Seven by Seven DIA Talk #3 (qld)

Friday, 2 November 2012

TALK 3 Friday 02 November 2012

The final Seven by Seven DIA Talk Series on Friday 02 November, and will be a special VIP event for DIA members only. The evening will focus on DIA members from a range of design disciplines demonstrating how designers need to be focused on keeping abreast of current design-related issues and the benefits in participating in CPD activities and networking opportunities.

This series is a unique Gold Coast initiative that celebrates the creative culture, leisure and lifestyle of the local community, Seven by Seven promotes design collaboration and activity on the Gold Coast boosting the design economy and recognition of designers.

Each seminar will feature seven local designers and industry affiliates who will speak for seven minutes each covering topics which relate to various design disciplines and inspire us!

TALK 3 Speakers

GORDON HOLDEN
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, Griffith University
Professor Gordon Holden is the Discipline Head of Architecture at the School of Environment, Griffith
University, Gold Coast Campus. His teaching areas include Architecture and Urban Design Studios
and History and Theory of Architecture and Urban Design. His research expertise lies prominently
within the area of Urban Design and his extensive knowledge of this subject and others has resulted
in a considerable number of professional speaking engagements across Australia, New Zealand, USA,
Europe, Asia and South Africa.
www.griffith.edu.au

JOHN COX
JOHN COX’S CREATURE WORKSHOP
John Cox has more than 35 years experience in the visual effects industry and is the director of
Australia’s internationally acclaimed, John Cox’s Creature Workshop. Based on the Gold Coast,
his company is a leader in concept, design and manufacture of animatronic fantasy creatures,
monsters, characters and realistic animals for film, television, theme parks and has worked on projects
in Australia and world-wide, including a long list of USA production companies. In recent years John
has expanded into the public arts sphere, making the large scale Maddie & Mike for the Southport
Broadwater Parkland and winning the Kids Choice award at Swell 2012. Starting out at age 14 making
stop motion movies in his dad’s garage, John has gone on to receive the 1995 Academy Award for
Visual Effects for the movie Babe and in 1999 was elected as a voting member of the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was awarded the 2006 Kinetone Award for ‘Significant
Contributions to the Queensland Film and Television Industry’ and was 2007 Australian Film Industry
(AFI) Awards winner for the Visual Effects for the movie Rogue. John is Queensland Smart State
Creative Ambassador.
www.johncox.net

PETER SEXTY
SEXTY DESIGNS
Peter is the owner and Creative Director of Sexty Design and Peter Sexty Photography,
based in Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. He began his business in 1988 and continues to
achieve overwhelming client success and award winning imagery for his clients. Sexty Design
provide creative solutions for local, state and international business by way of graphic imagery
and photography to enhance company branding and imagery. Some of Peter’s clients include
Sunland Group, Juniper Group and Palazzo Versace. Peter Sexty Photography is a new initiative of
Peters’ offering clients a highly creative view of architecture, portraiture and beyond. Having art
directed some of Australia’s leading photographers for the past 25 years, it was an obvious decision to
offer this creative service to Peter’s clients.
www.sextydesign.com.au

CAMERON THIESSEN
LOCAL OFFICE ARCHITECTURE
In July this year, after 15 years in medium to large architectural practices, Cameron made the big
break and started out on his own. The motivation to go it alone stemmed from a desire to engage
in a more intimate practice of architecture and a more complete and rounded understanding of
the mechanics of practice. Developing theoretical underpinnings of a deep understanding of context
and process-driven design coupled with a stronger engagement with the user was deemed achievable
only by starting again and returning to first principles. The name of the practice, Local Office
Architecture, reflects the focus on context and process. It is an attempt to represent the practices’
approach of a critical response to local contextual issues and the rituals of daily life as opposed to an
architecture based on the glorification of the object. Cameron’s concern for the dilution of the traditional
leadership role of the architect in the shaping of the fabric of the city has prompted further study in
the allied fields of Urban, Landscape, Graphic and Interior Design. He is currently half way through a
Masters in Urban Planning.
www.local-office.com.au

SUSAN ROSSI
DBI DESIGN
Susan is the Director of Interior Design at DBI Design, Gold Coast. DBI is a multidisciplinary
design practice specialising in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. Susan
is a Registered Architect, a member of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, and a member of
the Design Institute of Australia. Susan has been part of the DBI team for 28 years, 20 of which she has
managed their Interior Design Department. During her time with DBI, her interiors team has been
involved with award winning resort developments and residential apartments not only in Australia
but also in China, Indonesia, Fiji and Japan. Recent projects include: The Darling, Sydney; Sea Temple
Resort and Spa, Palm Cove; Intercontinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa; and Etihad Towers in the United
Arab Emirates. Susan was also selected to form part of the judging panel for the 2012 Australian Interior
Design Awards, based on her practical expertise, professional standing and high profile.
www.dbidesign.com.au

NATHAN KINCH/SAM MANGAN
GOLD COAST FASHION WEEK
Nathan Kinch is one of the newly appointed Event Directors of Gold Coast Fashion Week 2013 which
has recently come under the management of The Runway Group, a boutique events management
company specialising in fashion. In 2013, cofounders Nathan and Sam, aim to break the mould
and deliver on a large scale consumer fashion week complimenting the Gold Coast’s finest assets. Sam
is the Director and owner of both The Runway Group and Spin & Co. and has worked for over five years
in marketing both on and off-line and brings his experience to event management through these
companies. With representatives in Australia and abroad, Sam and Nathan offer a highly personalised
service to their clients in Australia and the United States and specialise in the development of digital
marketing strategies. Sam is also a regular contributor to a number of online marketing blogs
which attract tens of thousands of readers around the world.
www.goldcoastfashionweek.com.au

NEVILLE HYMAN
FIREWIRE SURFBOARDS
Nev has over 35 years in the surf industry as an internationally-renowned entrepreneur in the
sports products industry and one of the best surfboard shapers in the world. Drawing on his
actual shaping expertise and combining it with the unlimited design capabilities of Firewire’s
CAD /CAM platform, Nev has the tools to take surfboard design into the next frontier, a place
where materials are as important an influence on performance as proven design principles. Nev
started his first surfboard manufacturing and retail business on the day he finished high school
in 1975 and in the ensuing years he built a strong international reputation. By 2000, Nev Future
Shapes was one of the top three surfboard brands in the world. To compliment the surfboard range,
he set up Nev Japan, which expanded into apparel, shoes and accessories.
www.firewiresurfboards.com

TALK 3 Tickets

DIA members - Professionals $35 | Students $28
Non members – Professionals $49 | Students $35
(Prices per individual seminar)

Finger food and 1 drink voucher included with ticket purchase

Date:
6pm for a 7pm start, 10pm finish – Friday, 2 November 2012

Venue:
Sea Temple, Soul Building, 8 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise

Contact:
Melissa Reid
diaq.goldcoast@design.org.au

Website:
www.design.org.au/7x7

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