Events

The Big Design Market – Melbourne

30 Nov, 2016

This weekend the Melbourne leg of The Big Design Market will bring together some of the best independent Australian and international design for three huge days of Christmas shopping. With creative workshops, gourmet food and craft beer, exclusive designer showbags and free kids activities, this is a truly unmissable event. Dates…

Inspired student visions for Sydney architecture

23 Nov, 2016

Students from the University of Sydney unveil their big architectural visions for a series of landmark cultural buildings and public spaces in Sydney and regional NSW in a final graduation exhibition that opens on 24 November. It is recognised as one of the most influential student architecture shows of the…

The Palimpsest

21 Nov, 2016

Last week Off the Grid, Australia’s first solar powered, zero-waste music and arts festival unveiled The Palimpsest, a second stage for their inaugural conference program, and another reason for Melbournians to celebrate the power of the sun. The Palimpsest will present some of Australia’s leading environmentalists, architects, activists, entrepreneurs and…

Messing with modernism

17 Nov, 2016

Damon Moon, Creative Director of JamFactory’s Ceramics studio, presents new works reflecting his interests in the history of modernism and ceramic making in a global context. In this exhibition, Moon concentrates on ceramic processes through history, identifying and contextualising the varied approaches to making. He looks at the period of…

Furniture Design Exhibition

15 Nov, 2016

National and International RMIT graduating students from the Associate Degree in Design will present their work at the G1 Gallery in November. Their work shows a heavy emphasis on workshop skills, craftsmanship, new technologies, and environmental concerns in the modern context along with awarded pieces. Past students include the very successful…

STREETS 2.0

14 Nov, 2016

A collaboration between the Smart Cities Council of Australia New Zealand and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects has produced STREETS 2.0, an event taking place at the Museum of Sydney on Tuesday 6th December 2016 Many cities have up to 30 per cent of their land area consumed by…

Sydney Open

2 Nov, 2016

Australia’s premier open building event Sydney Open returns for its 12th year on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November, unlocking the doors to some of the city’s most historic and architecturally inspiring buildings usually off limits to the general public.  Presented by Sydney Living Museums, Sydney Open offers visitors a behind-the-scenes look at some…

The Australian Urban Agriculture Forum

31 Oct, 2016

Sustain: The Australian Food Network is hosting the Urban Agriculture Forum, 20 & 21 November, at the University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. Join leading practitioners and policy-makers from across the urban and periurban food landscape to build a shared understanding of what urban agriculture is, and the benefits and opportunities it can offer. Urban…

JamFactory Sydney pop-up

29 Oct, 2016

Launching on November 4, JamFactory’s first ever Sydney pop-up will present a range of beautifully designed homewares produced in Adelaide by skilled artisans in ceramics, glass, timber and metal. Featuring glassware by Brenden Scott French, Kristel Britcher, Clare Belfrage and Andrew Baldwin, ceramics by Susan Frost, Damon Moon and Jane…

Design and creativity inspires MPavilion’s 2016 program

28 Oct, 2016

MPavilion has unveiled the next wave of free cultural events to be presented in November and December 2016 under the handmade pavilion designed by acclaimed Indian architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai. Inspired by the role of design, architecture and creativity in a vibrant city, MPavilion’s program is highlighted by…