More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subject to the wildest of experimentations and ideas by makers, craftspeople, engineers and designers. In recognition of the world’s most used piece of furniture, Craft presents The Chair – a celebration of its many shapes and forms. One of the ultimate…

This October, Craft Contemporary returns, bigger than ever in a unifying gathering of contemporary approaches to the handmade. Craft Contemporary (1–31 October) is Craft Victoria’s annual festival amplifying the practice of craft in a state-wide program of talks, live demonstrations, exhibitions and more. Contemporary expressions of craft are explored within…

For Sydney Design Week 2022, the Australian Design Centre hosts External Review, a collaboration between the American Hardwood Export Council, award winning designer Tom Fereday, furniture manufacturers Evostyle and upholstery specialists, Swiss Design. External Review follows, and celebrates, the entire design process from the source of the raw material  through…

The building sector is accelerating environmental destruction at a rapid rate – yet there is a huge untapped potential to change the way we think about waste. This will be explored by Australia’s pioneering thought-leaders and industry disruptors in sustainable design as part of a radical talk series NEXT X…

The NGV’s Spring/Summer Season will enliven NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV  Australia throughout the warmer months with a dynamic program of exhibitions, collection displays, events and more.  With the summer blockbuster exhibition, Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse, as its centrepiece, the season  presents never-before-seen world-premiere works by…

For the first time Abbotsford Convent to be transformed into an eclectic and contemporary free outdoor art exhibition from 26 August until 2 October 2022. Interspecies and Other Others is the world premiere of a new after dark exhibition curated by Kelli Alred, that will transform the gardens and architecture…

The annual DESIGN Canberra Festival has announced highlights for its ninth edition, unveiling an expansive program featuring more than 200 events that will be presented across the nation’s capital celebrating it as a global city of design, spanning two weeks from 2 until 20 November 2022. Presented by Craft ACT:…

Sustainability Victoria, the Banksia Foundation and Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria have announced finalists for the Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2022. The prestigious awards program reflects the depth and innovation of sustainability within industry, business, and community across Victoria.’ 2022 Finalists for the Industry Leadership stream were judged by the Banksia…