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The people behind Curve
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design  

Belinda Stening – publisher and editor

Belinda founded Curve in 2001. She is the publisher and managing editor. Belinda is a professional industrial designer with many years of experience in industrial design consulting and manufacturing. She has a bachelor degree in industrial design and a masters degree in sculpture.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Brigitte Barta – consulting editor
Brigitte is a freelance writer and editor with over ten years’ experience in publishing, both in Australia and the US. She has a degree in media studies and a graduate diploma in publishing and editing.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Debra Yung – art director
Debra has an honours degree in graphic design and a diploma in photography. She has worked as a freelance photographer and graphic designer in the small business, corporate and higher education sectors.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Lisa Wickes – advertising manager
Lisa is a business-development specialist with twenty years’ experience in sales and strategic management. She has worked with local and international clients, promoting their businesses effectively in order to significantly increase market share and brand awareness.
     
    Contributors
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Jonathon Allen
Jonathon Allen is an associate professor of industrial design and associate head of the School of Engineering at the University of Western Sydney. He has a BA (Hons) in industrial design and technology and a PhD in industrial design and has held academic posts in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. Jon’s research interests include new and emerging materials and technologies; design's role in addressing social and environmental concerns; and augmenting people's capabilities through perceptive design.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Michael Bogle
Michael is a historian specialising in the history of design in Australia. He is the author of Designing Australia: Readings in the History of Design, 2002. Michael has worked as a museum curator for the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, Sydney. He is currently researching the life of Arthur Baldwinson (1908-1969), the designer of the prefabricated steel Beaufort Home produced by the Beaufort aircraft works at Fisherman’s Bend, in Melbourne.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Tessa Chirnside
Tessa is a freelance design journalist and photographer based in Europe. She has worked for design publications in Europe and Australia.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Kathy Fox
Kathy is an industrial designer working in the museum and exhibition design field. She has a research-based master’s degree in design, has worked in the commercial furniture sector developing furniture and homeware products for small batch production.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   John Gertsakis
John Gertsakis is a Senior Sustainability Associate with WSP Environmental in Australia. He works across a range of product-oriented environmental areas including Design for Sustainability, product stewardship strategy and environmental communications. He consults to a diverse range of clients in commercial furniture, consumer electronics, business imaging, textiles and flooring. John is also the executive officer of Product Stewardship Australia Ltd, an industry association developing take-back schemes for end-of-life consumer electronics. He has also spent considerable time as a research academic and was the head of RMIT University’s Centre for Design (2001- 04) where he continues his involvement as a research associate. John’s new blog on design, sustainability and eco-fatigue will be launched in July 2008.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   David Robertson
David is the national president of the Design Institute of Australia. He is a passionate advocate of improved professional standards for the design industry and greater unity in the design sector for a stronger industry voice.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Laura Traldi
Laura Traldi is a freelance journalist, specialising in design. She is a regular contributor to the Italian magazines Interni, Interni Panorama Magazine and Flair. She writes on an ad hoc basis for other publications. She is the author of a book, published by Abitare Segesta in 2005, on the work of Stefano Marzano, the head designer of electronics giant Philips, with whom she worked for six years and for whom she has edited several design books. Her articles have been published in international design magazines such as Form, De Architect and How to spend it Deutschland, the magazine of the German Financial Times. She has been a regular contributor to Curve since its Launch. Laura lives in Italy with her husband Robert and her two children.
     
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