Alison’s First Solo Exhibition to coincide with Melbourne Design Week
A major new exhibition Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter hosted by the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP) celebrates 28 years of contemporary design practice by Dharawal and Yuin designer, artist and cultural leader Alison Page. Opening as part of Melbourne Design Week, Alison’s first solo exhibition traces the evolution of her multi-disciplinary design […]
What Makes Indigenous Knowledge Systems So Timeless?
I recently spoke with Leyla Acaroglu on her Why Is It Like That? podcast. Leyla and I knew each other from our days as judges on The New Inventors. She is a leading sustainability and circular economy expert, social scientist, designer and educator driving transformative change toward a regenerative and nature-positive future. Leyla’s podcast, Why is […]
What Makes Indigenous Knowledge Systems So Timeless?
I recently spoke with Leyla Acaroglu on her Why Is It Like That? podcast. Leyla and I knew each other from our days as judges on The New Inventors. She is a leading sustainability and circular economy expert, social scientist, designer and educator driving transformative change toward a regenerative and nature-positive future. Leyla’s podcast, Why is […]
New ‘superhero’ will rise above Circular Quay
When I was commissioned to create a public artwork for the high profile One Circular Quay project, I took the opportunity to reclaim this prime address for its rightful owners, the Dharawal people. I had the idea of a huge bronze bust, part-female, part-whale, rising up out of the tank stream in all her glory, […]
New ‘superhero’ will rise above Circular Quay
When I was commissioned to create a public artwork for the high profile One Circular Quay project, I took the opportunity to reclaim this prime address for its rightful owners, the Dharawal people. I had the idea of a huge bronze bust, part-female, part-whale, rising up out of the tank stream in all her glory, […]
Design and Building on Country: First Knowledges for Younger Readers | 2024
I’m really obsessed with training up a new generation of Aboriginal designers and that’s been a driving force behind my new book, Design and Building on Country: First Knowledges for Younger Readers, co-authored with anthropologist and architect Paul Memmott. It’s a rework of Design and Building on Country, published in 2021 as part of Thames & Hudson’s First Knowledges series. […]
A CLIMACTIC TURNING POINT IN FIRST NATION HISTORY | 2023
Collaborating with Country has never been more relevant and crucial to design. Co-designing with Country involves a process of learning and unlearning, and redefining outdated ways of thinking. First Nation perspectives can invite people to engage with Country and place on a multi-dimensional level. I’ve currently got about ten projects on the go and […]
PLACE BRANDING AUSTRALIA | 2024
On the 12 June this year (2024), I was the keynote speaker at the Place Branding Australia Conference held in Sydney as part of Vivid Festival. I was honoured to be amongst an amazing line up of speakers and to be talking about many projects close to my heart, but particularly Wellama at Barangaroo. The […]
SOUTH BY SOUTH WEST | 2023
Credit: Phoebe Blogg/Style Up Credit: Phoebe Blogg/Style Up Credit: Phoebe Blogg/Style Up Credit: Phoebe Blogg/Style Up In October 2023 I had the pleasure of speaking at Sydney’s first South by South West (SXSW) Festival on how my experience and insights with cultural knowledge have enabled me to look at the future of contemporary design and […]
A CLIMACTIC TURNING POINT IN FIRST NATION HISTORY | 2023
An artist’s impression of the Bays West proposal Collaborating with Country has never been more relevant and crucial to design. Co-designing with Country involves a process of learning and unlearning, and redefining outdated ways of thinking. First Nation perspectives can invite people to engage with Country and place on a multi-dimensional level. I’ve currently got […]