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/

Pecha Kucha on tonight! - March 29

Pecha Kucha Sydney Volume 3 is on tonight. Presenters will include:

Mel Young - Contemporary Jewellery
Kate Bezar - Editor, Dumbo Feather
Lou Weis - Artist
Kate Porter - Environmental Engineer
Matthew Taylor - Animator
Leanne Rule - AGDA Cockatoo Island Project
Brendan Cowell, Alice Babidge - Wharf2Loud, STC
Lisa Cahill - Glass Artist

Where: Commercial Travellers Association, 19-29 Martin Place, under the 'Mushroom'. Bar opens at 6pm, presentations start at 7pm.

W: Pecha Kucha Sydney info: http://www.gravestmor.com/wp/pecha_kucha.php

Akina exhibition at Kinokuniya 14-27 March

View Akina's The Teddy Bear's Picnic exhibition at the Kinokuniya bookshop gallery from 14-27 March 2007.

Level 2, The Galeries Victoria, 500 George St, Sydney

Akina website: http://www.akina.com.au

Bholu products

Bholu is the work of Australian designer Jodie Fried. The products are bright and funky looking.

"Bholu products are designed in Australia and brought to life by traditional Gujarati women artisans from the remote desert communities of The Rann of Katchchh, Western Gujarat, India. Each piece is hand embroidered using traditional techniques, giving each product its own unique and original personality.

The philosophy behind Bholu is about creating products that we love and live with, while benefiting people we work with along the way. By using their traditional skills, the women artisans gain an income, hence independence and opportunity.

Bholu designs are simple, textural and bold and are designed for contemporary interiors and modern day living. Bholu products include cushions, throws, slippers and journals all made from wool felt with silk hand embroidery stitching. Further we are introducing a new kids range called "Bholu Bubalahs" featuring individual drawings from underprivileged children in India."

W: http://www.bholu.com/

Tezuka: the marvel of manga at the AGNSW

"TEZUKA Osamu is acknowledged as an artistic master, and is revered as the figurehead of the manga and anime industries in Japan. In the West he is best known for Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion which were serialised internationally for television in the 1960s.

Manga is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. Manga is respected both as an art form and as a form of popular literature. Manga has a huge global following and has had a major influence on international comics and animation.

Tezuka Osamu (1928-1989) drew over 150,000 pages of manga and created over 700 manga titles during his lifetime. His work is acclaimed for its complexity and originality and his drawings showcase an extraordinary calligraphic dynamism.

Tezuka: the Marvel of Manga is a tribute to the importance and depth of Tezuka’s creativity. The exhibition features over 200 original works from the late 1940s to the late 1980s including black and white ink drawings as well as colourful designs for covers and posters.

Philip Brophy, curator of the exhibition and Australia’s leading authority on Japanese manga and animation and said “This is the first time Tezuka’s original drawings have been seen outside of Japan. The exhibition presents the unique power and importance of the manga form within Japanese culture”.

Organised by the National Gallery of Victoria in association with Tezuka Productions in Tokyo, the exhibition features work from the two main streams within Tezuka’s prolific output; his manga for children and youth-based audience (including Astro Boy, Jungle Emperor and Princess Knight), and his gekiga (drama pictures) that are more seriously toned, adult orientated narratives (including Crime and Punishment, Buddha and Phoenix)."

Associated programs include:

Studio Ghibli free film series
Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm, Sundays 2pm
21 February to 29 April 2007
Broadening and expanding the horizons of the artform of anime (Japanese animation), Studio Ghibli is one of the most significant animation studios in Japan. Established in 1985, it continues in the philosophical tradition of Osamu Tezuka, the visionary creator of Astro Boy, producing magical, award-winning animations by renowned directors such as Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and others. This film series, screening in conjunction with "Tezuka: The marvel of manga", is a comprehensive showcase of the output of Studio Ghibli and includes such classic titles as The cat returns (2002), Spirited away (2001) and Kiki's delivery service (1989).

23 February to 29 April 2007
Art Gallery of New South Wales

W: http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats_on?eventid=2179

Fashion Photography Exhibition - MLC Centre

The MLC Centre is holding a Fashion Photography exhibition till the 30th March featuring images from bikinis to couture.

W: http://www.destinationfashion.mlccentre.com.au/index.asp

Stella McCartney for Target Australia

The Stella McCartney for Target collection was launched on Monday March 12 in selected Target stores in Australia. I popped in at the Burwood store around 9.30am. By this time, the racks were bare, the mannequins were stripped bare and there was a largish group of women standing around waiting for customers to return their unwanted items from the change rooms.

If you're still keen to look at the collection, you can either go online and view the images, or go to the Broadway Target store on April 5th (new Broadway Target store officially opens), as the website says they'll have the full collection there.

W: http://www.designersfortarget.com.au

Harbour Bridge 75th Anniversary

The Sydney Harbour Bridge had it's 75th Anniversary yesterday. It was closed to vehicles and opened for the public to walk it. It was a nice day, not too sunny or humid. Did the walk in the late afternoon and the trains to get to Millers Point Station were frequent and not very crowded, and walking on the bridge was pleasant and not too crowded either. Lots of people taking photos and just enjoying the view.

W: http://www.ourbridge.com.au

Shutterbug 07 festival / competition

The Aim of the festival is to give talented photographers a chance to have their work viewed by a wide audience and perhaps by way of that join the professional ranks.

There are some great prizes for the ten finalists including, most importantly, having their series of work shown on the big screen at The Chauvel Cinema, Paddington.

The Festival will only accept entries from non-professional photographers or students of photography. (‘Professional’ is defined as someone making an income from photography, full time or part time)

Photographers are asked to submit a series of photographs with the same theme.

It is free to enter. Entries close 14th March. Red Carpet night: 27th March.

W: http://www.shutterbug.org.au/

AFR Boss: Creativity + Innovation = Profit - March 21

Is innovation just the latest buzzword or can it really deliver results? How can you turn your ideas into a successful, profitable business?

Moderator: ABC Radio's ADAM SPENCER (Sydney)

Sydney event:
Brett Godfrey, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Blue Airlines
Terry Davis, Managing Director, Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd
Naomi Milgrom, Executive Chair and CEO, Sussan Group
Paul Gilding, Chief Executive, Easy Being Green, former global head of Greenpeace
Kate Vale, Head of Sales and Operations - Australia/New Zealand, Google

Date and Time: March 21st, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue: City Recital Hall

Cost: $35.00 (includes GST, booking fees may apply)

For tickets phone the City Recital Hall Angel Place box office on 02 8256 2222 or online at url below.

W: http://www.afrboss.com.au/events/EventDetail.asp?eventid=493

modamuse blog

"modamuse showcases modern australian and new zealand designers and artisans who are passionate about their craft and demonstrate a fresh, modern outlook. We're interested in all aspects of design from fashion, to stationery, and furniture."

W: http://theblog.modamuse.com/

Nick Kapica talk - March 1

"Nick Kapica is a founder and partner of SV Associates Berlin.

Nick will look back at ten years of diverse clients who have brought exciting and often complex projects to an flexible and intimate studio. He will focus on recent projects including an identity and wayfinding system for an international airport, an exhibition for a bank for central banks based in Basel, books for an internationally renowned choreographer and namefinding, identity and communication for a festival of arts and culture from Turkey..."

Lecture Details
Venue: Main Lecture Hall (EG02), The College of Fine Arts (COFA), Greens Road, Paddington
Date: Thursday 1 March, 2007 at 7pm
Enquiries: 02 9385 0644

FREE ADMISSION

W: http://www.staendige-vertretung.com

AGDA website: http://www.agda.com.au/eventsnews/nsw/events/2007/ABCAir.html

Colin Brown architect talk - Feb 22

Colin Brown of Arena Design Architects will give a free talk at the Building Bookshop. Colin was awarded the Environmental Commitment Award at the The Australian Timber Design Awards for 2006 for The Elf Environmental Learning Facility for Orange City Council.

Guest introduction by Tone Wheeler.

Thursday 22 February 6.15 pm for complimentary drinks and refreshments

In the auditorium, Home Ideas Centre,
61 ORiordan Street (corner Doody Street), Alexandria

Book at the Building Bookshop website: http://www.buildingbookshop.com/store/talks.asp

W: http://www.arenadesign.com.au/

Music and Lyrics and other movies

Recently saw Music and Lyrics with Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant. If you're in the mood for a fun, uplifting, cheesy romantic comedy, then go and see this movie. It won't disappoint.

Also saw Confessions of Pain starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung. I liked how one scene was filmed in particular. They had Takeshi's character in the house thinking about how the murder took place. He was filmed in colour superimposed on the actual events of the scene in black and white. It was like he watching the murder scene.

Finally the Pursuit of Happyness. Will Smith was really good in this film. Interesting film.

Music and Lyrics: http://musicandlyrics.warnerbros.com/

Confessions of Pain: http://www.confessionofpain.com/

Pursuit of Happyness: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thepursuitofhappyness/

Dylan Moran - State Theatre May 1

There are still tickets left to Dylan Moran's extra show at the State Theatre on 1st April.

W: http://www.abpresents.com.au/Dylan_Moran_2007.htm

Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/

Peter WIlson architect talk tonight

"...architecture is a symbiosis of the conceptual and the pragmatic, of the everyday and the exceptional, of the radically different scales of urban planning, buildings, their immediate context, their spatially balanced interiors and the objects that render them not only useful but also comfortable.

Wow! That is architecture according to reknowned architects Bolles+Wilson. Australian born Peter Wilson is giving a talk next week (20 Feb, 6pm) at Sydney University in which he will show some of their recent work."

Bookings are essential: http://www.architecture.org.au