First Knowledges: Design Phar Lap facts and statistics

facts and statistics

Imagine herds of two-tonne Diprotodon roaming the plains

a blueprint for traditional food growing and land management processes based on very old practices

Australian Made Table Runner featuring artwork 'Ningarti Mirrijini Kapiwarta' by Mary Elizabeth Moreen courtesy Jilamara Arts & Craft Association

First Knowledges: Design Phar Lap facts and statisticsAboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. Alison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated function, sustainability and storytelling, refined over many millennia, are now being applied