School of

DESIGN
STUDIES

New Territory
Discussions on Design Research

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5 August 6-8pm College of Fine Arts Free and Open to
cnr Oxford Street and 02 9385 0643 the Public
Greens Road design@cofa.unsw.edu.au
lecture theatre: EGO2

for beautiful forms. She uses paper as the primary

What
material to broaden the perception of jewellery as
Session 1
‘precious’ due to the intrinsic value of materials. Her
On Designing: Charting the ‘New Territory’
research focuses on the beauty of the handmade, the
Is the ‘New Territory’ an undiscovered land, or have
role of intricate and time-consuming processes, and on
we simply revised the practice of mapping?
the visual harmony between pattern, colour and form.
Zoe is a graduate from COFA.
Chair:  
Jacqueline Clayton has been a practicing artist
Katherine Moline’s research, since co-convening the
and designer for more than 30 years. Since
symposia sds2k4: Experimental and Cross-Cultural
2006, she has developed a project that adapts
Design in 2004, has sought to develop a theoretical
industrial manufacturing processes, equipment and
explanation for the exhibition practices of experimental
materials to support sustainable, onshore design
design. Katherine’s practice as an artist, investigating
and production of ‘one-off’ and limited run ceramic
how design manufacturing processes can be diverted
objects. Jacqueline is a full-time Senior Lecturer and
to the production of sculptures has been exhibited
the coordinator of the Ceramics Studio at COFA.                                                         
in a series of solo shows of sculpture in Sydney and
internationally. Katherine is a Senior Lecturer and
Panel:
coordinator of Graphics Media and Honours at COFA.
Karina Clarke is a practising furniture and object
designer. Her research explores the dialogues
Richard Goodwin is one of Australia’s most
between design, craft, and manufacturing.
renowned sculptors having won a significant number
Karina investigates the complex and subjective
of prestigious art awards over the years for both his
relationships occurring between the object and
small works and his large-scale public art. Richard is
the viewer, recontextualizing an object’s form and
committed to teaching and investigating the functional
function to create new meaning. Karina is a Senior
boundaries ascribed to the physical dimensions of
Lecturer and coordinator of the Applied Object and
public space. Richard’s personal projects and the
4th Year Studio at COFA.
COFA Porosity Studio’s research seek to revise the
public space of the city through public art. Richard is
Trent Jansen’s current practice focuses on the
an Adjunct Professor and researcher at COFA.
lasting relationships between individuals and the
objects that they own. His research has led him to
examine family units and, in particular, the physical
and emotional characteristics that link parents and
children. Trent’s research has led to further analysis
Upcoming Discussions
of interracial marriages, particularly those that
Session 2: On Drawing, 12 August 6-8pm
existed between colonial settlers and Indigenous
Session 3: Design Research Context, 19 August 6-8pm
women around the time of colonisation. Trent is a
Session 4: On Objects, 26 August 6-8pm
graduate from COFA.
Session 5: On Space, Location and Collaboration,
2 September 6-8pm
Zoe Veness’s jewellery practice combines both
contemporary and traditional processes in the search
Program Details will be available at

IMAGE: Trent Jansen, Pregnant Chair, 2009.

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