Ian Wong
Ian Wong is director of EJO and an industrial designer with over twenty five years of professional practice experience.
A graduate from RMIT industrial design, Ian began his career with John Westwood Design Associates. Ian's projects have ranged from one-off objects like the RMIT Ceremonial Mace to brain scanning equipment and million-dollar high-speed agricultural sorting equipment. Ranges like the pak range for Silvan Australia have recently been reported as the 'hills hoist' of rural Australian farm life. This range continues to create significant commercial success for Silvan. Ian's first product for Silvan, the trukpak, designed in 1989, is still a very successful product and most farms in Australia would have a product designed by Ian.
Ian is currently Program Director - Master of Industrial Design at MADA Monash University. This double Master’s degree is delivered at the Southeast University-Monash University Joint Graduate School Suzhou in China. Ian has worked previously as design manager for Outerspace Design and Silvan Australia, and lectured also at RMIT and Swinburne University. Ian is a national councilor of the Design Institute of Australia and a director of Melbourne Movement.
Ian's research into the history of Industrial Design in Victoria is documented in his blog and has resulted in many public exhibitions.
Past research projects
BlackBOX – Design and Innovation
An exhibition celebrating design and innovation from Melbourne Australia.
Additional research
Ian Wong, Melbourne NOW November 24th 2013 - Collecting Melbourne
Stuart Devlin - The Designer with the Midas Touch
Ian Wong at the exhibition launch, Royal Australian Mint, 15 December 2016.
Stuart Devlin - The Designer with the Midas Touch
Ian Wong at the exhibition launch, Royal Australian Mint, 15 December 2016.
Stuart Devlin - The Designer with the Midas Touch
Ian Wong at the exhibition launch, Royal Australian Mint, 15 December 2016.
3rd Tsinghua Summit Conference on Design Promotion
Ian Wong presenting at the 3rd Tsinghua Summit Conference on Design Promotion in Beijau China on Saturday November 16th 2013.
Ian Wong, Melbourne NOW November 24th 2013 - Collecting Melbourne
Ian Wong, Suzhou H20 exhibition
World Industrial Design Day - June 29th 2013. Suzhou. China.
Ian Wong, Silvan 50L Redline sprayer designed for Silvan Australia
Ian Wong, DieselPak Range
The DieselPak range is a highly successful range of diesel transfer tanks developed for Silvan Australia. The range was developed with consideration of the new Australian Standard for on farm transport of diesel.
Ian Wong, E-Sizer
The E-Sizer is an innovative, patented, high speed produce handling system manufactured by EDP Australia. Ejo project managed the project from a faxed concept sketch to multi million dollar installations for potatoes. The Oyster industry is a recent application for the machine.
Ian Wong, Powerwaite Series 3
The Powerwaite Series 3 is a generational development of industry leader Series 2 manufactured by edp Australia and designed by Ejo. Ejo provided a comprehensive redesign of the chassis, boom, and other structural elements as well as innovative plastic hydraulic oil tank and long range fuel tank.
Ian Wong, RMIT University Ceremonial Mace
Combining carbon fibre and high tech manufacturing techniques with traditional goldsmith craftsmanship the mace was commissioned to mark the transition from Institute of Technology to University.
Ian Wong, Zmood - Designing Holdens Exhibition
2010
July-August 2010 Melbourne Museum