News

Sustainable residences designed for bayside Melbourne

29 Nov, 2017

HIP V. HYPE is making its foray into bayside Melbourne with town residences designed in collaboration with Fieldwork Architects. The team will introduce premium low-impact living in four residences situated along the Elwood Canal at 90 Ruskin Street. Commencing construction early in the new year, the three-level, four bedroom residences…

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…

Australian Cities conference comes to Adelaide

22 Nov, 2017

With predictions that the Australian population may double in the present century and that both Melbourne and Sydney will have around eight million people by 2050, how we manage the development of our cities will be crucial. Every two years, experts in urban research from the Australian Cities Research Network…

Sound for a new generation

21 Nov, 2017

After seeing the horizontally positioned boards of solid American tulipwood flowing around the stage in the Performance Theatre at Freshwater Senior Campus, you might correctly assume that this was not the creation of a standard acoustic paneling company. The design was conceived and created by young furniture designer Ben Percy…

Flow Hive team launches pollinator house

20 Nov, 2017

According to the UN, native bees and butterflies are facing dire threats from habitat loss and pesticide use – up to 37 per cent of species globally have declined, and 9 per cent face extinction. 12-19 November 2017 is Pollinator Week in Australia and in recognition of the importance of…

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…

2017 ArchiTeam Award Winners announced

16 Nov, 2017

Last night over 200 attendees squeezed in to hear the annual ArchiTeam Awards announcement at No Vacancy Gallery at the QV in Melbourne. With almost 130 entries, it was the biggest ArchiTeam Awards to date. Architecture Architecture scooped the pool with three awards – two for Dark Horse, including the…

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…