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February 2006
Almost one-third of the designs selected from New South Wales to be displayed as part of the Powerhouse Museum's DesignTECH exhibit are from schools in Sydney's North Shore.
Teapot by Shannon Dogon, Masada College, St Ives
When eighteen-year-old Shannon Dogon sat down to design an abstract teapot in memory of her late grandmother's collection, she did not expect her creation to win an award.
The Higher School Certificate student from Masada College, St Ives, currently has her creation showing as part of the DesignTECH exhibit at the Power House Museum alongside 23 other outstanding Design & Technology students from New South Wales.
"I knew I wanted it to be more curved, so I took inspiration from plants and ferns and it kind of became what it was," said Ms Dogon.
"There never really was a specific thing that I wanted, but I knew I wanted something that I hadn't seen before."
Ms Dogon has also received an Alan Broady Memorial Award in recognition of her creative integration of design with materials.
The award is presented annually by the University of Sydney, alongside a cash prize of $500 for 'exemplary use of resources in design and production of a major design project.'
The Teapot's intricate design required Ms Dogon to develop her skills in silversmithing.
"I had done Design & Technology in previous years, but it was never such a big project. This time, I was faced with soldering the whole teapot together and it took me a while to get used to working with such large pieces of metal."
The DesignTECH exhibit includes recreational and sporting items, glassware, educational tools, furniture and publications.
Seven of the successful students completed their projects in high schools from the North Shore, such as St Ives High School, Masada College (St Ives & Lindfield), Barker College (Hornsby), Cheltenham Girls High School, Loreto Kirribilli and Bradfield College (Crows Nest).
The DesignTECH exhibit, presented in association with NSW Board of Studies, will be on display at the Power House Museum until March 12.
