What compels a maker to create? Why this technique or material? Why that concept? How does the mind of a maker work? Australian Design Centre presents its major touring exhibition for 2018, Obsessed: Compelled to make. These are the stories of 14 Australian artists – stories that are at the…

In March, Australia’s largest green building conference, Green Cities, heads to Melbourne. And some of the city’s most sustainable buildings are opening their doors for inspection. Check out Medibank’s office at 720 Bourke Street, and see how sustainability and productivity collide in one of the nation’s healthiest workplaces. Medibank’s people…

In the true spirit of collaboration, Anne-Claire Petre from Anaca Studio and Elizabeth Bull from One Fine Print have united over 13 local Melbourne design businesses to create an exciting bespoke event: The Design Co-Op. Spread over three days in March 2018, The Design Co-Op will celebrate the blending of…

Chojo Feature Trees and The Art Gallery of Ballarat collaborate to exhibit a collection of Australia’s most advanced bonsai mixed with a collection of antique Asian ceramics. Gordon Morrison, the long-time curator of the National Gallery of Victoria has been at the helm in Ballarat since 2004 and has rounded…

Summer blooms are brightening 14 of the city’s most frequented public spaces as thousands return to work in the CBD following the holiday period. The summer edition of the City of Sydney’s biannual Living Colour display is now underway – featuring more than 100,000 plants. Flower varieties including yellow marigold,…

An initiative of State Library of Queensland and Architecture Media, the 2018 Asia Pacific Architecture Forum will return to Brisbane from 10 to 23 March, 2018. The program will feature a range of free and ticketed events, including exhibitions, installations, symposia, lectures and workshops, which will engage architecture and design…

A raft of international speakers and a new design exhibition have been announced for the Sydney Design Festival, running from 2 – 11 March 2018 at Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences and associated venues throughout Greater Sydney. Curated and produced by MAAS around the theme of Call to Action,…

Due to popular demand, MPavilion’s February 2018 program of free cultural and design events, presented under the pavilion designed by renowned international architects Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of OMA, has been extended to 11 February 2018. Concluding MPavilion’s 2017–18 season on Sunday 11 February is a special film screening…