Register Now for the Design Island Forums!

Now in its third year, the Design Island initiative has emerged as a benchmark for knowledge leadership in the fields of best practice and professional development for designers.

Registrations are open for the globally-recognised event which features a program unlike any other and is a launch pad for international careers.

Design Island is a Tasmanian Government initiative supporting best professional practice and exposure of Tasmanian design and craft through annual exhibitions, internationally recognised forums and the world class Bay of Fires Walk Workshop.

It is synonymous with quality and positions Tasmania as a knowledge leader and centre for creativity.

The program facilitates national and international networks, export market development and best practice in the business of design.

Design Island Crossing Hemispheres 2008 has evolved into an exciting satellite of knowledge-sharing opportunities and design showcasing events state-wide.

DAY 1
Import/export/exchange
Thursday 1 May 10am-4pm
Hobart Function Centre, Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart

$35 full, $25 students/concession, lunch and special giveaways included.

Hear about the ideological and practical issues designers face when crossing borders and how exchange has cultivated new opportunities, ideas and relationships. The import/export/exchange forum brings together speakers practising in a range of fields who will demonstrate how overseas exchange, collaboration and creative strategy has cultivated the success and innovation that formulate best practice.

Chaired by Andrew Mackenzie - Editor of (Inside) and AR, Niche Publishing

Speakers include:

-Cynthia E. Smith, (New York) the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum;
-Mathias Schwartz-Clauss, (Basel) Vitra design Museum;
-Jenni Reuter, (Helsinki) Hollmén Reuter Sandman Architects;
-Grace Cochrane (Sydney) independant writer and curator;
-Robert Foster (Canberra) F!NK & CO.,
-Yianni Hill, (Adelaide) graphic designer;
-Alexander Lotersztain, (Brisbane) Studio Derlot;
-Justy Phillips, (Hobart) Write/Here Project ;
-Chantal McDonald, (Melbourne) MATERIALBYPRODUCT.

Register online now!

DAY 2
Design For Export: The Global Corner Store
Presented by Springboard: entrepreneurship for designers
Friday 2 May 10.30am-4.30pm
Hobart Function Centre, Elizabeth Street Pier, Hobart

$40 full, $25 students/concession, lunch and special giveaways included.

-Going to market, getting ready for the world
-Approaches to export, the best model for you
-Sustainable practice, the international picture
-Telling your story, the online strategy

Morning sessions will be followed by a workshop/group session for designers to address their particular needs, providing a platform to ask questions of mentors, draw conclusions and network.

Mentors include:

-Gretel Harrison and Robert Foster, F!NK & Co;
-Heidi Dokulil, Parcel;
-Ewan McEoin, Studio Propeller;
-John Gertsakis, Sustainable Development Consultants, Bradford Gorman and
-Ripe Online.

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Springboard is an Australian Design Unit project, a joint venture between Parcel and Studio Propeller. It is supported by the Australia Council and is an Australian Government funded initiative under the Building Entrepreneurship in Small Business program.

This Forum is sponsored by the Tasmanian Government and the Department of Economic Development through the Business Boost Program.