Paul Cockburn Hall of Fame Nomination (2023) #diahalloffame
Australian Industrial Designer Paul Cockburn studied at the Ealing School of Art, London in the late 1960s, and subsequently formed his own design studio, Design Field, there in 1969. Paul returned home to Sydney in the 1970s and his Design Field consultancy was one of only a few Industrial Design consultancies in Australia during the 1970s and 1980s where he took on partners and staff and operated to great acclaim. The firm undertook a diverse range of projects for clients including Apple Computer, AWA, Acrow, Tytel, Victa, Black and Decker, and Eveready. The group’s most recognised project is the redesign of the Eveready Dolphin lantern in 1972 and again in 1988. Over the years of Design Field Paul was influential in the careers of many Australian designers both through employment and offering Work Experience and mentoring, as well as in growing the consulting design industry here and shaping an Australian approach to the design of functional objects. Designs that he and his design team created are featured in the permanent collection of the Powerhouse Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences and feature in almost every exhibit of Australian Industrial Design. A vocal commentator on all matters design, Paul moved into a celebrated career as an automotive reviewer/writer for both Wheels and Motor Magazine and continued to be an invited Australian Design Awards judge until his passing in 2021.
- Writers:
- Powerhouse Museum
Michael Bogle
- Date written:
- 2012
- Last updated:
- 2023
