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Journal of Design History Advance Access originally published online on August 9, 2006
Journal of Design History 2006 19(3):249-255; doi:10.1093/jdh/epl019
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© The Author [2006]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Design History Society. All rights reserved.

re: focus design

Sacred Objects—Australian Design and National Celebrations

Simon Jackson

Swinburne University of Technology

Whenever there is a national event or celebration in Australia, favourite sporting heroes (including racehorses), celebrated artists and the nation's ‘design icons’ are rolled out in the popular media to confirm a very specific view of Australian ‘white male’ national identity. Three very different types of writings about Australian industrial design are contrasted and two questions are explored: Is there a national design sensibility? Should there be an attempt to create a national canon of design?

Key Words: Australia • Hills Hoist • industrial design • mythology • national identity • stump-jump plough


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