Think Brick Australia is championing the return of a time-tested housing model – the low-rise, 3-storey walk-up flat (3SWUF) – and the enduring material shaping its future. As urban density, sustainability and affordability rise to the top of planning agendas, Think Brick Australia is reimagining these familiar mid-century buildings in…
Laminex has partnered with Perth-based interdisciplinary practice State of Kin to bring Laminex True to Nature: Next Generation Woodgrains to life in a sculptural, layered boardroom concept. For over 90 years, Laminex has shaped Australian interiors through innovation, craftsmanship and a commitment to design that lasts. Its legacy of creative…
Incinerator Gallery and Moonee Valley City Council (MVCC), in partnership with Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA), will present the final instalment of their visionary think tank talk series: Regenerating and Reconnecting Recreational and Cultural Spaces. Produced in association with the Festival of Urbanism 2025, the event will take place…
Australia’s first Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) Month launches this October, led by Victorian-based resource recovery pioneer Repurpose It as a national campaign to reduce household waste and strengthen Australians’ understanding of recycling and the circular economy. Kicking off from 1 October, the initiative tackles food and garden waste and…
For twenty-five years, Living Edge has curated the world’s most influential design for Australian audiences shaping interiors with pieces that endure beyond trend. Today, it stands as Australia’s definitive design destination, bridging international design culture with a uniquely Australian voice. Marking a quarter of a century at the forefront of…
Our Wondrous Planet – Melbourne Museum’s most expansive science and biodiversity gallery to date, spanning 1,800 square metres – is now open. The breathtaking multisensory gallery will showcase four different biomes: reef, rainforest, ice and soil – ecosystems which all play a major role in the vitality of the living,…
The winners of two major Powerhouse design initiatives — the Holdmark Innovation Award and the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator — have been announced at the launch of Sydney Design Week 2025. Architecture firm Hassell received the $10,000 Holdmark Innovation Award for First Building, while industrial designer Olson Hamilton-Smith was named…
Sydney-based artist Mike Hewson will transform the renowned Nelson Packer Tank at the Art Gallery of New South Wales into a wildly inventive art park in a new installation, Mike Hewson: The Key’s Under the Mat, opening on 4 October. The first solo art museum presentation by the acclaimed New…
Living Ocean, an Australian environmental non-profit organisation – founded by Northern Beaches surf legend and photographer Robbi Newman – will bring together Australia’s surf, art and philanthropy community for Art for Oceans, its inaugural surfboard auction raising money for marine preservation and whale conservation. The auction will take place online…
KEEP brings together six acclaimed Australian architects to design new furniture pieces that embody permanence. Each piece has been made in Australia from sustainable American red oak, cherry or maple, underlining the importance of good material in the creation of fine furniture. Curated by David Clark, the exhibition aims to…
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