Social Design
Bachelor of Industrial Design, first class honours
University of Technology, Sydney 2008
Tasman is a Sydney based creative who's passion lies in Social Design (design for human well-being and livelihood). On paper his profession is Industrial Design, but off the record he's cheated on ID with a bunch of other mediums. His interest in design, like many, probably grew from high school DT, but little did he know that life was bigger than mug racks and marble mazes.
In 2005 he enrolled in Industrial Design at the University of Technology Sydney, wanting to “make stuff”. During which he was awarded with first class honours in making stuff and a scholarship to study material sciences and design for assembly in Sweden. During the course he learnt the ways of mass manufacturer and realised that there is already plenty of stuff, so decided to pursue projects which focused more on community development. Tasman has partnered with exciting clients on a range of projects, including:
- Four years of health projects in remote Indigenous housing - Christian Tietz, Designlab
- Patient tables for NSW hospitals - Designlab
- Reducing environmental impact of TVs - Baumann Meyer
- UK Ambulance Redesign - Internship at the Royal Collage of Art, London
- Creating/running community arts spaces in abandoned Hackney shopfronts - Well Furnished
- Animation and pop up book to promote community poetry - The Redroom Company
- Nutrition and food sharing - Internship with the renowned Gijs Bakker, Amsterdam
Currently Tasman is working with 'Designing out Crime' (UTS) exploring education in NSW Corrective services, teaching design at UTS and endeavoring to raise awareness of Social Design here in Australia.
Achievements:
2012 London Design of the year 2012. Contributed to Ambulance redesign project 2012 The Analogue Crusader screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
2012 Article published in Flamingo (London art magazine) 2012 Interviewed by D*Hub on scholarships and social design
2011 Feature article in Powerline, Powerhouse magazine
2011 Reviewed in Spectrum (SMH) for The Analogue Crusader
2010 Design NSW Travelling Scholarship winner
2010 Guest lecturer at DesignTECH, Powerhouse museum
2006 ISSON Eyeware design competition winner
2006 Appeared in article in LINO magazine
2006 Shortlisted for Launchpad design competition
2004 Powerhouse DesignTECH award for furniture design
