SNEAK PEEK!

2009-10-15T21:38:00.000-07:00

The pyd Design Markets for this year are really starting to shape up and things are looking fabulous!

The markets will be a rare opportunity for design lovers to come and see some truly incredible projects and designers all under one roof!

To give you an idea of what to expect, here is a special sneak peak at some of the star designers who will be showcasing their work.

Trent Jansen's Pregnant Chair
TRENT JANSEN has been hailed as the next superstar of Australian design! His clever and playful designs are a real breath of fresh air and his work has been called relaxed, quirky, friendly, warm and entirely unpretentious.

His now famous Pregnant Chair was showcased at last year's Milan Design Festival and his Kissing Pendants also won the Bombay Sapphire award last year at Melbourne's Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awards.

The adorable, Kissing Pendants
If you have the time, check out this video of Trent, talking about sustainable design.

DesignByThem is a vibrant and multidisciplinary design studio that is the brainchild of duo Nicholas Karlovasitis and Sarah Gibson.

The pair have designed everything from medical products, fashion hardware, furniture, lighting and commerical interiors. Their designs are clean, experimental and combine a sense of fun with clear-cut function. All of their products reflect their understanding of Ecodesign (which they teach at university) and their commitment to local manufacturing, with all of their products being produced in Australia.

The popular, LooseChange collection, was inspired by childhood memories of searching for coins down the back of couches.

DesignByThem work with other businesses to help develop new products and ideas and have collaborated with countless big names including Oroton, Toni&Guy, splash entertainment and many many more.

Simon Alexander Cook is a multi-disciplinary designer and artist who creates furniture from salvaged urban timber and creates ecological installations that inspire, educate and restore indigenous species habitats.

Simon has worked with several leading Sydney architects and design studios, such as Tony Masters and Burley Katon Halliday. He has also had his work shown in Object Gallery and represented Australia in Talentborse Handwerk Munchen in Germany.

Taking much inspiration from a life sensitive to natural bushland, farm landscapes and conservation, Simon's art furniture is practical problem solving. Simon puts a lot of focus on ecologically sustainable development and strives for responsibly "good" eco-design.

Vert Design's Glass blown Cup And Jug and Beak Vase

Vert Design is owned and run by Sydney-based industrial designer Andrew Simpson and combines expert commercial design practice with the fun and innovation of a small production house.

There is a very sophisticated and romantic approach to their products and a real passion for the fusion of technicality, functionality and beauty.

Andrew is passionate about EcoDesign and all of their products follow it's principles, including material choice, low-pollution design, material efficient and durable design and of course, the use of eco materials and producing locally.

Vert Design's WindVane and Water Saving Kit

To learn more about these designers, feel fre to visit their websites;
www.designbythem.com
www.trentjansen.com.au
www.simonalexandercook.com.au
www.vertdesign.com.au

Or for more information, visit;
www.pyd.com.au/designmarkets
www.twitter.com/pyddesignmarket

Call for Entry: Submissions now being accepted for pyd design markets

2009-07-13T02:29:00.000-07:00

SYDNEY’S LEADING DESIGN RESOURCE, PYD IN WATERLOO, IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL DESIGN MARKET ON OCTOBER 24 & 25 AND IS CALLING FOR DESIGNERS OF FURNITURE, LIGHTING, TEXTILES, CERAMICS, GLASS & JEWELLERY TO PARTICIPATE.

Running alongside the 2009 Danks Street Festival, The pyd design market is an initiative developed by pyd to provide Australia’s brightest design talents a powerful sales platform from which to reach consumers. Last year the Danks Street Festival drew a crowd of 20,000 design savvy consumers to the event. It provided not only a potent selling opportunity, but also a powerful brand awareness and ‘word of mouth’ opportunity for participating Designers.

Designers will be hand chosen by an influential expert panel including Geoff Clark, CEO of pyd and David Clark, Editor of Vogue Living Magazine, and only 80 designers will be offered a coveted space within the pyd precinct. There will also be an exclusive Vogue Living Magazine reader offer and design workshop to draw consumers to the event on Saturday.

Event dates: 24th + 25th October 2009
Entry deadline dates: 1st September 2009
Event location: PYD Building, Phillip, Young & Danks Street Waterloo
Submission details: Please visit www.pyd.com.au/designmarkets