Seminar 1

Design Blogs – A Virtual Phenomenon

Ms Anna Spiro, Black & Spiro (Australia)

Blogs within the design industry are quietly yet aggressively pushing forward as one of the most successful ways to source and advertise a product.  Overseas design blogs have been a popular source of inspiration for a number of years, however within Australia they have only recently been discovered.  Join Anna as she explores the growth of the design blog phenomenon and how you can take advantage of it.

Seminar 2

Cosmopolitrends: Top Décor Trends for 2009 & Beyond

Ms Michelle Lamb, Trend Curve (USA)

Michelle Lamb, New York Times featured trend analyst and Senior Editor of Trend Curve, will share her most current residential trend forecast.  This stunning visual overview of key colour directions and the design details that matter includes materials and styles.  This is a fresh international perspective not to be missed.

Seminar 3

Fabrics as the Aesthetic North Star

Ms Kathryn Ireland, Kathryn Ireland Textiles & Design (USA)

Hear how textiles will be rescued from the almost incidental function of routine decorating staple to the role of central inspiration on a level with art and antiques. Internationally acclaimed writer and designer Kathryn Ireland will illustrate how to design using fabric as the aesthetic north star and how the juxtaposition and layering of colours, patterns and texture will bring untapped dimensions to an interior.

Seminar 4

Emerging Themes in Colour, Style & Design

Ms Milou Ket, Milou Ket Styling & Design (The Netherlands)

World-renowned trend expert Milou Ket is back by popular demand.  Milou will take an in-depth look into emerging design themes for bedding, bath, ceramics & wallpaper and will reveal material, structures, design and form to inspire future product development.

Seminar 5

Sustainable Lighting and Design… Illuminating The Way Forward

Mr Nic Burnham, Norman, Disney & Young (Australia)

Lighting design and efficiency is more than just about luminaries, energy and feature installations…it is also about people, space and experience.  Lighting design is fundamental in the development of any project.  It can be done terribly well or just terribly.  Join Nic as he discusses the latest lighting design trends in a way which will both inform and entertain you.

Seminar 6

Sustainability verses Lifestyle, they’re not necessarily incompatible
Mr Andreas Sederof, Sunpower Design (Australia)

What does it take to be truly sustainable; what does it really mean; and how does it impact on our lifestyle choices? We all need to understand why previous life style assumptions and their damaging consequences are no longer relevant.  This seminar is about achieving good sustainable design with better knowledge of what’s now possible.