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The people behind Curve

Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Belinda Stening – publisher and managing 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   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   Laura Traldi – European editor
Laura 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.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Juliet Holdsworth – Asia editor
Juliet is a journalist covering the Asian region for Curve. She has a degree in Mandarin Chinese from Oxford University and has been permanently based in China and Taiwan since 2005. In Beijing, she interned at the Red Gate Gallery, the first private contemporary art gallery to be established in China. She was later contracted as an art consultant for redT.art, curating collections for commercial spaces. Juliet is a published writer, having co-authored and edited several books about life in Shanghai and Beijing. She now lives in Taiwan with her husband and baby, where she is reporting on local design talent.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   Jonathon Allen
Jonathon 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   Josephine Inge
Josephine is a principal of 1Place Patent Attorneys + Solicitors in Sydney, specialising in intellectual property. She is a lawyer with training as an IP attorney. Josephine’s background is in bio-medical science and publishing. Prior to 1Place, she worked in the pre-stigious IP group of a corporate law firm with particular expertise in copyright. Josephine has written many articles and is a keen photographer.
Editor, art director, publisher, historian, design, sculpture, sculptor, history, furniture design   August de los Reyes
A designer, writer, and educator, August is the Principal Design Director for Microsoft Surface whose team is dedicated to pioneering intuitive ways to interact with technology. He is a member of the Advanced Studies Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design where he received an MDesS with Distinction in product design. He was a 2009 juror of the International Design Excellence Awards, and a visiting associate at the University of Oxford. He holds an affiliate appointment with the design faculty at University of Washington.
     
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