Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070 invites eight leading Australian landscape architecture and design firms to reimagine the lands and waters of Birrarung (the Yarra River) and create an exciting vision for how communities can better access, engage with, and care for this important living ecosystem. Presented by the National…

In collaboration with the National Indigenous Art Fair, the Australian Design Centre presents Vessels: Transcending Tradition, a celebration of the rich tapestry of Indigenous object-based artistry. This exhibition, curated by ADC First Nations Programs Coordinator and proud Bundjalung woman Miah Madden, honours the vibrant and profound creative practices of some of…

An initiative of the Australian Design Centre (ADC) launched last year, MAKE AWARD: Biennial Prize for Innovation in Australian Craft and Design is the richest non-acquisitive prize for craft and design in Australia. Geelong Gallery and ADC will present this major new award celebrating innovation in contemporary craft and design…

Bundanon has unveiled WILDER TIMES: Arthur Boyd and the mid-1980s landscape, a major new exhibition and live program of 80s-inspired events, on now until 13 October 2024. WILDER TIMES provides a snapshot into a period of cultural dynamism in Australia, when ideas of landscape, land ownership and environmental protection were…

In its 60th anniversary year, Australian Design Centre (ADC) is delighted to present re/JOY from 21 November 2024 to 29 January 2025, a major exhibition by Thai-born Australian artist Vipoo Srivilasa. re/JOY honours and celebrates the multi-layered personal migration  stories of people from all over the world who, like Vipoo,…

Australia’s premier interior design trade event, Decor + Design, is back! It celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024 at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, making it the region’s longest running design trade event. This year’s theme is Evolution, with the launch of a crucial new Green Design Show. The trade event has…

The program for this year’s Open House Melbourne Weekend has been unveiled with over 170 unique experiences. Over one weekend in winter (27 + 28 July) audiences are invited to re/discover their city and explore some of Melbourne’s most fascinating buildings, places and spaces not normally open to the general…

   “Circularity: Materials + Form” will run from June 27-29th in Fitzroy, Melbourne, showcasing projects from the RMIT Master of Architecture Design Studio and Research Elective MELBOURNE, 22 May 2024: An innovative exhibition exploring circular material economies and green architecture will open on Thursday 27 June at a pop-up space…

The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) presents the recent acquisition Let’s Shake by the late internationally recognised artist and Palawa woman Karen Casey (1956–2021), generously donated by her son Daniel Young in memory of his mother.  Karen Casey: Let’s Shake opens at KHT on Saturday 27 July and will run until…

Ahead of an upcoming Melbourne Design Week panel discussion, Genevieve Brannigan sat down with Sally Evans, Director of Graphic Design and Product Development at Nexus Designs, to interrogate the role of bio-fabrication in design practice to create a better future for all. 1. In what ways do you think these…