Final Day! Spark 07 Today: Friday 10 August
Final Day! Spark 07 Today: Friday 10 August
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Friday 10 August
09:00
Sustainability, design & the ecostore: Malcolm
Rands
11.00 Design Writing & Architecture: Douglas Lloyd
Jenkins
13.00 Finale Lunch with Solo Performance by Luke
Thompson
15.00 Talkback with Luke Thompson: Moving Image
Studio
18.00 Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art
Awards Ceremony
09.00: Malcolm Rands | Moving Image
Studio, R Block, Wintec
Since 1994, Ecostore has
developed and brought to the NZ market a leading range of
eco friendly household cleaners, body care, pet care and
organic gardening products. These are now available in most
supermarkets and health stores throughout NZ, and in over
400 stores in Australia, Korea, Singapore Hong Kong and the
UK. Ecostore founder and CEO Malcolm Rands will tell his
story about the success of Ecostore and about design and
sustainability. He will be talking about what’s involved
in working towards 'restoring the health and wellbeing of
the planet by making it easier for people to be green.' He
will also invite the audience to participate in a discussion
at the end of his talk.
11.00: Douglas Lloyd Jenkins
| Moving Image Studio, R Block, Wintec
Douglas Lloyd
Jenkins is a creative force in NZ design. Described by
Wallpaper magazine as one of the most influential design
writers in the Southern Hemisphere, he is one of New
Zealand’s best-known and most highly respected design
writers. He has specialised throughout his career in
restoring to prominence, overlooked practitioners of the
arts architecture and design who contributed enormously to
the creation of contemporary New Zealand culture. Douglas
Lloyd Jenkins will base his presentation on his views on
interior and architectural design
13.00: Luke
Thompson Live! | Moving Image Studio, R Block,
Wintec
Luke Thompson will be playing solo at the Spark
Finale. After completing high school, Luke took himself to
Hamilton on a Rockquest scholarship where he studied music
and song-writing at Wintec, graduating in 2004 with a
Bachelor of Media Arts. Luke's debut single Morning Light
was released to radio and music television late 2005,
enjoying 11 sunny weeks in the NZ Radio Top 40 chart. The
Morning Light music video placed in the Juice TV Top 30
chart for 6 weeks and received several Top 5 ratings on C4's
Select.
15.00: Luke Thompson | Moving Image Studio,
R Block, Wintec
Luke Thompson will be talking about his
life and work in the music industry in a question and answer
session after playing solo at the Spark Finale. After
completing high school, Luke took himself to Hamilton on a
Rockquest scholarship where he studied music and
song-writing at Wintec, graduating in 2004 with a Bachelor
of Media Arts. Luke's debut single Morning Light was
released to radio and music television late 2005, enjoying
11 sunny weeks in the NZ Radio Top 40 chart. The Morning
Light music video placed in the Juice TV Top 30 chart for 6
weeks and received several Top 5 ratings on C4's Select.
18.00: Trust Waikato National Contemporary Art Awards
Ceremony | Waikato Museum
The Trust Waikato National
Contemporary Art Award have become one of the Waikato’s
premier art events. This annual award is an opportunity for
New Zealand artists to appear in an overview of national
artistic practice and feature in a major exhibition within
the Waikato
Museum.
ENDS
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