Creative Communities

One city, many stories: mapping Kuala Lumpur
12 February 2010
One city, many stories: mapping Kuala Lumpur

City of Shared Stor­ies explores the memor­ies that reside in the places we work, play and live in. Do you have a story to share?

Waste is in the eye of the beholder: the wonderful world of Ash Keating
10 February 2010
Waste is in the eye of the beholder: the wonderful world of Ash Keating

One man’s trash is this artist’s treas­ure. Be inspired by Ash Keating’s inter­ven­tions on streets and in rub­bish dumps from Seoul to Yogyakarta to Melbourne.

Sustainable design is “lovable”: Trent Jansen
9 February 2010
Sustainable design is “lovable”: Trent Jansen

Award win­ning Aus­tralian object and indus­trial designer, Trent Jansen, shares his approach to sus­tain­ab­il­ity in his design prac­tice: re-using mater­i­als and design­ing objects that remind us of ourselves.

Big Green Idea: The Secret Life of Things
4 February 2010
Big Green Idea: The Secret Life of Things

Designer Leyla Acro­glu tells us why green design shouldn’t be seen as a lux­ury. Her pro­ject, The Secret Life of Things, aims to show stu­dents how smart design can be intu­it­ive and economical.

Creative Asia: Cybele Malinowski, photographer
3 February 2010
Creative Asia: Cybele Malinowski, photographer

Sydney is a city of a series of diverse and com­plex stor­ies”, says pho­to­grapher Cybele Malin­owski. Find out why Shanghai’s art scene and Sydney’s diversity rate on her cre­at­ive radar.

Eco fashion statements: from “basura” to “Bazura”
29 January 2010
Eco fashion statements: from “basura” to “Bazura”

Co-operatives around East Asia upcycle post-consumer mater­i­als into eco-fashion: Bazura Bags uses the skills of women in the Phil­ip­pines and Viet­nam to cre­ate a unique product.