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OLUCE
Established in 1945 by Giuseppe Ostuni Oluce is an historic name in Italian lighting design. Working with the most celebrated names in product design from the 1950’s to present day the Oluce Company is renowned for their collaborations with esteemed designers such as Joe Colombo, Vico Magistretti, Marco Romanelli, Sebastian Bergne Francesco Rota and Nendo. In July 2008 Simone LeAmon was appointed Oluce Design Ambassador for Australasia. For further information on the Oluce Company and range of lighting products contact simone@osinitiative.com Oluce lighting products are available in Australian through Euroluce Lighting.
LAUNCH PAD: FROM PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION
Indesign publishing
Launch Pad promotes the development of market-ready prototypes of Australian and New Zealand emerging product designers. Presented by Indesign the events program, consisting of a mentoring afternoon and networking evening, is designed to connect emerging designers with industry, providing a platform to promote new products to both a national and international audience. In February 2008 O.S Initiative was engaged by Indesign to do strategic creative development for the Launch Pad program. To check out the Launch Pad 2008 visit www.launch-pad.com.au
PLANEX
PLANEX is Australia’s leading manufacturer of quality commercial office storage in steel. Committed to the manufacture of innovative and versatile products PLANEX works with leading Australian designers to develop exemplary Australian product. A dedicated supporter of Australian design culture PLANEX appointed artist and designer Simone LeAmon to the position of Creative Director in 2006.
PLANEX SHOWROOM
Completed in September 2007 the Planex showroom is located in the heart of Richmond, a colourful inner city suburb in Melbourne’s South East. Designed by Planex Creative Director Simone LeAmon in collaboration with award winning Inarc Architects the Richmond venue is the leading design manufacturer’s first dedicated showroom in Australia. The showroom presents the Planex range of commercial storage products and office accessories and Planex Design Season, a unique program of exhibitions and events featuring the art and design work of leading Australian talent. For further information please contact simone.l@planex.com.au
PLANEX DESIGN SEASON 2008
A unique program of exhibitions and events the Planex showroom in Richmond will play host to an outstanding selection of contemporary art and design from leading Australian talent.
Exhibition 1. More Art than Design. Featuring signature works from Fiona Abicare, Abi Alice, Charles Anderson, Sean Hogan, Ronnie Lacham and Bianca Looney. Curated by Planex Creative Director Simone LeAmon
- Opening: Thursday 20 March, 6.00 - 8.00pm
- Exhibition dates: 20 March - 27 June 2008
- Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
- Planex: 2A Kipling Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121 Tel: +61 03 8795 1100
More Art than Design. There are artists who design and designers who make art and then there are those who by the sheer power of their methodology and breadth of erudition transform the traditional distinctions between art and design. Work of this nature emerges from the rigorous pursuit of ideas up and above the pigeon holes of the marketplace, it is an intermediary space where only the entrepreneur and experimenters in the non-commercial fields feel comfortable. More Art Than Design brings together 6 Australian artists and designers that are beginning a process of collaboration and shared exhibition that will head in this heady direction.
Fiona Abicare, LIVING ACTS 2007, digital print, perspex, wood
n+1 equals
Established in 1999 by artist Charles Anderson and Simone LeAmon n+1 equals was a prolific interdisciplinary studio based in Melbourne carrying out work in the areas contemporary art, architecture, landscape and urban design, product design and fashion. Disbanded in 2003, the n+1 equals archive is currently being prepared for publication in 2007.
