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These stories provide details of past exhibits and events that celebrate Victorian, Australian and international design.

link to DDAE Education kit Pdf
Design Discovery Award Exhibition
19.07.07 - 02.09.07
Exploring new materials and production processes, this year's top ten emerging designers present lighting, furniture, accessories and homewares mindful of ecological sustainability.
More information, links and learning activites (Pdf, 1mb)
link to DDAE Education kit Pdf
new design 2007
19.07.07 - 02.09.07
From furniture to fashion, textiles to glass - information about the national graduate exhibition of best design from across Australia.
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link to Designing Spirit Pdf
Designing Spirit - Capturing the Moment
18.03.06 - 23.07.06
Background information from the two designers of the 'Spirit of the Games' exhibition at Melbourne Museum, with focus questions for students.
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link to Top Designs
Top Designs - VCE Season of Excellence
March - May annually
An exhibition of student innovation, design and technical skills presented by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and Melbourne Museum.
Aura modular seating, 2 Design, 2003. Source: 2 Design
The Design 2004 Exhibition
28.7.04 - 17.10.04
Australia's only national multi-disciplinary design exhibition, The Design 2004 Exhibition celebrates some of the best contemporary design projects in the country.
 
Starhead bag by Skipping Girl. Source: Skipping Girl
Manufacturing Design Forum
2.8.04
A forum exploring the relationships and common links in the design supply process for manufacturers, designers and business people.
 
Mushroom light. Designer: Nick Rennie. Design Company: Happy Finish Design. Source: Nick Rennie
Emerging Designers Forum
21.5.04
New and established design professionals discuss the existing and potential relationships between industry and design.
 
link to Manufacturing Ideas
Manufacturing Ideas: Design and Manufacture in Melbourne and Milan
3.3.04
Inspired by the Design in Italy exhibition, this forum drew attention to design as a creative industry dedicated to the application of innovative ideas that can be converted into business, products and economic growth.
link to Design in Italy
Design in Italy
1945-2000
12.12.03 - 08.03.04
100 Objects from the Italian Design Permanent Collection of the Triennale di Milano displayed at Melbourne Museum.
link to Design Forum
Design Innovation and the National Economy
21.11.03
This forum explored questions such as 'Can design give a competitive edge in an increasingly tough global marketplace? What does it need to do better?' with an outstanding cast of international and national speakers.
dinosaur designs
Dinosaur Designs
29.05.03 - 13.07.03
A major survey exhibition of the distinctive jewellery and homeware design of Louise Olsen, Stephen Ormandy and Liane Rossler.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
20.03.03 - 18.05.03
Great Expectations is an exhibition focussed on contemporary design brought to Australia from the Design Council, UK.
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