range of arts and scientific organisations, and a strong advocate of contemporary art, architecture and design.

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Ross started out studying Industrial Design at RMIT University before switching to sculpture -also at RMIT. He recalls the wonderful time having Robert Owen as one of his teachers.
After graduating, Ross moved overseas before returning to Melbourne to embark on furniture design. His whimsical designs include lighting, furniture and household items such as coat racks. His recent chair, the Tiller Chair has received wide publicity.
http://www.didier.com.au/

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Phillip Rhodes has established himself as one of Melbourne's leading milliners. With decades of experience, first in London and then back home, Rhodes shares his time between working on hats for theatrical productions for the Melbourne Theatre Company and creating bespoke one-off hats for clients. Technique is as critical to each design as the design itself, with many hours spent on creating that one special hat.

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Helen McFarlane and Drew Hynninen from Outlines recently collaborated with March Studio in creating the ceiling for Damir Doma's new boutique in Paris. Helen says she destroys mirrors - infact the duo mirrors are considerably more beautiful once they have been aged. They work closely with architects and interior designers, creating magical spaces in the process.
http://www.outlines.com.au/

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