New Australian Pavilion Competition exhibition
28.06.2008
The studio has been responsible for the creative direction of the Venice Biennale New Australian Pavilion: Di Stasio Ideas Competition for their client Rinaldo di Stasio to celebrate his 20th anniversary of Café di Stasio in St Kilda. The ideas competition involved an open brief to design a new Australian Pavilion in the Giardini Della Biennale in Venice to replace the temporary structure design by Philip Cox in 1988.
The competition attracted over 450 registrations of interest from architects and students from 51 countries around the world, with 170 entries being finally submitted. A judging panel lead by architect and critic Norman Day and including photographer John Gollings, artist Callum Morton and City of Sydney architect Bridget Smyth devised a short list of 56 projects, 37 professional and 19 pre-professional. A subsequent list of 11 finalists has been selected, with the winners in each category being announced on Monday 28 July 2008. For a full list of finalists visit the di Stasio website.
To celebrate the competition, the studio has designed an exhibition featuring all of the short listed entries at Heide Museum of Modern Art, the exhibition will be on view until 3 August 2008. A 256 page publication is currently in production and will be available from Heide Museum of Modern Art or through Café di Stasio.
Click here to listen to Alan Saunders interview with competition judges Norman Day and Callum Morton on Radio National’s By Design program from Saturday 28 June 2008.
Signs of the Times stills photography
18.05.2008
Simon Pemberton, past National President of AGDA, has embarked on a documentary of 13 of Australia’s design icons. On 9-10 May 2008, Ken Cato, Mimmo Cozzolino, Garry Emery, Trevor Flett, Myriam Kin-Yee, David Lancashire, John Nowland, Brian Sadgrove, John Spatchurst, Neil Turner and Harry Williamson spent two days in Melbourne discussing the stories behind their work and the ideas and inspirations that frame the way they think (Ian Kidd and Barrie Tucker will be filmed in Adelaide to complete the group of 13). The documentary will bring to life an extraordinary body of work much of which helps define us as a nation and influence how we live our lives.
The filming has been supported by Swinburne University Film and Television School and the still photography by David Pidgeon and Andrew Ashton.
The project still needs financial support to enable the production of the final documentary and book. If you would like to support the documentation of Australia’s design history, please email Simon Pemberton at simon@graffiti.net.au
The Last 1000 Years
17.05.2008
Publication of recent work for photographer John Gollings which explores his approach to documenting both ancient and modern buildings.
Day & Night: Living in St Kilda
16.05.2008
Asked by Milkbar Communications to create a series of 4 posters to reflect living in the Melbourne beach suburb of St Kilda. These images are influenced by Milton Glaser’s I love NY identity and Brett Whiteley’s A Day at Bondi 1984 etchings. The images illustrate the transition of sexuality that occurs as day turns into night in St Kilda.
The Light in Winter at Federation Square
15.04.2008 
The Light in Winter is an annual festival in which artists team with a diverse range of community groups to develop light sculptures which feature throughout Federation Square. A mark was developed to encompass a sense of light and celebration.
The Light in Winter runs from 5 June 2008.
for more information visit www.fedsquare.com.au
