Prominent New Zealand born, New York-based artist Mike Hewson has been announced as a guest speaker at this year’s Landscape Australia Conference, which will be held at the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney on Saturday 5 May. Hewson specialises in work that blurs the distinction between…
An exhibition presented by Craft Victoria, THIS IS NOT MEMPHIS brings together six leading Australian furniture designer makers (Adam Markowitz, Bern Chandley, Bryan Cush, Damien Wright, Daniel Poole and Laura McCusker) to take a stand against mass consumption with work that is finely crafted, considered and beautiful. “We believe that…
Off-site or prefabricated construction is both more affordable and sustainable than traditional building methods. It could even be the answer to Australia’s housing crisis. That’s the opinion of a group of industry leaders who will assemble at the DesignBUILD 2018 exhibition to discuss the opportunities for prefab construction for Australia….
The world-premiere exhibition Between Two Worlds | Escher X nendo is the centrepiece of the National Gallery of Victoria’s Spring/Summer 2018/19 season. Featuring more than 160 extraordinary prints and drawings by Dutch artist M.C. Escher, presented in an immersive environment created by acclaimed Japanese design studio nendo, this exhibition intertwines…
Whilst Salone del Mobile attracted huge crowds to its 28 halls at Fiera some 10 kilometres from the city’s centre, the more thought-provoking exhibitions occurred throughout the inner districts of Milan. In Tortona, the Super Studio exhibition displayed several large-scale responses to dealing with air and water quality from major…
The third edition of LOCAL MILAN has been unveiled at this year’s Milan Design Week in District 5 Vie, the historic heart of Milan and centre of art and culture. Presented by Emma Elizabeth and LOCAL DESIGN, LOCAL MILAN features 26 Australian designers and is the largest independent showcase of…
Australian Design Centre (ADC) and WORKSHOPPED are calling for entries to WORKSHOPPED18, the latest edition of this annual showcase of the very best of new Australian design. This year, shortlisted submissions across furniture, lighting and homewares design will be on display at ADC from 21 June – 25 July. All…
At this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan (17 – 22 April), MINI is joining forces with London-based architects Studiomama to present MINI LIVING – BUILT BY ALL. This new installation reveals a visionary living concept brought to life in a close collaboration between residents and architects. A surface area…
Volker Haug Studio will be exhibiting at Milan Design Week 2018, held from the 17th to the 22nd of April. Invited as a representative of Australia’s Local Design, curated by Emma Elizabeth, Melbourne-based Volker Haug Studio will be showcased at the exhibition held in the 5Vie arts precinct. Local Design…
Projects in Mexico, Niger, and the USA win the 5th Global LafargeHolcim Awards for Sustainable Construction. As diverse as the three top projects are in terms of geography, program and scale – they are all led by women. Alejandro Aravena (Chile) headed the independent jury of renowned experts. They evaluated…
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