The NGV today announces the shortlist of the 2019 Victorian Design Challenge – the Waste Challenge, which this year is focused on reducing, recovering and eliminating waste. THE COMPETITION The Victorian Design Challenge is an annual competition that provokes designers to respond to significant issues that Victoria (and Australia and…

In 2019, Australia’s leading annual international design event, Melbourne Design Week, will present its largest program to date, with more than 200 events – including 47 exhibitions, 16 film screenings, 81 talks, 33 tours and 18 workshops as well as more than 40 events for Melbourne Art Book Fair –…

For her new solo exhibition Clearing, Katie West weaves the many threads of her practice together — natural dyeing, meditation and the creation of reading and listening spaces where the voices of Indigenous people dominate. Opening at TarraWarra Museum of Art on 23 March 2019, Clearing continues West’s multi-sensory installations…

Australia’s prestigious Good Design Awards has announced a new Women in Design Award to be offered as part of the 61st annual awards, for which the call for entries is now open. Good Design Australia invites submissions of the best of Australian and international design spanning 10 design disciplines including…

Continuing an ambitious program of bringing critical thinking and innovation into the galleries of MUMA, Shapes of Knowledge brings together eight projects from artists, collectives and organisations from across the globe. This is a compelling exhibition of big ideas – reflecting on how we live, how we learn, and the…

Melbourne’s green spaces: From sci-fi fantasy to future reality is a chance to re-examine historic landscaping plans from a contemporary view point and discuss how gardens can continue to serve our communities’ needs as we look towards the future. What lessons can we take from the past to ensure that our…

The 2019 Australian Timber Design Awards are now open. The awards, celebrating their twentieth year, are distinguished by a proud heritage of innovation and achievement; they promote and encourage outstanding timber design; the very best that Australian designers can produce in timber. The Australian Timber Design Awards are open to…

Liminal Inspired by Lake Tyrrell, this collaborative installation experiments with product design, visuals, soundscapes and materiality to explore and peep into a world where shifting moments reshape our design experiences. Liminal is an installation of product design, visuals and soundscapes. It’s the intersection of these different perspectives of which Liminal…

LUMINOUS: Contemporary Australian Pendant Lighting is showing at JamFactory, Adelaide in Gallery Two from 1 March – 28 April 2019. Lighting is an essential yet often overlooked element in everyday living. We rely on lighting to illuminate our homes, workplaces, streets and the countless other spaces that we spend time…

Leading names from Australia and New Zealand’s design and creative industries will comprise the judging panel for the 2019 Dulux Colour Awards – marking the 33rd year of recognising creative use of colour from architects and interior designers across residential and commercial spaces. Selected for their reputation, knowledge and experience,…