It’s been freezing every night this week – so spare a thought for the Big Kahuna install team, who were in Newtown doing an experiential installation for Adshel and Philips. They transformed the bus interchange on Enmore Road into #Huetown – a dynamic, interactive light and sound experience that synchronises 24 Wi-Fi connected Hue globes with a selection of various tunes. The temp got down to about 5 degrees, but they were installing the hottest display – certainly a warm up for those heading into Vivid Festival!!
2015 Big Kahuna Imagineering Scholarship Recipient – Jeremy Allen
In 2015, Jeremy Allen took up his Big Kahuna Imagineering scholarship at NIDA and so far we’ve heard exciting reports about his progress. Along with his set designs, billed as having ‘enormous theatrical potential’, Jeremy has been making waves with some exciting costume designs. NIDA’s undergraduates present their productions twice a year (in June and October), and Jeremy’s creative outputs will be showcased at June’s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
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Shining a light on Pyrex
Pyrex is the original heat-resistant glass ovenware introduced in the early 1900s, and the trusted name for generations of homemakers. It’s still an innovator in the cookware scene, 100 years on. In May, World Kitchen engaged Big Kahuna Imagineering to realise Pyrex’s 100-year anniversary display in the windows of David Jones’ Sydney and Melbourne stores.
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Where Are They Now?
It’s been a full three years and counting since we started our scholarship program for design students at NIDA. Recipients are hand picked by Head of Design, Michael Scott‐Mitchell. The funding helps buy the materials they need to experiment, and offsets living costs such as food, transport and rent.