Dinosaur Designs


In contrast to a solo painting exhibition by a leading, older Indigenous artist like Dorothy Napangardi was the show of inner Sydney designers Dinosaur Designs. A very successful design group formed by the three artists named, they work with unusual materials – often coloured resins – making simple and distinctive sculptural objects for people’s wear and domestic use. This exhibition yielded impressive attendance figures, particularly in Taiwan where they recorded 12,415 visitors in three weeks. One comment in the visitor book stated: ‘I never realised that polyester resin could be the medium for making elegant and stylish jewellery until I saw Dinosaur Designs.’

Dinosaur Designs, ‘Window’ display


Curator: Brian Parkes

Artists: Louise Olsen, Stephen Ormandy, Liane Rossler

Partner: Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney

Tour: Bangkok, Taipei, Singapore (2004-2005)