May Lane street art

Mays website: http://mays.org.au/

iinovate podcasts blog

"iinnovate is about innovation and entrepreneurship. We're looking to bring you exclusive interviews with some of the world’s foremost innovators, and to have them share their unique experience, advice and outlook. We seek to feature leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and designers."

The blog was created by Matt and Julio, students at Stanford's Business and Design schools.

Podcast interviewees have included:
Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google
Craig Newmark is the founder of Craigslist
Dr. Ed Catmull, co-founder and President of Pixar
Alex Tai, Vice President of Virgin Galactic
Philip Rosedale, Founder of Linden Labs and Second Life and others...

W: http://iinnovate.blogspot.com/

Young Blood Designers Market on TODAY - till 5pm

Went to the Young Blood Designers Market last night. It started at 6pm. The products were really cool. The design quality was really great. Definitely worth a visit.

Stallholders include:

Akina - Bear Massacres range of t-shirts and pins. There's also the Teddy Bears Picnic Range featuring Akina's interpretation of classic Fairytales.
W: http://www.akina.com.au

Imok - Art / Fashion / Illustration. Cool characters on tshirts and pins.
W: http://www.imok.com.au and http://www.myspace.com/imokdesigns

Bilingual - Unique unisex rings. Sterling silver.
W: http://www.bilingual.com.au

EllA Fashion - unique clothing designed by Pamela McGraw.
W: http://www.ella-fashion.com

People Like Us Style - iPod skins. Sticker art that also protects your iPod.
W: http://www.peoplelikeusstyle.com/

Smug Designs - Objects, jewellery by Rik Juod and Marcelo Zavala-Baeza
W: http://www.smugdesigns.com.au

Hamb - illustration artwork by Simon Obarzanek on clothing.
W: http://www.hamb.com.au

In-Sync Design - contemporary jewellery designed by Iris Saar Issacs and Jane Barwick
W: http://www.insyncdesign.com.au

bholu - home, lifestyle products designed by Jodie Fried and created by the Gujarati women in India
W: http://www.bholu.com

Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street Ultimo
Friday 20th April, 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday 21st April, 8:00am – 5:00pm

W: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/youngblood/

Festival of German Films 07 - 19-29 April

See a range of German films presented by the Goethe-Institut Australia at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington and The Palace Cinemas on Norton St, Leichhardt.

W: http://www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/prj/ff07/enindex.htm

d factory podcast archives

The Powerhouse Museum run free monthly d factory talks. If you missed a talk, you can now go to their podcast archives to download and listen to it.

W: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dfactory/podcasts.asp

High Tea with Mrs Woo talk - 15 April

The fashion designer sisters from the High Tea with Mrs Woo label will be speaking at the The Powerhouse Museum as part of the museum's 'Insight on Sunday' program.

"Our Sunday illustrated lecture series features a great variety of topics and passionate speakers. Join us afterwards for an informal debate in ‘Speaker’s corner’ at the Level 4 cafe. Free with Museum admission."

Talk: "Life is like a cup of tea, it's all in how you make it"
"High Tea with Mrs Woo, fashion design team Life is hectic, challenging and wonderful for the 20-something year old, three sister Chinese-Australian fashion design team from Newcastle. Join them for an afternoon of conversation and tea as they cook up a juicy Sunday feast of fabric and frock-making, travel and inspiration, short circuits and burnt pockets, fashion chaos, sustainability and design."

Target Theatre, Level 3, Sunday 2.00–3.00pm
Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo

W: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/whatson/sunday_talks.asp

High Tea with Mrs Woo's website: http://www.highteawithmrswoo.com.au/