Awards

2014     Winner: Best Lighting Product, VIVID Design Awards – Studio Batch

2013     Finalist: DesignEX13 Lighting award with Great Dane – Studio Batch.

2013     Finalist: E-Magine 3D printing Competition, Workshopped 13 – Studio Batch.

2013     Finalist: Reece Bathroom Innovation Award – Studio Batch

2013     Winner: Consumer Electronics, Australian International Design Awards – BlueAnt Wireless & Studio Periscope

2013     Finalist: Consumer Electronics, Australian International Design Awards – BlueAnt Wireless & Studio Periscope

2012     Finalist: Consumer Electronics, Australian International Design Awards – BlueAnt Wireless & Studio Periscope

2010     Complimentary Prize: Seoul Cycle Design Competition – Ilya Fridman


Scholarships & Grants

2014     Australian Postgraduate Award, Monash

2013     Renew Australia: Docklands Spaces, Studio Batch

2011      Volgren PhD scholarship, Monash

2008    Cooperative Student Program, General Motors


Press

2015      ABC TV (Australia): Venables, A., Sully, A. & Westbury, M. Bespoke: rise of the maker.

2013      Studio Classroom (Taiwan): Wuertz, J. Technology is getting a new look.

2013      The Age (Australia): Chadwick, V. Free rent a creative solution to the Docklands people shortage.

2010      Sur La Terre (Genève): Serra, F. Beautiful reinterpretations.

2009     Vouge (Germany): Lettera, R. Design mit Köpfchen.

2009     LA Times (USA): Le Tellier, A. Technology.

2009     Yource (Netherlands): Everhartz, B. Subtiele Oorbel Headset.