Eussen Living Competition

Diploma design students are invited to take part in a competition focused on ethical, economic and sustainable elements for a community based design project. Participation and the inclusion of a competition in your Portfolio is a valuable example to an employer of your passion, commitment and broader interest in the design industry.

The brief includes making over a current living room space, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and outside living area and converting a backyard grassed/ pool area for recreational and entertaining purpose for a shared house for independent accommodation for overseas students studying in Australia, mainly from Japan.

The prizes include print coverage in a few of Australia’s leading design magazines for the 1st place and runners up.

For more details on this exciting competition including the full brief, photographs, plans and dates, please contact your campus Senior Learning Facilitator or for online students, contact the online program delegate Leanne Mead on leanne.mead@laureate.edu.au !

 

Brisbane Saturday Study Session – 29th of April

Your Brisbane lecturers will be holding a 3 hour study session on the 29th of April, for students to get a little extra help with their upcoming assessments (Sydney will not be holding a session this time around due to a campus Open Day on the same date). Details below.

Register for the session via this LINK.

DesignBuild Expo – ICC Sydney

Design Build brings together Architects, Designers, suppliers and Builders together each year for 3 days of networking, up-skilling and inspiration. The event will include:

• Over 300 brands from Australian and international manufacturers separated into 4 dedicated zones showcasing Structural & Materials, Landscape & Outdoor, Interior Fixtures & Finishes and Building Technology.
•  Key speakers who will discuss emerging trends in the DesignBUILD Speaker Series.
•  Networking with thousands of industry professionals.

Registering does not require an ABN so as students you are able to attend this expo and will benefit from the opportunity to rub shoulders with industry professionals.

For more information and to register, visit the DesignBUILD website.

Decor + Design Show – Melbourne

Decor + Design is Melbourne’s leading interiors event, showcasing the very latest and greatest from furniture and finishing distributors. The event will take place at Melbourne’s Exhibition Centre on the 20th – 23rd of July, and will include a combination of fairs, seminars and networking events that are not to be missed!

For more information on exhibitors, seminars and to register as a visitor, please visit the website: http://www.decordesignshow.com.au/

 

Blum Workshop – 10th April

For students studying Design Process 2 and Materials and Finishes, your fabulous lecturer Nicole Dann has organised a workshop with leading Kitchen experts Blum Australia. This workshop will be held on the 10th of April between 9-12pm (with an additional time slot possible depending on numbers) at the Brisbane showroom.

Students who attend this informative workshop will be given a certificate upon completion and and informational booklet on the Blum company and their products.

For information on the Blum range of products and much more, visit the website by clicking HERE.

Register your interest with Nicole Dann via nicole.dann@laureate.edu.au !

The Saturday Study Sessions – 25th of March

Following the enormous success last year, our Saturday Study Sessions are back on! These workshops are held as an extra boost for those students who would like a little one on one help with their up-coming assessments. The sessions will be held in two locations, check details below!

Booking is essential to ensure there will be enough hands on support to go around.

For our Ultimo on-campus workshop – Click here!

For our Brisbane workshop – click here!

              For more information and registration please click here!

              See you soon 🙂

Melbourne Design Week, 16th – 26th March

Melbourne Design week encompasses over 90 design focused exhibitions and programs across Melbourne – well worth checking out if you are in the area!

Perhaps most notable for Interior Design students:

• Designwork 01 Exhibition – Presented by Sophie Gannon Library
• 26 Original Fakes Exhibition – Presented by Watchmaker @ Piccolina Gelateria (this might be of particular interest to Product Knowledge Students)
• Undervalued – Presented by Nick Rennie @ Piccolina Gelateria
• Does Blak Design Matter – Presented by the Koorie Heritage Trust with Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria

For a full list of exhibitions, times and bookings information, click on this website link!

Perth HIA Home Show – 3rd-6th March 2017

WA based students!!

The Perth HIA Home Show is back again this year with more exhibitors, more opportunities to gain knowledge of your local products and broaden your supplier contacts. The show will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in the heart of Perth city and tickets are FREE!

To book your tickets online, view the current list of exhibitors or see any other details of this event, head to http://www.perthhomeshow.com.au/ !

 

Sweden Excursion – May 2017

16^th -26^th May 2017

Scandinavian design tour – Stockholm, Sweden

Join Lecturer Nina Starkey on this once-in-a-lifetime trip to Sweden for organised visits with firms/universities/magazines and fashion designers with the aim to have students from all streams joining.

The trip will require a deposit of $500 payable by the 15th of March 2017, with a total cost of $3800. This price includes:

• Flights
• Accommodation
• Breakfast
• Sightseeing entries
• A day trip to the Archipelago
• Insurance
• Metro Card

Nina has started a closed Facebook group for this trip which can be found under: Stockholm May 2017 -Design Students-Torrens University

The trip will include visits to :

• Gamla Stan-Old town (with a focus on architecture and history)
• Day trip to archipelago- Viking site
• Site visit to a typical Swedish summer house- including a taste of traditions
• Art Galleries and museums
• Focus on current commercial projects-stureplansgruppen.se
• Elle Magazine- a visit to known fashion designers and interior designers
• Swedish language classes- Survival Swedish
• Networking with Swedish Design universities- and a special invite to the Swedish design student’s spring vernissage

To register your interest in this trip please contact Nina on nstarkey@laureate.net.au

For a list of other contacts click the link below.

national-contacts