This exhibition focusses on contemporary design brought to Australia from the Design Council, UK.
For more information about the Great Expectations exhibition, head to the Design Council website.
Dyson robot
takes the sting out of vacuuming
Even if you own one of Dyson's famous cyclone technology vacuum cleaners, chances are you won't put vacuum cleaning at the top of your list of 'favourite things to do on a Saturday morning'.
It's a dog's
life.
There were times when British designer Michael Young questioned his sanity in designing the Magis Dog House; particularly while running around a field full of dogs in order to analyse the specific details for the steps.
Virtual
band makes a monkey of pop world
Murdoc, 2D, Russel and Noodle are the members of pop band Gorillaz. They are the animated characters created by cult cartoonist Jamie Hewlett. Blur front man, Damon Albarn, has provided the musical focus and together the two friends have created an award-winning pop phenomenon.
The Eden Project
The Eden Project, a £57m showcase for global bio-diversity, is the largest plant enclosure in the world built in the most ecological way possible. The project consists of three main structural elements brought together in a 15-hectare landscaped site, formerly a worked out Cornish clay pit.
Great balls
of light.
The Mathmos Bubble light is a ball of silicone that can be charged up like a mobile phone and squeezed to switch it on and off. It comes in three different colours - blue, green and red - and can be hung up by a cord or taken outdoors. The light is powered by LEDs.
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