Articles - 1 October 2008
Project springboard: entrepreneurship for designers
Successful applicants - stage two
Seventeen Australian designers across textiles, fashion, furniture, lighting, product and object design have been selected from around the country to participate in Stage Two of the project Springboard. To be eligible for Stage Two of the program, designers had participated in Stage One and could demonstrate that they were capable of implementing some of the core objectives of the Springboard program – the development of sustainable design skills and entrepreneurial business acumen.
- Alexander Freeman. Alexi Freeman VIC, pręt-a-porter fashion design
- Alison Schutt, Haasch QLD, multidisciplinary design
- Amy Cunningham. Zema Designs NSW, furniture and object design
- Chris Byrne. Left Hand Make NSW, furniture design
- Craig Bunting. 4ormfunction NSW, industrial design.
- Dhiren Bhagwandas. Dhiren Design VIC, multidisciplinary design.
- Elliat Rich. Elliat Rich NT, multidisciplinary design
- Gareth Brown. Gareth Brown SA, furniture design
- Gretha Oost. Half A Teaspoon VIC, product design
- Jessie Fairweather. Jessie Fairweather VIC, graphic design
- Liisa Naar. Studio Naar NSW, multidisciplinary design
- Matthew Herbert. herbert + mason VIC, architecture and multidisplinary design
- Oliver Smith. Oliver Smith NSW, product design
- Paul Justin. Paul Justin Pty Ltd, VIC, multidisciplinary design
- Robert Simon Young. Profile Furniture and Design VIC, furniture design
- Rohan Nicol. Rohan Nicol, NSW, multidisciplinary design
- Tim Fleming. Flatland OK VIC, object and furniture design
Springboard stage one, a mentoring program, enabled 100 of Australia's most promising furniture, textiles, accessories and homewares designers to develop their professional careers in local and international markets. Project springboard is a partnership initiative of the Australia Council aimed at assisting and developing the careers of Australian designers.
