KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus (Swinburne Sarawak) will be organising the Good Design Week (GDW) aimed at bringing design culture, Non-Traditional Research Outputs (NTRO), practice and governance to examine good design for preserving arts, culture and heritage in the region.
According to the university, GDW 2023 themed ‘Culture, Preservation and Governance’ will take place from Oct 18 to 20 at Swinburne Sarawak’s campus and Imperial Hotel Kuching.
“The event aims to provide a platform for local and regional researchers, practitioners, entrepreneurs, students, the creative industries community and government bodies to experience, discuss and share their best practices in safeguarding and preserving arts, culture and heritage.
“It focuses on Southeast Asia’s diverse regional cultural heritage richness, notably in Borneo,” Swinburne Sarawak said in a press statement on today (Oct 12).
The university added that through the keynotes, NTRO presentations and exhibition, local and international participants are invited to come together, share their insights on the change they bring through their good design outcomes and explore the dynamic relationship between good design practices and preserving arts, culture and heritage.
“On the first day of GDW 2023, keynote addresses will be held with local and international creative industry experts and academics at Swinburne Sarawak.
“Associate Professor Max Schleser (Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia), Professor Ts Dr Ruslan Abdul Rahim (National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage), Professor Khoa Do (Head of Design Education in Practice, Hames Sharley, Perth, Australia), Dr Emil Jonescu (Head of Research and Development, Hames Sharley, Perth, Australia), Ms Liza Sideni (Brooke Museums & Brooke Heritage Trust) and Ms Lucille Awen Jon (Pungu Borneo) will deliver their keynote addresses.
“The second and third day of GDW 2023 will shift the focus to academic and NTRO presentations from various creative industries and higher learning institutions in line with the ‘Culture, Preservation and Governance’ theme.
“There will be presenters from Sunway University, Universiti Putra Malaysia, University of Technology Sarawak, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Satu Creative and Swinburne Sarawak itself.”
For further information on the GDW 2023 programme, registration, sponsorship packages and more, visit the event’s website at https://swinburne.edu.my/events/gooddesign-week-2023
Those who are interested in participating can visit https://tinyurl.com/ydxfmuuu to register. The Secretariat can be contacted via email at gdw@swinburne.edu.my
