DESIGN-MADE announces five ambassadors

When the likes of AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE and FACTORY DESIGN DISTRICT team up to put on a new design event, you know it’s something to sit up and take note of. DESIGN-MADE. is a game-changing three-day celebration of design for Australia and is set to prove that design is not something just for a small niche of the elite, but is in fact something for everyone.

This new event celebrates the Australian design scene and will be the first national showcase of designers, makers and brands that will be entirely open to both industry and design-interested public here in Australia, set to be held annually in Sydney.

The event is 100 per cent independently curated and produced, while being supported by key industry associations and arts-design organisations including the Australian Design Centre, Design Tasmania, Good Design Australia, Jam Factory and Australian Copyright Council.

The five official ambassadors for DESIGN-MADE. were announced this week and are all leaders in their field and true champions of original design – Angela Ferguson, Jason Grant, Karen McCartney, Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy.

One of the five, Angela Ferguson of Futurespace, is an impassioned advocate for the powerful influence that design can have on people’s lives, whether that is at work, at home or at play. Through her design work, her writing and her speaking, Angela shares her experience of human centred design with a global audience.

When asked about why she was keen to support DESIGN-MADE, Angela says, “Australian design is amongst the best in the world; our ideas are innovative, fresh and authentic. DESIGN-MADE. celebrates this and communicates to a wider audience the unique talents our designers and makers have to offer.”

Everything at DESIGN-MADE. will have a focus on originality, innovation, environmental sustainability along with economic and industry sustainability. New work by independent Australian designers, local and international design brands and regional artisanal makers will showcase furniture, lighting and objects alongside some of the biggest names across technology, interior and landscape design.

The first round of exhibitors includes CULT, Designer Rugs, Dinosaur Designs, Hava Studio, MUD Australia and Spence & Lyda showcasing alongside Archer Objects, Fresh Prince, Ilanel, Jonathan West, Tom Fereday & Tom Skeehan with curated installations from LOCAL DESIGN, Interpretations V created by Andrew Simpson featuring 8 leading Australian designers & other design collectives.

The debut edition of DESIGN-MADE. will be unveiled 27-29 October across two venues – SUNSTUDIOS and Fisher & Paykel Experience Centre. Visitors to DESIGN-MADE. will have a unique opportunity to engage with exhibitor installations, floor talks, meet the makers, book signing sessions and workshops, while enjoying curated dining experiences, yum cha, craft beer, organic wine and everybody’s favourite food trucks.

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