Over twenty of Tasmania's finest and most promising designers have taken up our challenge to explore the origins of their creative drives. Designed Objects Tasmania is proud to foster fresh innovation and to bring to the Tasmanian community a collection of contemporary object designs of the finest quality. The results span furniture, glassware, ceramics and multimedia. The exhibition will be opened by the Honourable Lisa Singh MP at Mawson's Place Pavillion on Friday the 6th November 2009, 6-8pm. The exhibition will close on the 16th November. Please come along!

With a tremendous thanks to Arts Tasmania and the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, DOT will be extending it's services to the design community in Tasmania for 2010. Also a huge thank you to our grant writers: Sara Wright, Stuart Williams and Ian and Biz Ritchard.
In line with our aim to cultivate a commercially viable design community we will:

- Employ an Industry Development Officer for two extra days a week (in addition to our 9 hour administration budget), who will focus on commission opportunities, marketing and advertising, promotions and events, industry partnerships etc
- Offer two springBOARD scholarships for an emerging designer from the South of Tasmania and an emerging designer from the North of Tasmania to take up residencies at dot for 12 months
- Host a number of masterclass workshops/critiques run by high profile national designers
- Also, we have been given funding to support our biennial exhibition, DOT: Port of Departure, with further funding for exhibition management, site fees and to have every exhibited work documented by photographer, Peter Whyte.

DOT is over the moon to have been granted just over $11,000 towards the purchase of two brand new computers, a 3D design software package and an extension to our dust extraction unit on site at our North Hobart studios. Thank you Arts Tasmania! One step at a time, we're getting closer to our collective goal - to foster contemporary design excellence and promote Tasmanian innovation. An enormous thanks also to our grant writers - Stuart Williams, Biz Ritchards, Di Jackson and our Chair, Jill Mure.

The time has come for DOT to do some soul-searching and refine its understanding of who it is, what it wants and where it's going. On the 9th of November 2008 (10-1pm at 27a Tasma Street, North Hobart) all members and associates of DOT are encouraged to come and voice thier visions. The meeting will be followed by a BBQ lunch provided by DOT.

DOT's 2008 Annual General Meeting (to close the 07/08 financial year) will be held on the 23rd September, 7pm at the Green Room, Republic Bar. All members welcome! The meeting will be followed by a few catch up drinks and a meal. Join us!

We are pleased to announce that DOT has been granted just over $30,000 as part of Arts Tasmania's Infrastructure Grant Programme, to purchase and replace DOT's Thicknesser, Mortiser, Planer and Domino Biscuit Cutter, for the wood workshop. These brand spanking new pieces of equipment will be gracing our workshop shortly! An enormous thankyou to Arts Tasmania for their support, and to all those involved in getting the project off the ground.

DOT's new board room will be unveiled this May! Thanks to the work of Nick Randall and Fin Seccombe, two of Tasmania's top young designers, there is a fresh new face for DOT at 27a Tasma Street.

DOT will be hosting a Design Market, to be held on Sunday the 4th May from 10am to 3pm, in conjunction with Open Doors @ Designed Objects Tasmania. All artists and designers are encouraged to have a stall (please contact us on info@dot.org.au or call 6231 0512), and everyone is invited to come along on the day to have a browse and pick up some of Tasmania's cutting edge design.

DOT will be showcasing work in progress, finished works, and launching the new DOT website on the 1st May 2008, as part of the Design Island celebrations! Everyone is welcome! 6-8pm at 27a Tasma Street, North Hobart.