From early December, visitors to Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art will come face to frosty face with an incredible, out-of-season snowman. Far from his Swiss origins and a surprising, almost comically out-of-place sight in subtropical Queensland, audiences to the major ‘Water’ exhibition at GOMA will meet Snowman (1987/2017-19), safely preserved in the glass and…
As part of the centenary celebrations for acclaimed Australian architect Robin Boyd (1919–1971), Heide Museum of Modern Art is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy bespoke Boyd furniture at an auction on 27 October supported by Nelson Alexander. Produced exclusively for Heide’s current exhibition Robin Boyd: Design Legend, the distinctive…
A panel discussion covering the challenges and opportunities for sustainable, zero waste and closed loop product and packaging design, with three leaders in the field. Featuring The Design Files’ Lucy Feagins, in conversation with: Abigail Forsyth KeepCup Abigail Forsyth is the co-founder of KeepCup, the world’s first barista-standard re-usable coffee…
Canberra will once again prove itself as an innovative and globally recognised city of design, as DESIGN Canberra takes over the nation’s capital for three weeks from 4 – 24th November 2019. Now in its sixth year, the festival is a constantly evolving platform to showcase the city’s thriving design…
ASSEMBLED: The Art of Robert Klippel at TarraWarra Museum of Art, 23 November 2019 – 16 February 2020, will present more than one hundred works by one of Australia’s most significant twentieth century sculptors, Robert Klippel (1920–2001), the tireless inventor who experimented with diverse materials, techniques and dramatic variations in scale….
Melbourne is set to be the go-to destination this October for organisations looking to reduce their energy costs, with the inaugural Energy Efficiency Expo. Launched by Reed Exhibitions Australia in partnership with the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC), Energy Efficiency Expo’s inaugural edition will feature over 40 leading suppliers of energy…
CityLab has announced the launch of the Australian Furniture Design Award 2020. CityLab is the Competition Advisor for the Design Competition presented by NGV and Stylecraft. In response to the Melbourne Design Week theme ‘How does design shape life?’ the 2020 Australian Furniture Design Award, while acknowledging the importance of…
On Friday, 11 October the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) will welcome speakers and delegates from all over the world for the 2019 International Festival of Landscape Architecture. Now in its sixth year, the Festival will draw attention to the enduring importance of public spaces, focussing on The Square…
The environment is set to take centre stage at cinemas around Melbourne next week, with the Environmental Film Festival Australia (EFFA) announcing its 2019 program. This year marks EFFA’s biggest festival to date, with a record total of 44 feature, short, experimental and, for the first time, kids’ and youth…
The Open House Bendigo Weekend 2019 launched at the beautifully restored 1872 Beehive Building. Set to be a program highlight, the Beehive will offer the public an exclusive sneak peek of never-before-seen restorative works prior to the full reveal in early 2020. The diverse program, boasting 27 buildings – plus…
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