Our program.
Sharing knowledge is a big part of connection. But in a demanding business environment, it can be something industry professionals find it hard to make time for. The Design Co-Op is bringing together a wondrous pool of knowledge and information ripe for sharing and sparking interesting conversation. "
Friday 23th March 2018
Launch - 6pm-9pm
The showcase opens! Meet the designers and collaborators.
Come and join us for a few drinks, mingle, chat and have a good time in a casual atmosphere, surrounded by beautiful design.
The showcase opens! Meet the designers and collaborators.
Come and join us for a few drinks, mingle, chat and have a good time in a casual atmosphere, surrounded by beautiful design.
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Saturday 24th March 2018
11.00am (duration 1 hour)
"Rental is on the rise - how do we create the Australian dream without owning a property?"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
Responding to an increasingly rental-driven market, let's explore new ways to evoke the cosiness of home in transitional, rented, and non-traditional spaces, and ask "why we shouldn't compromise on our home environment?"
Host: Amelia Barnes (Rented Space)
Designers: Petrina Turner (Petrina Turner Design) Stephanie Stamatis (Stephanie Somebody) Fiona Parry-Jones (Von Haus)
"Rental is on the rise - how do we create the Australian dream without owning a property?"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
Responding to an increasingly rental-driven market, let's explore new ways to evoke the cosiness of home in transitional, rented, and non-traditional spaces, and ask "why we shouldn't compromise on our home environment?"
Host: Amelia Barnes (Rented Space)
Designers: Petrina Turner (Petrina Turner Design) Stephanie Stamatis (Stephanie Somebody) Fiona Parry-Jones (Von Haus)
1.30pm (duration 1 hour)
"Challenges, Wins and Out right fails - The real life of a design studio"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
It's not always as glamorous and fun as portrayed on social media. We've invited a panel of industry professionals to take us behind the scenes of their design practice and let you in on a few stories.
Host: Natalie Mortimer (Australian Design Review)
Designers: Camilla Molders (Camilla Molders Design), Michael Artemenko (Figr Architecture), Mairead Murphy (Maike Studio)
"Challenges, Wins and Out right fails - The real life of a design studio"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
It's not always as glamorous and fun as portrayed on social media. We've invited a panel of industry professionals to take us behind the scenes of their design practice and let you in on a few stories.
Host: Natalie Mortimer (Australian Design Review)
Designers: Camilla Molders (Camilla Molders Design), Michael Artemenko (Figr Architecture), Mairead Murphy (Maike Studio)
3.00pm (duration 1 hour)
"How to lead by Design? Opportunities to create change in the industry"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers & architects.
People evolve, buildings evolve, cities evolve... How interior designers and architects be leaders and guide the way to a better living environment and a better future?
Host: Alice Blackwood (InDesign)
Designers: Anja de Spa (Molecule Studio), Monique Woodward (Wowowa), Peter Knights (Taylor Knights Architects)
"How to lead by Design? Opportunities to create change in the industry"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers & architects.
People evolve, buildings evolve, cities evolve... How interior designers and architects be leaders and guide the way to a better living environment and a better future?
Host: Alice Blackwood (InDesign)
Designers: Anja de Spa (Molecule Studio), Monique Woodward (Wowowa), Peter Knights (Taylor Knights Architects)
Sunday 25th March 2018
11.00am (duration 1 hour)
"Designing and styling a thoughtful home - the effect that good design and art has on us"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
Let's talk about what makes a home, a home. Tips and advice on what are the extra little (or big) things you can consider when furnishing your home to create not just impact but comfort.
Host: Melia Rayner (Est Living)
Designers: Elizabeth Bull (One Fine Print), Lauren Li (Sisällä), Bek Sheppard (Bek Sheppard)
"Designing and styling a thoughtful home - the effect that good design and art has on us"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
Let's talk about what makes a home, a home. Tips and advice on what are the extra little (or big) things you can consider when furnishing your home to create not just impact but comfort.
Host: Melia Rayner (Est Living)
Designers: Elizabeth Bull (One Fine Print), Lauren Li (Sisällä), Bek Sheppard (Bek Sheppard)
1.30pm (duration 1 hour)
"Why buy good design & avoid instant decoration gratification"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
Buy well, buy once. Why we should look into what we purchase and where from? Buying good design makes sense morally and ethically.
Host: Tamsin O'Neill (Green Magazine)
Designers: Manuela Millan (Meanwhile In Melbourne), Anne-Claire Petre (anaca studio), Rebecca Jansma (Space Grace & Style)
"Why buy good design & avoid instant decoration gratification"
Q&A discussion including a panel of local interior designers.
Buy well, buy once. Why we should look into what we purchase and where from? Buying good design makes sense morally and ethically.
Host: Tamsin O'Neill (Green Magazine)
Designers: Manuela Millan (Meanwhile In Melbourne), Anne-Claire Petre (anaca studio), Rebecca Jansma (Space Grace & Style)
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