Exploring the intricate relationship between designer + supplier, and how we can push each other's craft in creating improved design solutions.
Uncovering different perspectives from expert designers and suppliers on fulfilling working relationships. We will be discussing how both parties are an extension of each other's business and can benefit from collaborative knowledge.
What makes good relationships and how do we ensure designers and suppliers support and continue facilitating each others work, to push/test/experiment in order for design to progress and not become mundane.
Panel speakers:
Dara from Byzantine Design - Founder
David Sharpley from TSAR Carpets - CEO and Founder
John from Luke Furniture - Creative Director
Manuela Millan - Founder of Meanwhile in Melbourne / Interior Designer at Elenberg Fraser
Moderated by Alice Blackwood - Editor at Indesign Magazine
This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2019, an initiative by Creative Victoria in partnership with NGV.
'Grandstanding: A reconfigurable future' at MPavilion 2017. Photo by Bec Capp