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Student designs represent new era of innovation
Discover the innovation and potential of NSW’s recent HSC graduates at a new exhibition opening at the Powerhouse Museum on 26 February.
Showcasing projects by 25 of the best 2015 HSC Design and Technology, Industrial Technology and Textiles and Design students, Shape 2015 sets a high bar for the future of Australian design.
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant said: “In an era when innovation will be key to success, the crossover between form and function will be an increasing feature in future design. These students are an inspiration for their ingenuity and their imagination.”
Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES) President Tom Alegounarias said: “The quality of designs showcased in the exhibition is testimony to students’ high order critical thinking and problem-solving skills students developed through the NSW HSC Technology syllabuses. I congratulate exhibitors and their teachers on the creativity, dedication, and hard work put into these HSC projects.”
Acting Director of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Dolla Merrillees said: “We are proud to present the creations of these pioneering students. Our vision as a museum is to be a catalyst for creative expression and curious minds and the ambitions and ideas of these students epitomise that vision. It is exciting to witness their early forays into the worlds of technology, industrial and textile design and hopefully their designs and inventions continue to be exhibited and collected by MAAS for decades to come.”
Shape 2015 has been developed by BOSTES in association with the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS).
Shape 2015
26 February – 8 May 2016
Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo
Bookings: (02) 9217 0111 www.maas.museum
Opening hours: 10am – 5pm
Admission: Free with general admission: $15 adult, $8 concession, children under 16 years free
This year, 486 students from the 2015 HSC have been selected for the BOSTES HSC Showcases: ARTEXPRESS, Shape, InTech, Texstyle, OnStage, Callback, Encore and WordeXpress.
Shape 2015 projects
| Student | School | Project | HSC subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Andrews | Wenona School | Parkinson’s preparation board | Design and Technology |
| Susie Soyun Boo | Cheltenham Girls HS | Styleaid: Clothing labels for the vision impaired | Design and Technology |
| Jacky Chen | Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design | Architectural design for residential housing | Design and Technology |
| Eloise Elton | Asquith Girls HS | Restitched | Design and Technology |
| Scott Koppelhuber | Macquarie College | Collapsible wing sail | Design and Technology |
| Isabella Purnell | Brigidine College St Ives | Automated clothesline cover | Design and Technology |
| Aron Sheldon | Trinity Grammar School | Dog Waste decomposer for parks | Design and Technology |
| Cara Shirley | Dorrigo High School | Stable Lite Australia | Design and Technology |
| Maxwell Tooby | St Columba Anglican School | NewsBench | Design and Technology |
| John Walsh | Newington College | SCREWAX | Design and Technology |
| Sally Woods | Nowra Anglican College | Living Light | Design and Technology |
| Mitchell Burk | Killarney Heights HS | Surfboard and stand | Industrial Technology |
| Joshua Burrows | Coffs Harbour Christian Community School | Hall table | Industrial Technology |
| Henry Cousins | Oxford Falls Grammar School | ‘Transition’ multimedia magazine | Industrial Technology |
| Tiarney Douglass | Coolah Central School | Decorative daybed | Industrial Technology |
| Edward Harriott | Knox Grammar School | Congas and stand | Industrial Technology |
| Matthew Jigalin | Arden Anglican School | ‘Verge’ virtual reality game | Industrial Technology |
| Jerri Kim | Killara HS | ‘Wishing for wonderland’ | Industrial Technology |
| Alex McClung | All Saints College (St Mary’s) | Robot | Industrial Technology |
| Kiernan Moore | St Paul’s College | ‘Our world’ documentary | Industrial Technology |
| Isaac Wren | Forbes HS | ‘Blox’ 3D first person game | Industrial Technology |
| Breanna Edwards | Engadine HS | Uluru inspired wall hanging | Textiles and Design |
| Olivia Hutchinson | Redlands | African dreaming dress | Textiles and Design |
| Sophie Lindsay | Elderslie HS | Regency coral jacket | Textiles and Design |
| Lucy Powell | St Patrick’s College | ‘Pachajar’ doorstop | Textiles and Design |