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Annual Report 2017

Contents CEO s Message Chair s Message Vision, Mission, Values Board and Committees ADC Staff Creative Collaborators Australian Design Honours 2017 in Review 2017 Exhibitions Object Space ADC On Tour Sydney Craft Week Object Shop ADC Friends Digital Programs Events and Learning Award Winners Research and Development Facts and Figures 2017 What we re working on in 2018 Creative Supporters 5 8 9 10 11 13 16 19 54 60

CEO s Message If 2016 was about settling in to our new home and learning to do more with less by forging collaborative partnerships, in 2017 Australian Design Centre became a destination for people looking to engage with creative ideas. We presented 10 exhibitions, over 100 events including our popular curated outdoor markets, created a new festival and supported close to 100 makers in Object Shop. We opened a new window gallery on William Street, Object Space, and participated in many offsite events including DENFAIR, WORKSHOPPED17, Sydney Living Museums Christmas Fare, Design Tasmania s Women in Design, Design Canberra and Design Made. Our national touring program ADC ON TOUR had five exhibitions making 11 stops around the country, taking design across Australia. From the expertly and beautifully handcrafted to cross disciplinary design, we presented a program that sought to engage the community in the possibility of design to ignite creative ideas in their own lives. Starting the year with an unapologetically fun exhibition of crocheted food that you wear on your head, we loved working with Instagram star Chili Philly and the Sydney Mardi Gras. A bold colourful statement about craft as a vehicle for self expression and creating community, enticing many people to pick up a crochet hook and make for the first time. In a collaboration with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, we also played with the colourful enamel jewellery of Annie Gobel. Object Therapy (now on tour as part of our national touring program ADC on Tour) followed in the Autumn. This exhibition was an eye opening look at the possibilities of design to transform and honour the meaning inherent in the objects in our lives. Closely following this was LOCAL MILAN, the work of 11 designers returning from a showcase at Milan Design Week. Digital design and architectural photography (Fracture Differences) and textile installation (Green Asylum) were fascinating glimpses into diverse and innovative practice. Bio engineering and weaving (Biotextilology) collided with the Indigenous jewellery practice of 40 Yolgnu jewellers from Yirrikala. The final exhibition of the year was the second iteration of Designing Bright Futures, the work of selected graduating design students from UNSW Art and Design. 5

In October, with the encouragement, support and involvement of the entire Sydney craft community, we produced the inaugural Sydney Craft Week, a ten day festival of contemporary craft with over 100 events, exhibitions, workshops and markets across the Greater Sydney region. We were delighted with the success of the festival with big plans for 2018. It is so gratifying to see our work recognised with over $700,000 in project grants enabling; ADC ON TOUR to tour exhibitions to regional areas; two new touring exhibitions; and a development grant for the next Living Treasure Master of Australian Craft. With the support of Create NSW, we engaged Lucy Simpson as Australian First Nations Creative Producer, a 12 month part time role that I am confident will deliver some interesting projects and connections with community as the year progresses. The NSW Government also awarded us a Community Building Partnership grant to make some much needed access and amenity improvements to the Centre. My sincere thanks go to the many collaborators, the artists and arts organisations, funding partners, donors, audiences and all those who helped us to make 2017 such a fantastic year for craft and design. The ADC team is small but grows with commitment and with the strength of collaboration. The skill and creativity they bring to implementing ideas, and often taking that leap of faith on new opportunities, are what makes them an exceptional group of people to work with. I also sincerely thank the ADC Chair and Board members for volunteering their time and expertise to guide us through the year. It is with pride that I present this annual report of our activities in 2017 and a preview of what s in store for 2018. 6 7

Chair s Message Australian Design Centre continues to be an exceptional platform for bringing artists and audiences together, to ignite and nurture creative ideas, and participation in making and design. Now in our third year at our new space in Darlinghurst we are gaining increasing recognition and prominence in the area. On behalf of the ADC Board, I am pleased to report another year of sustained achievement, and $700,000 awarded in project grants last year alone. CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Cahill and her small team have increased activity levels, both locally and in our touring program to cultivate an appreciation for craft and design both locally and regionally. The small team at ADC is to be congratulated for these achievements. Ongoing support for ADC is needed to sustain this continued level of activity next year and into the future. The Board and staff thank our creative collaborators, partners, donors, volunteers and audiences for the part they have played in making 2017 a great year for craft and design. Vision, Mission, Values ADC is a not-for-profit organisation that creates opportunities for people to engage with design, craft and creativity. In 2017, we refined and simplified our mission statement to reflect our goals as an organisation looking to the future. Our mission is to ignite creative ideas through: Exhibitions Showcasing the best work by Australian creators. Touring Bringing the power of making and design to new audiences across Australia. Learning Inspiring Australians to use design to transform their futures. 8 9

Board and Committees Board of Directors 2018 Diana D Ambra (Chair), Shannon Davis, Jenny Green, Frank Howarth, Andrew Simpson and Rowena Westphalen Former Directors Oliver Smith (2011-2017) The Observership Program ADC participates in The Observership Program where participants complete a year long program and observe a not-for-profit Board. Sophie Robertson joins us in 2018 as board observer. ADC Advisers Many people have given us invaluable advice this year. We thank them and the many others who have provided us with their time and expertise. ADC On Tour Advisory Group Deborah Abrahams, Andrew Glassop, Kingsley Mundey, Brian Parkes Sydney Craft Week Advisory Group Felix Gill, Vicki Grima, Marian Hosking, Liam Mugavin, Jeff McCann, Melinda Young, Bridget Kennedy, Julie Paterson, Raymond Scott, Stefanie Flaubert, Liz Williamson, Anna Grigson, Grace Cochrane, Keiko Matsui, Annalise De Lorenzo and Bic Tieu. ADC Staff CEO and Artistic Director Lisa Cahill Strategy, Partnerships and Communications Penny Craswell Creative Strategy Associate Alix Fiveash Partnerships and Communications Manager Programs Rhadi Bryant - Programs Manager (maternity leave) Fiona Pulford Programs Manager Larna Burgess Munro Programs Producer Lisa O Hara Programs Coordinator Di Reed Programs Coordinator Hana Hoogedeure Programs Assistant Lucy Simpson Australian First Nations Creative Producer Finance and Operations Meghan Hay Financial Controller and Company Secretary Kylie Walsh Administration and Event Coordinator Installers Justin Henderson, Robert Pulie, Laura Taylor Curatorial Interns Hannah Lily Smyth, Karina Glasby Volunteers Johanna Aneman, Karen Kung, Julia Bowdler, Akshati Shah, Natalie Borghi Sydney Craft Week volunteers Jo Jarosinska, Kate Peterson Former Staff in 2017 Jo Higgins Creative Strategy Manager Emma Thompson Accounts Officer 10 11

2017-2018 Creative Collaborators We have the honour of working with so many talented people. Whether they be makers, designers, architects, visual artists, writers, filmmakers, art workers or performers crossing the divide, each and every one of them contribute to our diverse creative program offering. 4A Centre for Contemporary Art Above the Canopy ACV Studio Adam Cornish Adam Goodrum Adrian Lawson Alex Gilmore Alexis, Eclectic Alison Jackson Amy Tamblyn Andrea Bandoni Andy Marks Annette Mauer Annie Gobel Anthony Brink ANU School of Art & Design Australian Tapestry Workshop Authentic Design Alliance Barangaroo Delivery Authority Benconservato Benja Harney Ben McCarthy Bic Tieu Blak Markets Bridget Bodenham Bridget Kennedy Bridget Long Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre Canberra Design Festival Cardigan Threads Collective Catriona Pollard Charles Wilson Charlotte Haywood Chase Fate Chelsea Lemon Design Christopher Boots Chris Hardy City East Community College Claire Scorpo Clay Canoe Cone 11 Corbon & Blair Corr Blimey Craft ACT Curious Tales Dale Hardiman Dan Honey Daniel Emma Daniel Flynn Denfair Design Made Design Tasmania Dinosaur Designs DM Pottery Doodad & Fandango Dowel Jones Dr David Ackland Dylan Martorell Edols & Elliot Eggpicnic Elbowrkshp Elisa Bartels Elise Cakebread Elliat Rich Emil & Nomel Emily Besser Emily Copp Emily McCulloch Childs Emma Dalling Emma Elizabeth Erin Keys Eugena Kouvaros Felix Gill Franchesca Cubillo Frank Ideas Fukutoshi Garland magazine Gary Galego Geraldton Regional Art Gallery Feltwilde Gladstone Regional Art Gallery Glasshouse Port Macquarie Gunjan Aylawadi Guy Keulemans Halie Rubenis Harriet Schwarzrock Haus of Dizzy Hayden Youlley design Helen Earl Henry Ellis-Paul Henry Wilson Herbert & Friends Hotel Hotel Husque Ideas to Form 13

Jacalin King Jam Factory Janine Flew Jeff McCann Jenny Newman Jessica Zinga Jessthechen Joanna L.Ng Jon Goulder Julia Sharkey Karina Clarke Karmme Kate Baker Kate Banazi Katherine Mahoney Kate Stokes Keiko Matsui Kelly Chapman Kenji Uranishi Kirsten Fredericks Kyoko Hashimoto Leonie Simpson Liam Mugavin Liane Rossler Lillian E. Knothe Linda Blair Little Rowan Redhead Little White Dish Lola Greeno Louis Pratt Lousje Skala Love & West Lukasz Karluk Lyn & Tony Mama Creatives Marcus Piper Margot Design Matt Conway Melanie Ihnen Melinda Young Melissa Knothe Tate Mia Sabel Michael Alvisse Michael Eden Michelle Miller Milly Dent Design Modernmurri Modfab Molly Coombs Marr Monique Van Nieuwland Mukumono Ceramics Nadeena Dixon Nadya van Ewyk NAIDOC Week Naomi Taplin Natalie Rosin NERAM Armidale Nicole Robins Niklavs Rubenis Noosa Regional Gallery Ode Olivia Spark Outer Island Paula do Prado Peter McCarthy Phil Ferguson Public Holiday RACINELabel Redland Art Gallery Richard Whiteley Richilde Flavell Rob Fuller Ceramics Rohan Nicol Ross Gardam Ruby Shapiro Rukaji Designs Ryan McGoldrick Ryan Pennings Sara McBride-Gagyi Sassy Park Scott Mitchell Shannon McGrath SMaRT@UNSW Snow Monkey Stephen Goddard Studio A Studio MAAIKE Susan Solomon Susannah Bourke Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Sydney GLAM & Alliance Sydney Living Museums Sylvia Riley The Australian Ceramics Association (TACA) Tania Rollond Tara Burke Tara Lofhelm The Fortynine Studio The Racentour The Raisin did it The Rum Club Thought Collider Timna Taylor Tjanpi Desert Weavers Tom Fereday Tom Skeehan Trade the Mark Trent Jansen Tulla Carson Uberkate Ulrica Trulsson UNSW Art and design UTS Vanessa Ion Vert Design VIVID Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Wildfibres Workshop 85 Workshopped XYZ Workshop Zara Collins Zoe MacDonell Zuku Jewellery...and anyone we have forgotten to mention! Sydney Craft Week Acquire @ Design Anna-Lisa Backlund ArtSHINE Industries ATASDA - Australian Textile and Surface Design Association Australian Society of Calligraphers Barometer Gallery Bobbin and Ink Bronte Sewing Room Campbelltown Arts Centre Castle and Things Casula Powerhouse Cecilia Heffer Chinaclay City East Community College Claypool COMMUNE Conscious Dating Co Consulate General of the Netherlands CR*FT is not a DIRTY WORD Crafted DEA store Digital Press Elph Store Embroiderers Guild NSW Fine Fellow Fire Bird Beads Studio Firstdraft Foundation & Friends of the Botanic Gardens Ltd Gaffa Creative Precinct Happenstore Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre Heirloom Fibrecraft Home Industry Hutwoods Interaction Consortium Kerrie Lowe Gallery Kil.n.it Kinokuniya Kirsten Fredericks Koskela Kristina Brenke - Studio Liz Williamson MAAS Made by Me Workshop Makers and Shakers MakerSpace &company Mark Eliott Glass studio Metalsphere Milly Dent On Foley shops Outer Island Parramatta Clay and Arts Incorporated QuiltNSW Reverse Garbage Sabbia Gallery Sew Make Create Shared Threads Silky Shapes Studio Six Inner West Makers Society of Arts and Crafts of NSW SquarePeg Studios Stanley Street Gallery STEAMpop Studio 20/17 Atelier Studio Enti Studio MAAIKE Sturt Gallery & Studios Sydney College of the Arts Sydney Jewellery School Sydney Living Museums The Art Of Weaving The Australian Ceramics Association The Design Residency The Fortynine Studio and Bic Tieu The Goldsmiths Atelier The Pottery Shed The Rizzeria The Seed Stitch Collective The Sydney Connection The Tribe Trade the Mark University of Technology Library Unravelled Textiles UNSW Art & Design UsefulBox Sewing Lessons and Events Woodpapersilk Work-shop Makery Working Cloth Young Henrys Zara Collins 14 15

Australian Design Honours Australian Design Honours was created in 2015 to commemorate our 50th anniversary. It is intended as a living and growing resource to acknowledge leaders in craft and design. In 2017 ADC announced eight new Australian Design Honourees for their extensive contributions to craft and design in Australia. They are Jane Burns AM, Grace Cochrane AM, Nadeena Dixon, Anna Grigson and Maria Grimaldi, Vicki Grima, Dr Kevin Murray and Oliver Smith. Adam Goodrum Addison Marshall Akira Isogawa Alexander Lotersztain Alison Page Andrew Simpson Anna Grigson Ben Moir Benja Harney Dr Brandon Gien Brian Parkes Brian Zulaikha Brit Andresen Catherine Livingstone AO Cesar & Nina Cueva Chris Bosse Cinnamon Lee Clover Moore Damien Wright Eva Dijkstra & Michael Lugnayr Ewan McEoin Fenella Kernebone Prof Fiona Foley Florian Mueller Dr Gene Sherman AM Dr George Khut Glenn Murcutt AO Grace Cochrane AM Greg More Henry Wilson Hetti Perkins Jane Burns AM Jane Irwin Janet Laurence Janne Ryan Jeff Mincham AM Jenni Kemarre Martiniello Jess Scully Jessica Loughlin John O Callaghan Jon Goulder Jonathan Jones Julia deville Julie Blyfield Julie Paterson Kate Rhodes Kathy Elliot & Benjamin Edols Kelli Cole Kerstin Thompson Dr Kevin Murray Khai Liew Klaus Moje AO (1936 2016) Prof Lawrence Wallen Leah Heiss Les Blakebrough AM Liane Rossler Profs Lindsay & Kerry Clare Liz Williamson Lola Greeno Louise Olsen & Stephen Ormandy Lorraine Connelly-Northey Dr Louise Hamby Lucy Feagins Lucy Simpson Lukasz Karluk Lyn Balzer & Tony Perkins Lynda Dorrington Margot Osborne Dr Mari Velonaki Maria Grimaldi Marian Hosking Margaret Kirkwood Mel Douglas Melinda Young Michael Alvisse Michael Bryce AM AE Nadeena Dixon Nick Mount Nicole Foreshew Oliver Smith Pamela Easton & Lydia Pearson Paul Pholeros AM (1953 2016) Patrick Hall Peter Stutchbury Dr Pippa Dickson Rachel Healy Rachel Neeson Prof Richard Whiteley Dr Robert Baines Robert Foster (1962 2016) Prof Roy Green Prof Sam Bucolo Sasha Titchkosky & Russel Koskela Shelley Penn Simone LeAmon Stefanie Flaubert & Janos Korban Stephen Goddard Stephen Mushin Dr Susan Cohn Dr Suzie Attiwill Terri Winter Timothy Horton Tony Albert Vicki Grima Vince Frost Yvonne Koolmatrie 16 17

2017 in Review 18 19

2017 Exhibitions Chili Philly: Crochet Social 2 February - 29 March 2017 Gallery I Chili Philly: Crochet Social is the first major solo exhibition of crochet wearable art by artist Phil Ferguson. This exhibition showcased over 29 finished pieces of Ferguson s work, including the headwear that was the inception point for Ferguson s alter ego Chili-Philly. Ferguson s wearable crochet pieces take the form of ordinary, everyday objects - from tacos to teabags as well as videos and captured selfportraits uploaded onto Instagram as a way to make new friends. Over 6000 people visited the exhibition bringing together key organisational aims to inspire, inform and engage people about the power of creativity and the application of design in their lives, while making it an accessible and playful experience for audiences both in person and online. This exhibition also attracted comprehensive local, national and international media coverage with the highlights being press coverage in newspapers such as the Daily Mail UK, Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald; TV coverage on The Morning Show, 9 Now Today and 9 News; Radio coverage on Triple J Drive and 2SER in addition to online sites such as Concrete Playground, Broadsheet Sydney and SBS Food. The exhibition was presented in association with the 2017 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and supported by the City of Sydney. 20 21

Edge In: Annie Gobel 2 February - 29 March 2017 Gallery II Stitchfield 2017 30 November 2017-31 January 2018 Gallery II Stitchfield 2017 was an interactive installation presented in collaboration with Design Tasmania. Originally commissioned by Design Tasmania, Melbourne architect Claire Scorpo and Alice Springs-based designer Elliat Rich collaborated to design components that would form the basis of an interactive work that connected people through the making process. The acid-etched brass components are deliberately left uncoated, allowing the makers fingerprints to add a very personal element to the expanding work. In a collaboration with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Edge In presented the work of Indonesian-born jeweller Annie Gobel. At ADC, Stitchfield was hung in the front of Object Shop for visitors to weave new elements into the design. Scorpo and Rich further developed the brass elements into a jewellery collection available for purchase from Object Shop. The exhibition featured candy coloured enamel jewellery - wearable sculptures - which explore Gobel s interest in childhood creative endeavours. The work evoked play, toys and childhood adventures recalled by the artist. 22 23

Object Therapy 6 April 7 June 2017 Gallery I These included a Design Emergency school holiday program facilitated by creative designer Jeff McCann, a City of Sydney Surry Hills library talk, a weekend Repair Fair showcasing 10 designers, makers, repairers who work in transformative repair practices and a discussion panel with an industry focus. The exhibition was very popular with over 2500 people visiting the centre. ADC partnered with Hotel Hotel for the first time to develop and deliver an eight-venue national tour. The tour is possible with the generous support of the Commonwealth Government s Visions Australia program. Presented in collaboration with Hotel Hotel, Object Therapy explores creative transformation and notions of value and repair. 29 broken objects, submitted by the public, were repaired and re-imagined by noted Australian and international designers and artists. Object Therapy was developed by Hotel Hotel as part of their Fix and Make program in partnership with UNSW Art & Design and ANU Art & Design. The exhibition is supported by a series of video interviews with the participants, a printed catalogue of the works showing before and after design transformation and an education kit for school aged students. Designers: Andrea Bandoni, Corr Blimey (Louisa de Smet and Steven Wright), Susannah Bourke, Elise Cakebread, Thought Collider (Mike Thompson and Susana Cámara Leret), Daniel Emma (Daniel To, Emma Aiston), Franchesca Cubillo, Dale Hardiman, Benja Harney, Kyoko Hashimoto, Alison Jackson, Elbowrkshp (Elliat Rich and James B. Young), Trent Jansen, Guy Keulemans, Dylan Martorell, Scott Mitchell, Liam Mugavin, Rohan Nicol, Monique Van Nieuwland, Yutaka Ohtaki, Halie Rubenis, Niklavs Rubenis, Smart@UNSW, Naomi Taplin, Henry Wilson, Richard Whiteley ADC hosted a series of successful events and programs exploring the themes of sustainability and transformative repair. 24 25

Local Milan 15 June 9 August 2017 Gallery I For Milan Design Week 2017, LOCAL DESIGN, transformed the historic Oratorio della Passione at Piazza Sant Ambrogio with the work of eleven Australian designers. On returning to Australia LOCAL MILAN was presented at ADC, accompanied by sounds by Australian artist Tash Sultana and with the scents of Aesop. Designers included: Emma Elizabeth, Tom Fereday, Adam Goodrum, Charles Wilson, Tom Skeehan, Ross Gardam, Kate Banazi x Ryan McGoldrick, ACV Studio, Jon Goulder, Dowel Jones and Christopher Boots. The exhibition showcased Australian designers making an impact on the international stage. 26 27

FRACTURE: DIFFERENCES 17 August - 27 September 2017 Gallery I FRACTURE: DIFFERENCES was a visual conversation between architectural photographer Shannon McGrath and digital craftsperson Marcus Piper. Exploring the interplay of light in abstract spatial environments, subtle shifts of colour across a monochrome palette are a result of the complexities of each artist s material process. McGrath manipulates space and light to capture images that look like they are altered in post, but are actually a literal capture of what the camera sees in that moment, never to be replicated. These reinterpreted light spaces invite the viewer to enter their imagination and investigate a subconscious ambience in a lived experience. Piper s work is both a response to McGrath s work, and also the continuation of his experimentation over many years with digital craft. These images are digitally created but also hand drawn, constructed in the moment using complex repetitions of simple actions that are, like McGrath s work, never to be replicated. Printed on aluminium, the works in the exhibition were lit with fluorescent tubes, drawing the viewer into a dialogue between light, shape and space. The exhibition attracted national publicity from influential design publications including Australian Financial Review Design lift-out and Yellow Trace. The audience also shifted, attracting graphic design students, architects and architectural photographers. During the course of the exhibition ADC held public programs including a guided tour with the artists and a panel discussion looking at digital and analogue processes for photography and graphic design. 28 29

Green Asylum 17 August - 27 September 2017 Gallery II Charlotte Haywood s Green Asylum filled the space with a large-scale experimental textile installation that blurred the boundaries between tapestry weaving and architecture, landscape and language. There were many other smaller supporting wall weavings and metal pressed wall pieces and a video work. Haywood s architectural tapestry and video works tell stories within the Australian landscape seeking narrative and language from the past-present-and-future. Her work is influenced by ephemeral, temporary and sacred shelters, specifically the structures of Indigenous Australia, Asia, Euro-centric steeples and refugee tents from which she creates multi-threaded and multi-narrative architectural forms. Charlotte has a unique, multi-disciplinary approach to her practice which centres on a multi-layered exploration of incongruous tensions between nature and culture. She has completed artist residencies in India, Peru and Thailand where she focused on traditional and cross-cultural practices. She has also been involved in collaborative projects in Vanuatu and Indonesia as well as working extensively in costume and design in film and television. All of these influences are shown in her work. The beautiful large scale, brightly coloured installation attracted many new visitors to the Centre. 30 31

Biotextilogy: The Cellular Catwalk 6 October 15 November 2017 Gallery I Biotextilogy: The Cellular Catwalk was a transdisciplinary, interactive exhibition presenting engineer Professor Melissa Knothe Tate s multifunctional textiles and smart materials inspired by nature. The work tied together the fields of biotechnology and textile design on The Cellular Catwalk. Professor Melissa Knothe Tate is an internationally recognised leader in the fields of multiscale mechanobiology as well as the development and clinical translation of novel technologies and materials. She trained as a mechanical engineer, biologist and biomedical engineer at world leading institutions in Palo Alto, California and Zurich, Switzerland and is now a professor at UNSW. Knothe Tate studied engineering in an era of Computer-Aided Design and Computer- Aided Manufacturing (CAD-CAM) and has invented a new platform for Microscopy- Aided Design And Manufacture (MADAMe). MADAMe creates scaled-up textiles that mimic the natural cellular weaves of living tissues. Learning from cells, the threads they spin and the tissues they weave, Biotextilogy features multifunctional textile design with hidden functions. The exhibition transformed the gallery into a journey through the cellular structure of the human body and was an exciting intersection of science and design. Knothe Tate s work showed her research about replicating the natural weave of the tissue around human bones. This exhibition was presented during the inaugural Sydney Craft Week program and included a panel talk about how science is inspiring craft moderated by SBS Radio s Wolfgang Mueller. 32 33

Bulay(i): Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Artists with Indigenous Jewellery Project 6 October 15 November 2017 Gallery II Bulay(i), meaning rich jewellery, treasure or gold in Yolngu matha, (language) is the first contemporary jewellery project from Buku-Larrnggay Mulka, a multi-award winning, world renowned art centre located at Yirrkala, North-East Arnhem Land. Over three workshops in 2016 and early 2017 the Indigenous Jewellery Project s founder and curator Emily McCulloch Childs and contemporary jeweller Melinda Young worked with the artists to expand their traditional Yolngu jewellery practice to include new techniques and materials such as metal. The exhibition Bulay(i) showed the resulting works including silk-strung necklaces with seed, shark and shell beads, lost-wax cast rings and pendants of totem animals including birds, turtles, fish and plants, plus clan designs painted on wearable barks. The 40 Yolungu jewellers from Buku- Larrnggay Mulka include: Marrnyula Mununggurr, Yirrinyina #2 Yunupiu, Rerrkirrwanga Mununggurr, Djul Djul Gurruwiwi, Djuwharwharr Marika, Robyn Madatjula Yunupiu, Pamela Marrawaymala Yunupiu, Mandy Y. Wanambi, Dindirrk Bridget Mununggurr, Djerrkngu Eunice Marika, Bitharr Maymaru, Sally Mothara Wirrpanda, Ganaparra Gurruwiwi, Lewina Mununggurr, Munuy u Rebecca Marika, Wunduru Murrinyina, Djuwakan 2 Marika, and Shirley Ganaparra Gurruwiwi. The beautiful exhibition attracted strong audience engagement and sales of work. The exhibition was presented during the inaugural Sydney Craft Week. 34 35

Designing Bright Futures 2017 23 November 2017-31 January 2018 Gallery I Australian Design Centre was proud to present, in partnership with UNSW Art & Design, the second year of Designing Bright Futures. Designing Bright Futures surveyed twelve of the most outstanding 2017 UNSW Art & Design graduating students across Bachelor and Masters of Design including: jewellery, textiles, graphics, object, interactive and spatial design. Students were chosen for the ways in which their work explore and promote ideas of innovation and sustainable practice, capacity for social impact, commercial viability and the role of design in advancing well-being. Students were selected by Liane Rossler, Stephen Goddard and Lisa Cahill who together curated the exhibition. The designers were: Tulla Carson, Emma Dalling, Daniel Flynn, Jacalin King, Eugena Kouvaros, Bridget Long, Michelle Miller, Mia Sabel, Ruby Shapiro, Julia Sharkey, Olivia Spark and Jessica Zinga. This exhibition celebrates the optimism, ideas and ambitions of the next generation of designers and makers. Designing Bright Futures continues ADC s commitment to supporting the work of makers and designers at every stage of their careers. To assist these emerging talents, ADC presented one student with the ADC UNSW Art & Design Award. The winner of this award was Michelle Miller for her project Starlight Memorial. A special commendation was also given to Olivia Spark for her work, Endlings. 36 37

Object Space Object Space is a newly created gallery located in the window of the ADC Offices on William Street in Darlinghurst that opened in October 2017. The exhibition space has direct street frontage, is accessible to view 24-hours a day and is lit for viewing at night. There will be up to six exhibitions each year in Object Space. HAKK - Gunjan Aylawadi 6 October - 15 October 2017 Sydney-based paper artist Gunjan Aylawadi presented HAKK, a large-scale, intricate paper installation. Gunjan draws her inspiration for this work from the patterns she grew up with in New Delhi, which repeat themselves over and over again in the city s temples and mosques, in old architecture and contemporary design alike. The work proposes a place where faith, culture and individual identities meet. Gunjan believes that many identities in India co-exist much as threads in a tapestry, where some differences are so striking and other boundaries so blurred that it is difficult to pinpoint where one faith and culture begins and another ends. HAKK means to weave in Arabic and the installation is made with thousands of paper strips, cut and curled into paper ropes and glued onto handdrawn patterns. Trinity Collection - Adam Cornish for Alessi 23 November 2017-31 January 2018 Designer Adam Cornish is inspired by nature. His work creates a sense of movement, both visual and physical, engaging people s senses and encouraging them to look more closely. The Trinity Collection is based on the nautilus shell and was the first project designed by Cornish for Alessi. It was created on the basis of a simple geometric shape that develops into a vortex to form an elegant concentric structure. The intention of the designer was to reproduce the appearance of a natural element through the modern processes of industrial production. This work was first shown in ADC s touring exhibition Resolved: Journeys in Australian Design. 38 39

ADC On Tour 29 Shows 70 National Venues Resolved: Journeys in Australian Design Since starting the tour in 2014, the exhibition visited 10 venues across NSW, WA, QLD, SA, Victoria and Tasmania and was seen by over 65,000 people. Featuring the work of: Featuring Adam Cornish, Adam Goodrum, Alex Gilmour, Ben McCarthy, Bic Tieu, Chris Hardy, Fukutoshi, Gary Galego, Kate Stokes, Marc Harrison, Matt Conway, and Zoë MacDonell. Jam Factory, SA 28 April - 9 July 2017 177 Stops 332 Artists Touring has been central to our work since 1965, enabling ADC to bring cutting edge creative work and ideas to venues and audiences throughout Australia. In particular, we have been at the forefront of bringing our inspirational content to regional Australia, with more than 50% of touring venues since 2006 regionally based. Since 2005, we have presented 29 touring exhibitions, that have made more than 177 stops at 70 different arts organisations across all states and territories. Collectively and to date, more than 1.3 million people have seen these exhibitions. Presenting our exhibitions, education and public program events, research and digital content across the country is just one of the many ways we actively nurture innovation in making and development of new audiences for craft, art and design in Australia. 1/3 Indigenous Artists 1.3m Visitors In 2017 our touring program presented the work of 49 artists in five exhibitions at 11 venues nationally with a national regional audience of over 67,500 people. Two exhibitions, Resolved: Journeys in Australian Design and Cloth: From Seed to Bloom finished their tours this year and Object Therapy launched at ADC with eight venues to follow. Preparations also started for two new tours of the exhibitions Clay Intersections and Obsessed: Compelled to make. Cloth: From Seeds to Bloom Featuring the work of Julie Paterson. In 2017, this exhibition completed a two year, five venue NSW tour with visitation of nearly 30,000 people. New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) 11 February - 30 April 2017 Living Treasures Masters of Australian Craft Lola Greeno: Cultural Jewels Featuring the work of Lola Greeno, this exhibition is touring to XX venues over XX years. Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, WA 16 December 2016 4 February 2017 Redland Art Gallery, QLD 26 March 7 May 2017 Noosa Regional Gallery, QLD 28 July 3 September 2017 Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW 23 September 10 December 2017 Shapeshifters: 3D Printing the Future Featuring the work of Louis Pratt, Michael Eden, Lousje Skala, Ryan Pennings, Dr David Ackland, Lukasz Karluk, and XYZ Workshop (Kae Woei Lim & Elena Low). Design Tasmania, TAS 26 November 2016 21 February /2017 Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, NSW 18 March 7 May 2017 Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum, QLD 19 May 15 July 2017 Glasshouse, Port Macquarie, NSW 9 September 19 Nov 2017 Object Therapy Designers: Andrea Bandoni, Corr Blimey (Louisa de Smet and Steven Wright), Susannah Bourke, Elise Cakebread, Thought Collider (Mike Thompson and Susana Cámara Leret), Daniel Emma (Daniel To, Emma Aiston), Franchesca Cubillo, Dale Hardiman, Benja Harney, Kyoko Hashimoto, Alison Jackson, Elbowrkshp (Elliat Rich and James B. Young), Trent Jansen, Guy Keulemans, Dylan Martorell, Scott Mitchell, Liam Mugavin, Rohan Nicol, Monique Van Nieuwland, Yutaka Ohtaki, Halie Rubenis, Niklavs Rubenis, SMaRT@UNSW, Naomi Taplin, Henry Wilson, Richard Whiteley Noosa Regional Gallery, QLD 2 December 2017 21 January 2018 40 41

Sydney Craft Week In its inaugural year, over 90 organisations across Greater Sydney took part in the inaugural Sydney Craft Week. Working in a myriad of mediums across 45 suburbs of Sydney, this year s festival was an overwhelmingly positive experience, which was embraced wholeheartedly by the craft community and lovers of handmade. The feedback from participants and creative organisations has been backed with great support, especially from the makers who have been leading and inspiring the way. An initiative of the Australian Design Centre, the ten-day festival (6-15 October 2017) celebrated the beauty of the handmade and the pleasure of making. The program featured over 100 exhibitions, workshops, talks, open studios, retail events and live demonstrations. The theme of the festival was Handmade in a Digital Age. Advances in manufacturing and technology have reduced our reliance on handmade artisanship in the 21st Century. But instead of dying out, craft is growing from strength to strength, both as an antidote to a fast, digital lifestyle and as a practice that can integrate new technologies in increasingly creative ways. Craft teaches us to slow down and provides a sense of connectedness. The festival also captured the breadth of craft, from the modern to the traditional. Support materials for SCW included an 86-page printed program. Rachel Castle designed the artwork used for the program cover and promotional materials including postcards. The website was built by Interaction Consortium and enabled filtering of events by date, region or type. Over 25 blog posts and stories were published for the project and unique pages views reached over 25,000. Social media played an integral part of the promotional strategy. The inaugural program was a great success with planning for Sydney Craft Week 2018 in train. 42 43

Object Shop and Retail Events Launching in late 2016. ADC s retail space, Object Shop, grew in 2017 to represent the work of close to 100 makers. A regular Saturday Meet the Maker series of events enabled visitors to engage directly with the makers. ADC held two major outdoor markets with more than 3,000 attendees to each. These successful events allow ADC to support a community of makers beyond the shop itself. Object Shop featured the work of five Canberra designer/makers from Craft ACT as part of Design Canberra 2017. ADC partnered with Sydney Living Museums to curate a Makers Lane featuring eight makers in their popular Christmas Fare at the historic Hyde Park Barracks. Object Shop was also presented as a pop-up shop at the inaugural Design-Made event in October. 44 45

ADC Friends In 2017, we launched ADC Friends. ADC Friends is a community of people who support makers and designers through the work of the Australian Design Centre. ADC Friends have access to a range of retail discounts, event invitations and special offers. Benefits include retail discounts, free entry to events and invitations to special shopping nights. We plan to grow this program in 2018 with further friends only activities. 46 47

Digital Programs The ADC website is now 18 months old, and we are working with our partner Interaction Consortium to review the site and look for ways to improve the usability of this important digital platform. The website hosts our education content along with films, audio, essays and information about all our programs and event. Interaction Consortium partnered with ADC to build the Sydney Craft Week events website based on the clean designs of volunteer Kate Peterson. During 2017, we were very active on social media with significant increases on Instagram and Facebook events. The increase and reach of this growing audience allows us to promote our work and also the support work of our colleagues and aligned professional associations. Events and Learning In 2017, we hosted many events for our partners including Mama Creatives, United Cellars, City of Sydney, Australian Design Alliance, The Greater Collective and other private venue hires including book launches, presentations, charity information events, offsite meetings and more. Design Emergency, our design thinking program for children was conducted across the country along with our touring exhibitions program. In the second year of touring Shapeshifters: 3D Printing the Future, we have run 3D printing workshops at our touring venues with our partners ModFab. We have developed two new education kits to support teachers and educators for our touring exhibitions including Object Therapy and Clay Intersections. Award Winners Congratulations to the following students who were the winners of ADC Awards in 2017. ADC Career Development Award 2017 UNSW Industrial Design Ella Sugo ADC UNSW Art & Design Award 2017 Michelle Miller Special Commendation Olivia Spark ADC Mentoring Award 2017 UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Recipients: Molly Grover Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication Blake Jurmann Bachelor of Design in Interior and Spatial Design Claire-Elizabeth Perini Bachelor of Design in Interior and Spatial Design Samuel Walker Bachelor of Design in Integrated Product Design Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation Rachel Wan Masters of Architecture 48 49

Research and development ADC has an ongoing interest in research into design and contemporary craft. Our research interests guide the development of our creative program and content for publishing, exhibitions and events. In addition, in 2018 and 2019 we are partnering on academic research projects with UNSW Art and Design. Through a Create NSW Aboriginal employment grant, we have a First Nations Creative Producer on the team and together we are working on a series of collaborative projects. With the generous support of the Federal Government s Visions of Australia program, we were excited to announce the next chapter in our series of exhibitions showcasing new work by established craftspeople, Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft. A panel of sector experts from across Australia including Brian Parkes (SA) Kevin Murray (VIC) Claire Sourgnes (QLD), Lynda Dorrington (WA) and Lisa Cahill (NSW) considered a range of fine candidates in the selection process and selected ceramicist Prue Venables. 50

Facts and figures 42,455 67,518 715 7062 307 49 5 11 10 5 74 Total Sydney gallery admissions National Touring audience Children participating in education programs on tour Children attending touring exhibitions Artists involved in exhibitions and events Artists on tour nationally Touring exhibitions Regional venues showing touring exhibitions Exhibitions (including opening of new window gallery Object Space) Outdoor markets (including Design Made) Artists represented in Object Shop Sydney Craft Week 2017 10 days 45+ suburbs 90+ events total 3 markets 50+ Workshops 35 exhibitions 25 retail events 22 open studios 18 live demonstrations ADC Media and Marketing 10,000+ 7,000+ 7,600+ 7,400+ 41,500 117,000 subscribers to Design News, monthly e-newsletter followers on Facebook followers on Twitter followers on Instagram web users webpage views 15 talks 12 family-friendly events 50 events open for Craft up Late 3000 print guides 1,300+ Instagram posts using #sydneycraftweek hashtag 52 53

Creative Program 2018 Australian Design Centre s Creative Program for 2018 is an ambitious and exciting program that includes projects with a diverse mix of Australian and international artists and partners. The program includes 19 exhibitions in Sydney, over 100 events and public programs, outdoor markets, 15 exhibition openings across Australia in our national exhibition program, ADC on Tour, and Sydney Craft Week a 10 day program of over 100 different events taking place across Greater Sydney. This section previews our major projects for 2018. Obsessed: Compelled to Make 8 February 24 March 2018 ADC is delighted to debut our major touring exhibition Obsessed: Compelled to make opening in Sydney. Obsessed: Compelled to make showcases the aweinspiring creativity and innovation of the maker and at the same time focuses on the fundamental human need to make. These are the stories of 14 Australian artists told through objects, films and a full length catalogue: Gabriella Bisetto, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Honor Freeman, Jon Goulder, Kath Inglis, Laura McCusker, Kate Rohde, Elliat Rich and James B Young, Elbowrkshp, Oliver Smith, Vipoo Srivilasa, Tjunkaya Tapaya, Louise Weaver and Liz Williamson. These stories are unique and contain the frustrations and highpoints of a life of creative work that all of us can relate to, whether we are a professional artist, designer, craftsperson or hobbyist. We have chosen to focus on makers from across the spectrum of making textiles, ceramics, furniture, metalwork, jewellery, conceptual art, glass blowing and sculptural weaving. Exhibition tour venues and dates Australian Design Centre, Sydney 8 February to 24 March 2018 Cairns Regional Gallery, QLD 15 April to 17 June 2018 Artspace Mackay, QLD 22 February to 12 May 2019 Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW 7 June to 4 August 2019 Glasshouse Port Macquarie, NSW 27 September to 1 December 2019 Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, NSW 7 December to 19 January 2019 Tamworth Regional Gallery, NSW 1 February to 16 March 2020 Lismore Regional Gallery, NSW 27 March to 29 May 2020 JamFactory, SA 25 September to 22 November 2020 Alcoa Mandurah Art Centre, WA 14 December 2020 to 24 January 2021 Ararat Regional Gallery, VIC 20 May to 15 August 2021 Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, NSW 28 August to 10 October 2021 54 55

Porosity Kabari: Trent Jansen, Richard Goodwin and Ishan Khosla 5 April - 22 May 2018 Furniture objects made from materials and craftsmanship sourced solely from the Chor Bazaar (thieves market) and Dharavi (the largest slum on earth) in Mumbai, India. Urban Decay: Sydney miniatures Joshua Smith 2 August 26 September 2018 Miniaturist and artist Joshua Smith will create a series of intricately detailed models of Sydney buildings for this solo exhibition. Focusing specifically on overlooked corners of the urban environment, these works celebrate the beauty of urban grime, decay and graffiti. Let s Tea Party: Taiwan Design Now 31 May - 13 June 2018 The tag Made in Taiwan has come a long way since the island first emerged as a post-war manufacturing powerhouse. Now, creative industries are replacing that label with Designed in Taiwan. This exhibition demonstrates the value of design in reinventing Taiwanese culture on a global stage. In These Hands Mara nyangangka: Celebrating 70 years of Ernabella Arts 5 October 14 November An exhibition of new paintings, ceramics, tjanpi weavings and punu from the artists of Ernabella, celebrating 70 years of Ernabella Arts. The fruits of a collaboration that took place 46 years ago are the subject of an exhibition about Australia s two oldest centres for craft and design Sturt Gallery & Studios (1941) and Ernabella Arts (1948). WORKSHOPPED18 21 June - 25 July 2018 For two decades, Sydney s Workshopped has presented an annual exhibition and award for new design. This year, WORKSHOPPED18 will be exhibited by presenting partner ADC. Showcasing the latest Australian designs, with a focus on furniture, lighting and homewares. Designing Bright Futures 2018 22 November 2018-23 January 2019 In its third year, Designing Bright Futures presents outstanding works by graduating UNSW Art & Design students across Bachelor and Masters of Design fields including jewellery, textiles, graphics, object, interactive and spatial design. 56 57

Gallery II Future Artefacts: Alexi Freeman, Tessa Blazey and Jane Burton (February March) Interpretations V: Paper (Cellulose) (April May) Painting with Thread: Samples and Tapestries from the Australian Tapestry Workshop (August September) Seed Stitch Contemporary Textiles Award 2018 (October - November) Object Space Tasman Munro (February March) Vita Cochran (April May) NAIDOC Week (June - July) Sydney Architecture Festival (August - September) Dorothy Filshie (October - November) 58 59

Project Partners Individual donors Partners and donors We are grateful to all our partners for their generous support of Australian innovation and creativity. Whether it s government support, or the continued patronage of our valued donors, gifts of all sizes help us to continue to deliver a diverse program that connects audiences to creative practice through showcasing the best contemporary craft and design while providing opportunities to Australian makers. Australian Design Centre is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments, the New South Wales Government through Create NSW, the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the City of Sydney. Australian Design Centre is a member of Australian Craft and Design Centres (ACDC) network and the Sydney Culture Network. Government Partners NSW Government through Create NSW City of Sydney Visions of Australia Australia Council for the Arts Major Partners Signwave Newtown Interaction Consortium Digital Press Big City Event Partners United Cellars Young Henry s Sydney Craft Week Trusts and Foundations Gordon Darling Foundation 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art Art Gallery of NSW Australian Tapestry Workshop Authentic Design Alliance Blak Markets Built Bula bula Arts Aboriginal Corporation Craft ACT Craft Victoria Crafts Council UK DenFair Design Tasmania Ernabella Arts Centre Hotel Hotel (Molonglo Group) Indigenous Jewellery Project JP Finsbury Karen Woodbury Gallery Local Design Makerspace &Company Mama Creatives ModFab 3D Printing NSW Architects Registration Board Seed Stitch Collective Sturt Craft and Design Centre Sydney Living Museums Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Tjanpi Desert Weavers University of Sydney University of Technology Sydney UNSW Art and Design UNSW Built Environment UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Western Plains Cultural Centre Workshopped Thank you Andrew Barron Anna Buduls Rhadi Bryant Lisa Cahill Tim Collins and Rebecca King Diana D Ambra Alix Fiveash Jenny Green Leslie Green Meghan Hay Hana Hoogedeure Frank Howarth Louise Ingram Yuri Kawanabe Bridget Kennedy and Luke Torrevillas (Ecomlocations) Guy Keulemans Steven Pozel Alan Rose Andrew Simpson Oliver Smith Maisy Stapleton Carmel Sullivan The Write Business Emma Thomson Ilona Topolcsanyi and Colin Hopkins (Cone 11) Stuart Williams (Touching Space) Liz Williamson Henry Wilson Festival Partners Art Month Design Canberra Festival Design Made NAIDOC Reel to Real Craft Film Festival Sydney Architecture Festival Sydney Design Festival Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Vivid Sydney Women in Design 60 61

Images and credits Front Cover Subhadra s Puzzle. Repaired by Daniel Emma. Photo: Lee Grant. Image copyright Hotel Hotel. Contents page Chili Philly Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman CEO s Message ADC Object Shop, Object Therapy Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman Installation View, FRACTURE: DIFFERENCES, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Chair s Message Installation view, Shapeshifters: 3D Printing the future at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Vision, Mission, Values Emily Copp, Jeweller, Repair Fair 2017. Photo Vincent Buret Board and Committees ADC gallery signage, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Creative Collaborators Object Therapy Repair Fair, 2017. Photo: Vincent Buret Australian Design Honours Australian Design Honorees, 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Khai Liew, Kokoso sideboard and Spoehr upholstered chair, 2010. Image courtesy of the artist. 2017 in Review Object Therapy Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman Chili Philly: Crochet Social Chili Philly Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman Chili Philly installation view, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman Edge in: Annie Gobel Annie Gobel, Edge in: Annie Gobel Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Stitchfield 2017 Detail, Stitchfield, 2017. Photo: Alix Fiveash Object Therapy Object Therapy Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman Six Million Dollar Man. Repaired by Benja Harney. Photo by Lee Grant. Courtesy of Hotel Hotel. Local Milan Local Milan Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Tom Skeehan, Hoshi armchair and Holo light, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley FRACTURE: DIFFERENCES FRACTURE: DIFFERENCES Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley FRACTURE: DIFFERENCES installation view, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Green Asylum Green Asylum Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Charlotte Haywood, I See Red, 2015. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Installation view, Green Asylum, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Biotextilogy: The Cellular Catwalk Installation view, Biotextilogy: The Cellular Catwalk, 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Professor Melissa Knothe Tate, Biotextilogy Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Bulay(i) Bulay(i) Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Installation view, Bulay(i), 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Designing Bright Futures Michelle Miller, Starlight memorial, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman Designing Bright Futures Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Emma Dalling, Ritual therapy, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman Designing Bright Futures Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Object Space Gunjan Aylawadi, HAKK, 2015. Photo: Hollie Paterson Adam Cornish, Trinity Centrepiece, 2013. Image courtesy of the artist. Sydney Craft Week Crochet Workshops, 2017. Photo: Vincent Buret Made with All My Hands, Rachel Castle, 2017 Object Shop Molly Coombs Marr Design, ADC Makers Market 2017, Photo: Simon Cardwell ADC Object Shop, 2017. Photo: Boaz Nothman ADC Friends SCW Makers Market 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell ADC Friends card Events and Learning Adorned Markets, 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Award Winners Designing Bright Futures Opening Night, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Research and Development Betty s kitchen (group of multiple pieces), 2017. Photo: Terence Bogue Installation view, Bulay(i), 2017. Photo: Simon Cardwell Facts and Figures Teena s Washing Trolley. Repaired by Trent Jansen. Photo by Lee Grant. Courtesy of Hotel Hotel. Creative Program 2018 Vipoo Srivilasa, 2017. Photo: Angus Lee Forbes Trent Jansen, Dropping a Kumbhar Wala Matka Vessel, 2017. Photo: Neville Sukhia Vii Chen Design, Fruit and Vegetables Peels Cup. Image courtesy of the artist. Max Nolan, Image (detail) from the Shapes and Colours. Image courtesy of We Are Mad www.wearemad.com.au Joshua Smith, 23 Temple Street, 2017. Photo: Andrew Beveridge / ASB Creative Niningka Lewis. Photo: Alex Craig, courtesy of the artist and Ernabella Arts. Designing Bright Futures 2017 opening night. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Alexi Freeman and Tessa Blazey, Future Artefacts #4, 2017. Photo: Jane Burton Tasman Munro and Jean Paul Bell, Another Day Another Dollar, 2014. Photo: Tasman Munro ADC Object Shop, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Partners and Donors Designing Bright Futures 2017 opening night. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley Back Cover William St at night, 2017. Photo: Rhiannon Hopley ADC photographers 2017 Vincent Buret Simon Cardwell Rhiannon Hopley Boaz Nothman ADC Annual Report 2017 Designed by Natalie Borghi and Jacklin Evelina 62 63

IGNITING CREATIVE IDEAS Exhibitions Showcasing the best work by Australian creators. Touring Bringing the power of making and design to new audiences across Australia. Learning Inspiring Australians to use design to transform their futures.