Emerging Designer – Trent Jansen

Trent Jansen graduated from the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales in 2004 he interned under Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam, the on his return opened his own studio in Sydney. He aims to create sustainable designs that maintain a lasting relationship with their users.

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Emerging designer: Angelo Sansaro

Angelo Sansaro worked for several large corporate interior design practices prior to taking on challenges of his own. The Moda Design team is constantly growing and team members assist in design, service engineering and project management. Moda Design’s culture promotes a fresh and professional approach, with each project establishing long-term relationships with clients. We deal with projects and interiors in which people spend a significant part of their day and respect this quality through effective communication and management techniques.

Emerging designer: Matt Gibson

In London I worked with luminaries such as David Collins and Claudio Silvestri, fitting out high street retail and hospitality interiors. Due to the heritage listing of so many buildings in the UK, young British architects often worked in interior design roles. We, a team of four, have been lucky enough to have had projects published, be short-listed and win awards. Along with our many collaborators we are in a transitional period of ‘emerging’ into something bigger, like other markets such as retail, commercial sectors and the public realm.

Emerging designer: Keith Melbourne

I have won a number of awards: Fringe Furniture Exhibition 04 (DNA coffee table, two Awards); EDGE Exhibition 05 (DNA coffee table); John Moran scholarship 05; $10,000 Launchpad 06; Rustie desk, finalist IDEA07; Amelia seating range, short-listed IDEA07; Launchpad 07, short-listed IDEA 07; I Do… lights, winner of Indesign Lighting Award. I titled my recent solo Exhibition ‘Art Meets Engineering’ as my work is influenced by both my engineering background and my art and design training. I have exhibited at more than 10 national design exhibitions.

Emerging Designer: Frank Minnaert

Having studied architecture in Paris, I moved to Sydney to work, eventually setting up my own firm. Throughout this time I submitted projects for competitions and this culminated in being awarded the Idea 07 Best Concept Design. As well as lecturing at UTS I currently have many diverse projects underway .

Emerging designer: Ian Factor

Short-listed at Vivid 2007 and Inside 2007. Current work can be viewed in the April and May editions of Belle magazine. I have work at Becker Minty (Potts Point, Sydney), Sturt Contemporary Craft Gallery (Mittagong) and Flying Pig Gallery at Berry. My influences range from the simplicity of Shaker design to the quirkiness of Droog Design or the elegance of Danish design. I aim to produce handmade, collectable heirloom quality furniture. I specialise in the use of eco timber from sustainable forests.

Emerging designer: Craig Spencer

His master suite design won the Best Overall Feature Stand award at the 2007 HIA Sydney Home Show. He started in hospitality and has moved towards timeless and sophisticated interiors, transforming pedestrian or challenging home interiors into spaces of flair and imagination in projects as diverse as the interior of an old biscuit factory and an apartment in Darling Point. He plans to open an office in Melbourne, focus more on large-scale properties and work overseas, particularly in New Zealand, where it all started.