Sydney Design Week heads west as Powerhouse eyes off future in Parramatta
A full program of talks, tours and workshops highlights the role of design in everyday life
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Sydney Design Week kicks off at the Powerhouse Museum today with a program packed with talks, workshops and tours focused on the public and personal role of design in our lives.
Along with a series of events at the Ultimo venue, Design Week will be spreading its wings across Greater Sydney, as it moves towards the opening of the $400 million Powerhouse Parramatta building in 2024.
Starting tonight with an industry event, Powerhouse Late, Design Week opens up to the wider public in coming days, with a walking tour of major new architecture around Parramatta, Making Western Sydney on Saturday a highlight. There will also be a talk about the controversial Powerhouse Parramatta site at Western Sydney University’s Innovation Hub featuring the architectural partnership of Moreau Kusunoki (Paris) and Genton (Sydney).
First nations designers Shannon Foster and Jo Kinniburgh will host a walking tour, Design Studio in Focus, departing from the Ultimo site, while designer furniture retailer, Cult, will host a workshop based on Cultivated, the restoration arm of its business, showcasing the revival of a set of Arne Jacobsen Series 7 chairs.
Film lovers can head to the Golden Age Cinema in Surry Hills to watch a series of films on designers across the decades.
Powerhouse chief executive Lisa Havilah said the Powerhouse Museum had renewed its focus on the importance of design in the modern world.
Sydney Design Week offers a dedicated platform to spotlight the incredible innovation propelling the Australian design industry, whilst also connecting audiences with the work of remarkable international designers engaging with social and cultural issues of today.”
More information: https://www.maas.museum/media-story/sydney-design-week-2022/
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The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index slipped to 84.6 in September from 85.0 in August
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SYDNEY—Australian consumer confidence fell in September amid concerns about job security as economic growth slows to a crawl.
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index slipped 0.5% to 84.6 in September from 85.0 in August.
While cost-of-living pressures are becoming a little less intense and fears of further interest rate rises have eased, consumers are becoming more concerned about where the economy may be headed and what this could mean for jobs, said Westpac’s Head of Australian Macro-Forecasting, Matthew Hassan.
Consumers remain concerned about rising inflation, which is stoking concerns that interest rates may rise further, Hassan added.
The report comes a week after data showed the economy barely registered a pulse in the second quarter as consumer spending dropped sharply.
On-year GDP growth in the second quarter was the weakest since the early 1990s, excluding the pandemic years.
At the same time, the Reserve Bank of Australia continued to signal that interest rate cuts are unlikely in the near term, while adding that under certain circumstances a further hike in interest rates may be needed.
The RBA remains concerned about price growth, with core inflation remaining stubbornly elevated at nearly 4.0% on year in the second quarter.
Still, while consumers are downbeat, economists expect spending to regather momentum over coming quarters as income tax cuts delivered in July boost household budgets.
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