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Hi all,<br>
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Here's a listing of cycling/bicycle themed events in this years
State of Design Festival. Also, you can listen to a recent interview
we did with Faith & Scotty about the Made to Measure Handmade
Bike Show<br>
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YarraBUG Radio Show#146 – Monday 11th July 2011</b><br>
This week we interview Faith Hunter from Treadlie magazine &
Scott Symes from Symes Cycles about the upcoming Made to Measure –
Handmade Bike Show as part of State of Design Festival. Plus Tour de
France chatter, changes to Tram route 86 along High St in Northcote
& Thornbury for the next week, City of Yarra: Yarra Easy Riders
– Leisure Cycling Network + local news & events.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.yarrabug.org/radio/?p=834">http://www.yarrabug.org/radio/?p=834</a><br>
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<b>State of Design Festival - 20 - 31 July 2011</b><br>
Don’t miss this year’s opening night event as we launch into twelve
thrilling days of design thinking and activity. Get yourself ready
and fill up your calendar with design talks, walks, workshops,
meals, interviews, bike rides, making events and exhibitions. Join
us at the exquisite Royal Exhibition Building for a night of
celebration and locally-produced entertainment. The Festival theme
will be warmly welcomed in as everyone gets moving!<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Email:info@stateofdesign.com">Email:info@stateofdesign.com</a>
Location: Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton<br>
More at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/</a><br>
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Measure - TREADLIE Handmade Bike Show July 21 - July 24 - Royal
Exhibition Buildings</b><br>
Presented by TREADLIE Magazine/State of Design<br>
Craftsmanship and design are combined in an exhibition of especially
commissioned custom-built bicycles from around the country. The
final selection of bikes will be based on their aesthetics, artistry
and creativity. Accompanying each exhibit will be stories about the
bikes and their builders. The bicycle presents the ultimate example
of design in motion.<br>
Date: 21 – 24 July, Time: 10am – 5pm, Cost: Included in $10 entry to
Design:Made:Trade<br>
Bookings:<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/planner/cart_login/217">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/planner/cart_login/217</a><br>
Contact: Tamsin O'Neill, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Email:design@treadlie.com.au">Email:design@treadlie.com.au</a><br>
Location: Design:Made:Trade, Royal Exhibition Building Carlton
Gardens, Carlton<br>
More at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Green-Press">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Green-Press</a><br>
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<b>RACV – Bike Share. Do you want a free ride? </b><br>
Visit Melbourne Central, during the State of Design Festival to
receive a free Bike Share voucher valued at $ 8.00. From 20 – 31
July. Location: Level 2, Melbourne Central. Cost = Free<br>
More at: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Melbourne-Central-Festival-Hub-for-State-of-Design">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Melbourne-Central-Festival-Hub-for-State-of-Design</a><br>
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Vintage bicycles Melbourne</b><br>
We are having a pop up shop in Melbourne Central level 1 as part of
the State of Design Festival from 20th-31st July. Some great old
black and white shots which highlight the intrinsic and undeniable
link between vintage bicycles and manner in which they are able to
make their riders more attractive!!! Everyone is welcome to drop by
Melbourne Central level 1 to check out some bikes and say hello,
starting from Wednesday 20th and finishing on the 31st July (State
of Design Festival).<br>
More at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://vintagebikesmelbourne.wordpress.com/">http://vintagebikesmelbourne.wordpress.com/</a><br>
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<b>Roll Up Bicycle Valet Parking. Presented by The Squeaky Wheel</b><br>
Roll Up is a mobile Bicycle Valet Parking service that encourages
active and sustainable transport to festivals and events by
providing fast, fun and free bike parking.Melbourne has an
incredible offering of festivals, events and cultural activities
that regularly draw people into the city and surrounds, but there
remains a major shortage of safe, secure and convenient places to
park your bike.<br>
Cost: Free, Phone: 0428 993 779, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Email:pip@melbournebikefest.com.au">Email:pip@melbournebikefest.com.au</a>.
Website: roll-up.com.au<br>
More at:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Roll-Up-Bicycle-Valet-Parking">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Roll-Up-Bicycle-Valet-Parking</a><br>
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<b>Mapping the ‘Burbs Presented by the Australian Institute of
Architects, Victorian Chapter</b><br>
Architecturally-led itineraries through a metropolis are well
documented but a guided itinerary through suburban Melbourne is less
common. Mapping the ‘Burbs is an opportunity to explore
architectural sites of interest by bicycle. This is a mapping
project in inner, outer and regional suburbia. Nine architectural
firms either located or with a close affinity to suburban Melbourne
and regional Victoria have designed a cycling tour of significant
architectural sites within their neighbourhood.<br>
Opening Event: The Reading Room, Fitzroy Town Hall, Napier Street,
Fitzroy, Saturday 23 July, 2pm<br>
Registration essential. please RSVP to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vic@raia.com.au">vic@raia.com.au</a>
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Cost: Free, <br>
Contact: Australian Institute of Architects, Victorian Chapter.
Phone: (03) 8620 3803<br>
Website: mappingtheburbs.com, Location: Fitzroy, Docklands, Kew,
South Yarra/Prahran, Beaumaris, St.Kilda, Hawthorn, Bendigo,
Mornington.<br>
More at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Mapping-the-Burbs">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Mapping-the-Burbs</a><br>
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Moving the Design - Projector Bike Geelong</b><br>
Over 90 minutes, across numerous sites, the Projector Bike will take
a tour, illuminating and revealing the design that surrounds us.
Joins us for the tour or meet us enroute as we attempt to re-imagine
some of Geelong’s little known design gems. Date: Saturday 30 July,
Time: 7pm – 9.30pm, Cost: Free<br>
Phone: 0422 221 072, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Email:joseph@theprojects.com.au">Email:joseph@theprojects.com.au</a><br>
Website: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.theprojects.com.au">www.theprojects.com.au</a>.
Location: Numerous locations, starting from Geelong Art Gallery.
Corner Gheringhap and Little Malop St, Geelong<br>
More at:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Moving-the-Design-Projector-Bike-Geelong">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Moving-the-Design-Projector-Bike-Geelong</a><br>
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<b>Moving the Design – Projector Bike Melbourne</b><br>
Date: Friday 22 July, Time: 8pm – 9.30pm, Cost: Free<br>
Phone: 0422 221 072, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Email:joseph@theprojects.com.au">Email:joseph@theprojects.com.au</a><br>
Website: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.theprojects.com.au">www.theprojects.com.au</a><br>
Location: Numerous locations, starting from Melbourne Exhibition
Centre, 2 Clarendon St South Wharf, Melbourne.<br>
More at:
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Moving-the-Design-Projector-Bike">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Moving-the-Design-Projector-Bike</a><br>
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<b>Fashion Design Mobility Presented by Mick Peel</b><br>
Expressing ideas and issues of personal mobility in an urban setting
through fashion design.Mick Peel, Academic and PhD candidate,
together with a group of fashion design students from RMIT
University, explore and express notions of movement and mobility in
an urban setting. The exhibition presents varied responses from
practical utility to creative poetics in the mediums of drawing,
film and clothing.<br>
Date: Friday 15 July – Saturday 14 August, Open Tuesday – Saturday.
Closed Monday and Sunday. Time: 10am – 5pm, Cost: Free.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Email:mick.peel@rmit.edu.au">Email:mick.peel@rmit.edu.au</a>, Location: Endless Gallery, 6a Wilson
Street, South Yarra<br>
More at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Fashion-Design-Mobility">http://www.stateofdesign.com.au/Festival/Search/Fashion-Design-Mobility</a><br>
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