Susan Maria Dimasi
Date of birth: 10/06/1973
Place of birth: Mildura
Nation: AU
Education
2005-2009: Doctorate of Philosophy, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Design, Australia
2000-2004: Master of Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Design, Australia
1991-1993: Bachelor of Arts, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Department of Fashion and Textiles, Australia
Professional Experience
2004-2007: Design Partner, MATERIALBYPRODUCT, Melbourne, Australia
2000-2007: Sessional Lecturer and Teacher, Fashion, School of Architecture and Design, Melbourne, Australia
2002-2004: Assistant Curator, International Fashion and Textiles, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
2001-2004: Casual Fashion Sales Assistant, Versace Boutique, Melbourne, Australia
1997-2001: Casual Fashion Sales Assistant, Ipanema & Issey Miyake Boutique, Melbourne, Asutralia
1996: Fashion Sales Assistant, Liberty, London, UK
1995: Fashion Sales Assistant, Issey Miyake Boutique, London, UK
Other competitions
2006: Short-Listed, Premier's Fashion and Textile Design Prize, (MATERIALBYPRODUCT), Pins 06', Australia
2006: Finalist l'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Tiffany & Co Designer Award, (MATERIALBYPRODUCT), Pins 06', Australia
2005: Finalist l'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Tiffany & Co Designer Award, (MATERIALBYPRODUCT), Punch Out 05', Australia
School represented at
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Stages attended
1995: Tailor's Apprentice, Mark Powel, London, UK
1994: Tailor's Apprentice, Hemden, Melbourne, Australia
Publications
04/2007: AGIdeas, Internation Design Forum catalogue, Australia
04/2007: Oyster World Fashion, Issue 68, (Renaissance), monthly magazine, Australia
2007: Dealer de luxe, Issue 13, Printemps - été - 2007 bi-annual magazine, France
03/2007: Cream , monthly magazine, Australia
03/2007: The Age , Issue 29, The Fashion Issue, onthly magazine, (Melbourne) Australia
03/2007: Herald Sun/The Weekend Australian, Fashion Official Magazine of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Weekly Issue, Australia
03/2007: Melbourne Weekly Magazine, weekly issue, Australia
02/2007: InDesign, Vol.28, monthly magazine, Australia
2007: Autore , Issue 5, annual magazine, Australia
09/2006: Bloom , Revenge Issue 14, Trend Forecasting magazine, France
2006: Curve, Issue 17, monthly magazine, Australia
2006: Design City Melbourne book, Australia
Winter 2006: Poster , Issue 12, quarterly magazine, Australia
11/2006: JC Report, Inside Global Fashion Trends, Issue 104, bi-monthly email magazine, USA
10/2006: The Premier's Design Awards 2006, museum catalogue, Australia
10/2006: The Melbourne Design Guide book, Australia
Autumn 2005: Poster , Issue 8, quarterly magazine, Australia
02/2005: Yen, Issue 14, bi-monthly magazine, Australia
12/2005: Punch Out - Material by Product, Limited Edition Book, Australia
2004: Mood, Woman, quarterly magazine, Italy
11/2004: Fashionista, SBS Television Series, screened weekly, Australia
Sunday Arts Program, ABC Television, screened weekly, Australia Victionary Fashion Unfolding, book, Hong Kong
Other prizes
2006: Winner Grand Prize, Premier's Design Award, (MATERIALBYPRODUCT) Punch Out 05', Australia
2006: Winner Fashion and Textile Design Prize, Premier's Design Awards, (MATERIALBYPRODUCT) Punch Out 05', Australia
2005: RMIT Postgraduate Research S
Additional info
Exhibitions:
-03/2007: L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Runway no.5, Melbourne, Australia
-02/2007: MBP Soft Hard Harder 0708, in-house show, Melbourne, Australia
-10/2006: Premier's Design Awards 2006, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Australia
-09/2006: MBP Soft Hard 07, in-house show, Melbourne, Australia
-03/2006: MBP Mark no.2, After Alice installation, L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Arts Program, Melbourne, Australia
-07/2005: MBP Mark no.1, installation, Design Landscapes, State of Design Week, Melbourne, Australia
-07/2004: Paris American Academy, scholarship to attend July Program, Paris, France
03/2004: Once a Poncho, Space Between Conferente, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
-07/2004: Paris American Academy, scholarship to attend July Program, Paris, France
-03/2004: MBP Clothes Mechanics 04, in-house show, Melbourne, Australia
-03/2003: Material By Products, installation, L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Arts Program, Melbourne, Australia
-03/2002: Animals Humans Rodents Weeds, L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival Arts Program, Platform Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
03/2007: National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Fashion & Textiles Acquisition, Punch Out 04 and Soft Hard 07
- recently completed commision for Björk, 'Volta' album release, MBP Soft Hard Harder 0708, beaded dress, tattooed shoes and gaitors








