Design Event 09
Updated: 2009-05-20
Inspirational talks to kick-off new ideas for DE09
Designed & Made are proud to announce our series of talks as part of our proposed Design Event exhibition 50/50. The focus will be on small batch production. It will showcase innovative new work by ten regional designer makers. Each artist will develop and exhibit one new product in a small batch of five. Each product will retail at £50 or under and there will be fifty pieces exhibited altogether. There will be bursaries available to develop new work for ten regional designer makers, including two that will be open to undergraduates who are based in the region.
The aim is to present a forward thinking, design-led exhibition that brings together an exciting range of products through a collective exchange of ideas, processes and materials.
Designed & Made would like to invite you to two half-day sessions at Designed & Made Gallery from which you will then be invited to propose new products inspired by the themes discussed. Proposals will go before a selection panel, and those selected will be allocated bursaries to manufacture their designs for exhibition at Design Mart, which is being held at the Baltic as part of Design Event 09.
The sessions are as follows, and interested designer-makers will be expected to attend both sessions.
Wednesday 27th May 12.00 - 4.00pm Marion Gillet
Thursday 28th May 12.00 - 4.00pm Lauren Moriarty
Each session will begin at 12pm with a talk from the guest speaker, followed by a light lunch and then informal debate and discussion surrounding the themes raised.
Should you wish to attend these events, please RSVP to info@designedandmade.co.uk by Friday 22nd May.
Non-members are welcome to attend the talks with a view to applying for membership, should they wish to submit a proposal.
About the speakers
Marion Gillet’s business- Creative Product Development is a unique design management consultancy. She provides training, skills, and processes to assist small design companies and independent designers as they engage in the long and challenging process of product development. She is an experienced manager with the ability to understand and translate between different activity sectors and ways of thinking. She has the ability to ensure that ideas are well implemented and marketed, which is essential for growing creative businesses.
Lauren Moriarty designs and manufactures products, which explore the potential of pattern, materials and 3-dimensional textiles. Lauren trained as a 3D Textile Designer before completing her MA in Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins, London. She works with a variety of materials, predominantly plastics, rubber and fabrics and uses a range of processes including screen printing, laser cutting, die cutting, machine knitting and sewing to produce her award winning range of interior products.
The timeline for the whole project is as follows:
30/6/09 Deadline for proposals
1/10/09 Work completed
8/10/09 Exhibition set up
If you would like any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
