3things, the fresh initiative from Oxfam Australia, are hitting up festivals and events in the coming months and they need your help! First up, 3things are heading to Tropfest and Future Music Festival, followed by a heap of fashion, music and arts events throughout the year.
They’re looking for dedicated Street Team volunteers – people who are witty, charming and cheeky, love talking to strangers, and are between 16 – 26yrs of age. Check out the Oxfam Projects page at www.3things.org.au or send an email to 3things [at] oxfam [dot] org [dot] au for more info.
12.02.10. filed under General.
The Team at Design Federation would like to thank our sponsors for supplying lucky door prizes for our Friends of Federation Party which include:
We would also like to extend a big thanks to Tim Lo from Original Inspiration for supplying us with our banners, Zest Events and iStockPhoto. We look forward to seeing you there!
It is insane that in this current climate Australian men still have the problem of trying to buy stylish but relaxed clothing (especially shorts) that actually fit them correctly. Being of the female persuasion, I have often wondered why men frequently go so wrong in shorts. So many of them are ill fitting: baggy, billowy, or so ridiculously tight that they leave nothing to the imagination – front or back. And that, simply, is unpleasant. Read all about Paul Denz →
Wicked pavement artists, Julie Doye, is a woman of many talents most notably her pop-art portraiture style. Inspired by the counter-culture art that emerged in the 1960’s and 1970’s, Julie will be attending the Friends of the Federation event this Friday night at TheClub.
With her work hanging in Paris Hilton’s private collection, she will be our roaming resident artist at the party. Look out for Julie painting 1 minute mini – portraits of our guests in her poppin’ fresh style and be sure you get to sit for the Design Doyenne from 7:30pm onwards. Read all about Julie Doye →
For many of us, the opportunity to head out on a cruise with an on-assignment National Geographic photographer for free, sounds like a dream come true. For Sydney resident and aspiring photographer, Anna Zhu, this dream became a reality after she beat some of the world’s best amateur photographers in a scholarship lead by World Nomads and Gap Adventures – www.gapadventures.com. Read all about Gap Aventures →
09.02.10. filed under Photography.
Photographer Mike O’Meally is throwing two exhibitions of his photos from behind the scenes of Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are. First one is in Sydney at China Heights on the 20th of Feb and second in Melbourne on the 25th at the Lamington Drive Gallery. All proceeds are going to Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation.
09.02.10. filed under General.
The young Will Deague, son of Demolition Dave Deague an Australian art patron, is CEO of the Art Series Hotel Group, an innovation in the local hospitality and art scene. The new boutique hotels, six in total, to be opened over the next two years in this country are each named in honour of an Australian artist and will feature major artwork commissioned especially for the hotel foyer by the naming artist.
“Our group is the first to name hotels after individual artists,” boasts Deaugue and added, more importantly that the aim of the project is to “bestow the artist’s style and character so thoroughly throughout each hotel to create a total art experience for guests.”
Design Federation’s Miss Pigelle visited the Art Series Hotel’s $48 million tribute to Australian artist, Adam Cullen. He of the putrefied pig skull chained to his ankle fame, or the collaboration with Chopper Reed in their devilish dabbles in children’s books notoriety or Anita Cobbey portraiture ill-repute. Streaky, drippy, spray-painted, iridescent and crude, Cullen snatched for the Archibald prize in 2000 with his controversial David Wenham portrait which followed closely on the heels of his “Only Women Bleed” debacle. Read the Whole Cullen Hotel Experience. →
As more and more designers drag their portfolio onto the internerd, many find themselves quickly feeling overwhelmed with the troubles of hand coding creative platforms for their own work. Additionally, of these designers which put the unpaid days and weeks of perseverance into building a .html trophy cabinet, many find themselves cursed with the demanding logistics of updating the site or even a modest re-design. And of course, imagine the anguish this whole process causes when you multiply it by the 6 clients who loved your site. Read the Rest of CMS & You by Joshua Crowley →
