Join us on the See-Saw!

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&company and our project partner Gaffa gallery are thrilled to present the second innings of See-Saw: Mend, Make-Do and Build Anew. We would love you to join us for our next big project!

Now in it’s second year, See-Saw invites top design students to join in an cross-disciplinary, collaborative investigation: they are asked to combine their skills and imagine future solutions for their city, Sydney. What needs mending? How can we make do? And what requires total rethinking, and justifies building anew? Over 8 days, each group will be allocated two days each to work within Gaffa – they have a limited selection of materials, limited time, and at the end of their session their response to the brief will be installed in the gallery. Students will work alongside an industry professional as a source of guidance, direction and education.

You can watch the design challenge unfold: everyday the groups can be seen hard at work. From Friday July 29, the exhibition will grow with each new installation. See-Saw is an official Sydney Design 2011 event.

New to the project this year are two special events. We are kicking off with a Symposium, and ending with a public presentation of the works before the wrap party – click more for full event details, we look forward to seeing you there!

See-Saw Symposium: Design & The City, Project launch

  • DATE: Thursday 28 July, 2011
  • SYMPOSIUM: 1:30 – 5:30, including afternoon tea, followed by drinks.
  • LAUNCH DRINKS: 6-8pm
  • SPEAKERS: City of Sydney (Glenn Wallace and Eva Rodriguez), Zanny Begg, Selena Griffith and Tom Rivard.
  • COST: $33 including afternoon tea. Symposium bookings essential, places are limited. (All are welcome to join us for the launch at 6pm)
  • FULL DETAILS & BOOKINGS: Contact Gaffa at zoe@gaffa.com.au or (+61) 02 9283 4273

See-Saw Design Challenge

  • DATE: Friday 29 July – Monday 08 August, 2011
  • HOURS: See Below for Gaffa opening hours
  • WHAT: Watch the designers in action, creating and installing their responses to the brief.
  • MENTORS: Pidcock Architecture and Sustainability, Karolina York, Digital Eskimo and Vert Design
  • COST: Free!

See-Saw Public Presentation and Wrap Party

  • DATE: Saturday 6 August, 2011
  • PUBLIC PRESENTATION: 2-4pm
  • WHAT: Meet the designers and mentors, see their work and hear about the projects, processes and the ideas they have for the future of the city
  • WRAP PARTY: 4-6pm,
  • WHAT: Join us for a drink to celebrate!
  • COST: Free!

All events for the See-Saw project take place at Gaffa 281 Clarence Street, Sydney (near QVB). Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm, Saturday: 11am-5pm 

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