Zac Kotzur

Zac Kotzur is a maker and designer working in Sydney on the lands of the Gadigal and Wangal people. With a focus on sustainable, recycled and locally sourced material, he designs and produces utilitarian bags for everyday use and more specific purposes like bikepacking and hiking. Intrigued by the process of learning and engaging with new skills, he aims to produce products prioritising longevity and practicality. Graduating from the ANU School of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Design, he works alongside artists to make printed publications for Tiles Lewisham. His design work focuses on a DIY approach to production, which has continued into his self taught bag making practice.

Employing an understanding from both photography and design, Zoe Baumgartner’s practice looks to expand conversations of visual communication. Across her practice she works with an emphasis on collaboration and cross pollination between people, mediums and ideas, searching for a balance between intuition and design thinking. Her work asks how photo/graphic expressions of communication can develop the way we engage and interact with the world around us.

In 2019 she graduated from RMIT with a Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) and has gone on to work freelance for clients including Australian Design Centre, Cement Fondu, Powerhouse Museum and Campbelltown Arts Centre, as well as various small businesses and practitioners across Sydney and Melbourne. Zoe is also co-director of Temporary Position, where she works with creatives to program URL and IRL Happenings.