Daily Addict- Week In Review

August 9th- 13th 2010

*Restorers masterclass: Pull on your overalls and learn from the masters
*Tom Fords private dozen: “There is no more dramatic accessory than a perfect lip” 
*Inside Outre: Get into Outré for your pop and counter culture art
*Up and Comers: New market for emerging designers
*Mixed Martial Arts Club: Haven’t entered the Cage before?
*Light up your life: Beautiful cosmopolitan design to brighten your day

Image courtesy of Estee Lauder Australia

Authentic Design Alliance launch

         
The vitals: Authentic Design Alliance official launch 

What went on:  Michael Young (designer) & Robert Backhouse (M.D Hassell) spoke on the importance of protecting Intellectual Property in their designs. A panel of experts fielded heated questions.

What we're addicted to: Those not prepared to sit back in a passive defeat, those committed to defending intellectual design.

What we're not: Rip-offs, replicas, copies, fakes – obviously.

What else:  If you’re into preserving authentic hard work get behind authenticdesign.com.au

Date: 9 June 2010 

Location: Ke-Zu, Surry Hills

Images courtesy of authenticdesign.com.au

SOYA Awards 2009 Mentorships

Mentorships can be hugely rewarding, or unfortunately, a huge waste of time.  I'm onto my third formal mentoring relationship and two of them (Jill Danks and Ian Lyons) I consider priceless.

Recently the Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards' (SOYA) mentorships caught our attention - tapping into the expertise of creative leaders like Marc Newson, Zimmermann, Vince Frost and Liz Ann Macgregor.  Not only do the SOYA09 Winners take out a cash grant and free flights, these mentorships help young innovators expand their horizons, build up their business base, and learn the ropes from leading industry icons and some of the greatest creative minds in the world.
Congratualations to this year's winners.

INDUSTRIAL & OBJECT DESIGN
Tom Fereday (23, Newtown, NSW)

FASHION
Romance Was Born (Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales, 27, Surry Hills, NSW)
Mentors: Australian designers Nicky Zimmermann and Simone Zimmermann 

FILM
Kasimir Burgess (28, Melbourne, VIC)

MUSIC
Oh Mercy (Melbourne, VIC)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Nirrimi Hakanson (17, Townsville, QLD)
"I want to shoot for Vogue before I'm an adult". She's 17.

VISUAL ARTS
Rebecca Baumann (26, Willeton, WA)

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
tin&ed (Tin Nguyen and Edward Cutting, 28, Melbourne, VIC)
Edward Cutting: "It's very collaborative." Tin Nguyen: "We just argue."

                     
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