Events

Entries open for Dulux Colour Awards 2018

22 Dec, 2017

Entries are now open for the 32nd annual Dulux Colour Awards. In 2018, the iconic program invites architects, designers, stylists and students to submit work that showcases their use of colour across commercial and residential spaces. The inaugural awards celebrate creative and innovative use of colour. Entrants are required to…

The University of Sydney Architecture Graduate Exhibition has begun

5 Dec, 2017

Designs for the Bays Precinct, high-density housing, and public architecture around Sydney’s Domain, Hyde Park and Oxford Street are among the architectural challenges that University of Sydney graduating students are presenting in the 2017 Architecture Graduate Exhibition. On display are more than 240 architectural models and drawings created by graduating…

Indigenous Architecture explored at MPavilion

29 Nov, 2017

Forming part of MPavilion’s inaugural 2017 Regional Program, BLAKitecture on Tuesday 5 December 2017 will explore Indigenous Architecture in an open forum and bring together Indigenous built environment practitioners from across Australia to MPavilion, on the Yalukit Willam land of the Boon Wurrung people. Sarah Lynn Rees, a Palawa, Plangermaireener…

Introducing Life Instyle Sydney 2018

27 Nov, 2017

When it comes to finding the latest in beautiful designer brands featuring premium homewares, giftwares, lifestyle, mens and kids products, Life Instyle has got you covered. Life Instyle has cemented its place on the Australian design calendar as a highly anticipated event within the retail industry in the form of…

Sydney Design Festival 2018: MAAS presents Common Good

23 Nov, 2017

The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) will open a major contemporary design exhibition on 2 March 2018 to celebrate the 20th Sydney Design Festival. Curated by and exclusive to the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Common Good explores design trends in Australia and neighbouring regions and the positive design-lead responses…

Palace of the Republic opens at the NGV

17 Nov, 2017

Featuring a series of eight large-scale collapsible paper sculptures inspired by the structure of honeycomb, the major solo exhibition Louise Paramor: Palace of the Republic has transformed NGV Australia into an immersive and surreal landscape of more than 100 colourful sculptures. Commissioned by the NGV especially for this exhibition, the Palace of the…

The Design Files Open House presents Mountains

15 Nov, 2017

The Design Files Open House isn’t your typical pop-up. This unique curated event brings together the work of over 60 Australian makers, designers and artists, presented within the “ultimate Australian Home” setting. After nine months in development, three months of construction, and a week of bumping in, styling and finessing,…

Yayoi Kusama exhibition opens at QAGOMA

15 Nov, 2017

A career-spanning survey of work by leading contemporary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (b.1929) opened at Queensland Art Gallery Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) earlier this month and will run until February 11, 2018. QAGOMA Director Chris Saines said Yayoi Kusama: Life is the Heart of a Rainbow was co-curated with the…

Open House Perth returns for 2017

9 Nov, 2017

Open House Perth is back for 2017 for one weekend only on 11 and 12 November. An OHP record of 106 destinations throughout Perth and its surrounds will give the public unprecedented access to view and experience outstanding architecture and design spaces. 35 destinations will open their doors for the…