The City of Greater Geelong will host the 2021 UNESCO Cities of Design Subnetwork Meeting. Following a four-week voting process involving the other 39 international cities of design, Geelong was chosen as the destination for this major annual UNESCO event from 10–12 October 2021. City of Greater Geelong Mayor Stephanie...
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CODE Souvenir Geelong to showcase local makers
Local designers, creatives and producers are invited to submit their products to be considered for the City’s curated business events, tourism, retail and corporate gifts registry – CODE Souvenir Geelong. CODE Souvenir Geelong is an initiative celebrating the City’s UNESCO City of Design designation that aims to highlight local design...
‘We The Makers’ People’s Choice Winner Announced
The National Wool Museum has finalised a winner for the People’s Choice Category from the ‘We The Makers’ exhibition. With close to 3,000 votes cast, the National Wool Museum and Geelong UNESCO City of Design teams are delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural People’s Choice Category. Congratulations to...
Geelong firms hit the gold standard for design
Article by Dave Cairns, Geelong Advertiser Two innovative Geelong products have been lauded by judges of Australia’s International Good Design Awards. The recently launched SmartSnugg, an integrated sleep monitoring ecosystem for infants and toddlers, and the R-Series Carbon Bicycle Wheels, manufactured by Partington Advanced Engineering, were named Good Design Award...
The Safe and Easy Visible Solution for Social Distancing
IQMat, a smart, sensing, floor mat that guarantees social distance, has been debuted by Imagine Technologies in Geelong. The initial IQMat verifies that anyone waiting for a coffee, elevator, or simply to go through any door, is the right distance apart; if not, the mat alerts the consumer with an...
Global coverage for local design
An innovative local design that brings families together safely has attracted global interest through the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). Geelong’s Multicultural Aged Care Services’ (MACS) ‘Live Visitor Pod’ has featured in a recent UCCN virtual debate and international media coverage. MACS created their Live Visitor Pod earlier in 2020...
Awards shine a spotlight on Victorian design
The Victorian Government is calling on the state’s design innovators to enter their ground-breaking projects for 2020 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards. Entries for the 2020 awards are now open until 18 September. Entry is free to eligible Victorian designers and businesses. Entries are open for projects across eight categories –...
Geelong Prefab 21 Microvillage Receives Government Funding
Deakin’s Chair in Architecture, Professor James Doerfler, is delighted to announce Prefab21 a social housing initiative between Deakin, Samaritan House and Geelong-based manufacturer FormFlow has received funding from the State Government of $500 000 to proceed with the development of a Microvillage. The Microvillage will include seven single small dwelling units to...
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Gold award for Geelong immersive heritage project
Deakin University’s MInD (Mediated Intelligence in Design) Lab has received a gold award at the 2020 Melbourne Design Awards for its latest project Experiencing (In)tangible Heritage Through eXtended Reality. In partnership with the City of Greater Geelong, the project is part of the newly revitalised Western Beach Park in Geelong,...