A SUSTAINABLE and secure future is central to the Designing Futures symposium in Perth this week.
A SUSTAINABLE and secure future is central to the Designing Futures symposium in Perth this week.
The launch of Designing Futures marks the beginning of a long-term project aimed at developing relationships and networks and fostering a design culture in Australia.
It was the ambitious, innovative nature of the project that appealed to one of the events major sponsors, Rio Tinto.
The mining giant has committed $150,000 to the project from its $2 million WA Futures Fund launched last year.
The two-day Designing Futures event will bring together innovative practitioners from the fine wood industry to discuss the potential of this evolving sector.
At the heart of the project is the development of a design culture that can be translated to metal, glass and textiles, in addition to wood, according to Craftwest executive director Lynda Dorrington.
The forum was a tool for the discovery of long-term solutions for the WA timber industry through design and value adding, she said.
“This was an absolutely perfect match for Rio Tinto,” Ms Dorrington said..
“When you look at the type of sponsorships Rio Tinto is involved in, they spend an enormous amount on the environment and indigenous projects.
“Craftwest offers businesses, such as Rio Tinto, a partnership that can influence industry.”
For a multi-national company such as Rio Tinto the partnership is an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable industry and WA.
About 20 per cent of Rio Tinto’s assets are within WA and about 30 per cent of their earnings come from this State.
WA is a critical part of success of Rio Tinto, Dampier Salt managing director Hubie Van Dalsen said.
“We see the success of WA as part of our success,” he said
The resource sector has been forced to address the issue of sustainabilty all over the world, Mr Van Dalsen said.
It was this aspect of the project that proved a key fit for Rio Tinto, in combination with the idea of innovative solutions.
“We’ve undertaken a very big change in terms of our focus on sustainability,” Mr Van Dalsen said.
“We’d like to believe we have something really big to offer.
“We see the potential here and our support might help them.”
From August 16-18, speakers at the vanguard of contemporary design will share their ideas on a diverse range of issues, from global design to the relationship between industry and creativity.
The launch of Designing Futures marks the beginning of a long-term project aimed at developing relationships and networks and fostering a design culture in Australia.
It was the ambitious, innovative nature of the project that appealed to one of the events major sponsors, Rio Tinto.
The mining giant has committed $150,000 to the project from its $2 million WA Futures Fund launched last year.
The two-day Designing Futures event will bring together innovative practitioners from the fine wood industry to discuss the potential of this evolving sector.
At the heart of the project is the development of a design culture that can be translated to metal, glass and textiles, in addition to wood, according to Craftwest executive director Lynda Dorrington.
The forum was a tool for the discovery of long-term solutions for the WA timber industry through design and value adding, she said.
“This was an absolutely perfect match for Rio Tinto,” Ms Dorrington said..
“When you look at the type of sponsorships Rio Tinto is involved in, they spend an enormous amount on the environment and indigenous projects.
“Craftwest offers businesses, such as Rio Tinto, a partnership that can influence industry.”
For a multi-national company such as Rio Tinto the partnership is an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable industry and WA.
About 20 per cent of Rio Tinto’s assets are within WA and about 30 per cent of their earnings come from this State.
WA is a critical part of success of Rio Tinto, Dampier Salt managing director Hubie Van Dalsen said.
“We see the success of WA as part of our success,” he said
The resource sector has been forced to address the issue of sustainabilty all over the world, Mr Van Dalsen said.
It was this aspect of the project that proved a key fit for Rio Tinto, in combination with the idea of innovative solutions.
“We’ve undertaken a very big change in terms of our focus on sustainability,” Mr Van Dalsen said.
“We’d like to believe we have something really big to offer.
“We see the potential here and our support might help them.”
From August 16-18, speakers at the vanguard of contemporary design will share their ideas on a diverse range of issues, from global design to the relationship between industry and creativity.