‘RETAIL X EXPERIMENT = REVOLUTION?’ examines how that a more experimental approach to future retail may positively contribute to contemporary life. Using BETA By STH BNK as a site for experimentation a series of spatial prototypes and retail propositions have been developed exploring diverse ideas including sustainable economies, virtual realties, public engagement, and approaches to wellbeing. Join students and staff from the RMIT University’s Master of Interior Design program for a curated and fast paced presentation showcasing the latest design work from this experimental studio.
Participants
Dr Michael Trudgeon
Dr Michael Trudgeon is a professor of design in the School of Design at RMIT University. In practice he is the founding design director at Crowd Productions, a Melbourne based architecture and industrial design studio.
Fleur Watson
Fleur Watson (PhD) is a curator and design researcher. She is the author of The New Curator (Routledge) and an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture & Urban Design at RMIT University
Anthony Fryatt
Anthony Fryatt (PhD) is an academic and designer. He leads the Master of Interior Design in the School of Architecture & Urban Design, RMIT University and is a co-founder of the research-led design practice Making Distance.
Supporting Partner BETA By STH BNK
BETA By STH BNK is a revolutionary testing area exploring the future of retail through a series of events and residencies across fashion, learning, food, art and technology. These
unique and innovative events are designed to give Melburnians a feel for what can be expected as part of Beulah’s transformative and visionary mini-metropolis, STH BNK By
Beulah.
‘RETAIL X EXPERIMENT = REVOLUTION?’ examines how that a more experimental approach to future retail may positively contribute to contemporary life. Using BETA By STH BNK as a site for experimentation a series of spatial prototypes and retail propositions have been developed exploring diverse ideas including sustainable economies, virtual realties, public engagement, and approaches to wellbeing. Join students and staff from the RMIT University’s Master of Interior Design program for a curated and fast paced presentation showcasing the latest design work from this experimental studio.
Participants
Dr Michael Trudgeon
Dr Michael Trudgeon is a professor of design in the School of Design at RMIT University. In practice he is the founding design director at Crowd Productions, a Melbourne based architecture and industrial design studio.
Fleur Watson
Fleur Watson (PhD) is a curator and design researcher. She is the author of The New Curator (Routledge) and an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture & Urban Design at RMIT University
Anthony Fryatt
Anthony Fryatt (PhD) is an academic and designer. He leads the Master of Interior Design in the School of Architecture & Urban Design, RMIT University and is a co-founder of the research-led design practice Making Distance.
Supporting Partner BETA By STH BNK
BETA By STH BNK is a revolutionary testing area exploring the future of retail through a series of events and residencies across fashion, learning, food, art and technology. These
unique and innovative events are designed to give Melburnians a feel for what can be expected as part of Beulah’s transformative and visionary mini-metropolis, STH BNK By
Beulah.
