An industry first bio-materials event exclusive to Melbourne pops up for the opening weekend of Melbourne Design Week. Susty Spec: Biomaterials Exhibition and Launch Party features Australian made regenerative and zero waste building materials as a follow up to the successful UPFRONT Podcast series launched on Spotify in 2025. About…

Step inside the studios of the Victorian Woodworkers Association and meet the five current Artists in Residence: Freddy Mata Mendoza, Wanda Gillespie, Emily McRae, Caleb Biffanti, and Margot Feast. During the Melbourne Design Week 2026, the open-studio exhibition will offer a rare glimpse into contemporary woodworking practice, from early sketches…

South Yarra’s layered architectural heritage, streetscape and social history character make it one of Melbourne’s most iconic suburbs. It’s the neighbourhood where Australian modernist architect, author, critic, and public educator Robin Boyd designed his family Boyd House II, or ‘Walsh Street’, as locals fondly refer to it, in 1957. The…

Aesop Reveals the Stories Behind its Stores for Melbourne Design Week This Melbourne Design Week, Aesop spotlights the many ‘hardworking hands’ behind some of the brand’s most enduring store designs—through a limited-edition publication and in-conversation event. On Wednesday 20 May, friends and customers can join in a discussion with the…

The 2026 NGV Triennial, opening 13 December, offers a dynamic and diverse snapshot of contemporary culture today through the work of nearly 100 artists and collectives from 35 countries. Traversing all levels of NGV International, this blockbuster exhibition features more than 80 projects, including 25 world-premiere commissions and 70+ entering…

To celebrate Design Tasmania turning 50, we’re hosting a year-long activation of our galleries as “The Living Room”, a shared space for inquiry, making, connection and inspiration, aligning with our founder Gary Cleveland’s original (50-year) vision.  The Living Room will act as a hub for reflection, reconnection, and reimagining of…

Coinciding with AFL Gather Round 2026, Game On celebrates the passion, energy, and culture of Australian Rules Football in all its colourful glory! This dynamic exhibition brings together First Nations artists from across the country to explore the essence of the great Aussie game. From the roar of the crowd to the…

GROUNDED 2026, a food and farming festival to be held in Victoria this April, will bring together leading experts in regenerative agriculture, nutrition and land management to address the growing threats facing Australia’s food system. Set at Yan Yan Gurt West in the Otway Ranges, the two-day event will explore…

After years of attending pub rock n roll gigs, somehow the whole music festival scene sailed by as we renovated, raised kids, renovated and renovated again. With encouragement from our two adult children, we attended the 18th Golden Plains festival. We were in experienced hands as our 30 year old…

The Presence of the Absence exhibition is now showing at the Cullity Gallery on the Design Campus at UWA from 5 – 15 March, presenting two works that explore intentional absence as a creative and design proposition.   Part 1: a story set in the near future II First presented…