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Our practice is dedicated to life-long self directed learning. Applied evolution through seismic change; technological, social, psycho-social, bio-mechanical, geo-political and cultural awakenings reconfigure the world. Many sleep through the dawn of a new reality.

This is magical realism, where fun is fun, research informs deep rumination and we love exploring ideas and perception. Aided by increased mobility and connectivity, our floating studio is global and intergalactic.

Let us help you and your endeavour/bar/ brand experience/community co-creation and/or business strategy/spiritual need.

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Themes focus and inform our work + study.

2009 Design Victoria Business Immersions Program - R&D, Design & Business Strategy - Melbourne, Berlin, Paris

2010 Sabbatical entitled Observation & Documentation - Brazil, Paris, Berlin, Morocco, Hong Kong

2011 Place Making & Service Design - hosting space & events at Hub Melbourne - connecting with HomeBaseLAB Berlin - alive in London

2012 Small Business Sustainability & Community Engagement incl. Yarra Energy Foundation and lots of organic gardening the length of Australia

2013 Projects For Life building Dimensioneers Inc (idea) and Auntie Flo (space) creating pop-up bars for Melbourne Festival Hub, Brunswick Music Week

2014 Recycle, Up-Cycle, Create Anew closing streets, popping up parks w Moreland City Council, building furniture w the DoJ, Melbourne Food&Wine, Sydney Biennale

2015 Floating Studio suspends from Flowerdale - press kits, packaging bits, coherent comms and hosted solutions serving your needs - Melbourne

2016 R E S E A R C H & R U M I N A T I O N - reaching for scalability and policy development - study and practice - global

CREATIVE SERVICES

We do paid and pro-bono work with brands, businesses, people with projects, artists and we love to collaborate. Ideas are our business, we share and connect through story telling and curated experience.

C R E A T I V I T Y + M E T H O D O L O G Y = P R O B L E M S O L V I N G : )

From art installation, service or product, multi-purpose venue, social problem or something new and different, say g'day and we'll start a conversation.

M U L T I D I S C I P L I N A R Y D E S I G N & C R E A T I V E T E A M

Design Strategy

ideation, presentation, communication, curated experience

Environment & Culture

place-making, regenerative ecology and community building

SME business development

join dots to align vision and mission, process and decisions

Events, Pop-Ups, Temp Parks, Bars and Expo Stands (design+build)

plan, create, engage, transform and host space

Product Design & Manufacturing

socially and ecologically sound clothing, 3D prototyping, packaging

LOOSE CONNECTIVE OF REALITY MAKERS

As creative types we work towards creating a brighter future...like turning your dreams into a new reality. An intelligent network of enhanced collective capabilities means no problem is too big or weird.

COGNITIVE RESONANCE:

Autumn 2016

Seeing the forest from the trees

Enjoying leaves all orange, yellow and red

Making cuttings and harvesting seeds

Learning how to use a new tool

Hitting the books and gaining new insight

Music Mind & Wellbeing - Melbourne Uni

THINGS WE'RE READING:

Big ideas trying to digest...

The Empathetic Civilization - the race to global consciousness in a world of crisis - Jeremy Rifkin

The Happiness Hypothesis - finding modern truth in ancient wisdom - Jonathan Haidt