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Art, architecture and dessert: Dessert Studies project by Pierre Roelofs

16 May, 2018

Dessert Studies is an ongoing project with fellow creatives. Collaborators are invited to present something for the project, be it art (#collagedessert), a house (#towerdessert), taxidermy (#deVilledessert) or a story. The offering is viewed through Pierre’s dessert filter and results in a delicious edible interpretation. Pierre will have a Dessert…

Waste Not Want Not

14 May, 2018

Developed by MINIWIZ in Taiwan, the TRASHPRESSO is the world’s first mobile plastics and fabric waste recycling plant. Housed in a portable 40-foot container platform and completely solar powered, the TRASHPRESSO project aims to bring industrial grade recycling to communities around the world on a moveable, automated and self-powered recycling…

2018 Dulux Colour Awards winners announced

11 May, 2018

Courage and innovation typified the inspired use of colour in the winning projects of the 32nd Dulux Colour Awards, announced at last night’s Gala event held at the National Gallery of Victoria. This prestigious industry awards program recognises the most creative and considered use of colour in nine project categories….

Melbourne Knowledge Week 2018

10 May, 2018

From augmented reality, artificial intelligence and driverless cars, to 3D printed burgers, chatbot nurses and heat-resistant pavement, Melbourne Knowledge Week 2018 promises to be the city’s most thought-provoking and immersive experience yet. Acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood said Melbourne Knowledge Week will explore what the future of Melbourne might look…

Blak Design Matters

9 May, 2018

Blak Design Matters is the first national survey of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander design. Curated by architect Jefa Greenaway, it will showcase leading Indigenous designers from across Australia, exploring what is Indigenous design and why it matters. Blak Design Matters will open at the Koorie Heritage Trust, Federation…

XLam opens world-leading CLT facility in Australia

4 May, 2018

The most technologically advanced Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) plant in the world is now up and running in Australia, with production underway at XLam’s new Wodonga facility. CLT is part of a new wave of prebuild construction technologies and is produced from timber, a renewable and sustainable material. CLT is…

Winner of BDAV 10-Star Sustainable Design Challenge announced

2 May, 2018

‘Hacksaw House’, an ambitious yet simple building design of a 10-star sustainable home, has taken out the prestigious Building Designers Association of Victoria’s (BDAV) 2018 10-Star Sustainable Design Challenge. The annual Design Challenge invites BDAV members to prepare a residential design – across any climate zone in Australia – for…

Mike Hewson to be guest speaker at Landscape Australia Conference

2 May, 2018

Prominent New Zealand born, New York-based artist Mike Hewson has been announced as a guest speaker at this year’s Landscape Australia Conference, which will be held at the Dr Chau Chak Wing Building at the University of Technology, Sydney on Saturday 5 May. Hewson specialises in work that blurs the distinction between…

This Is Not Memphis

1 May, 2018

An exhibition presented by Craft Victoria, THIS IS NOT MEMPHIS brings together six leading Australian furniture designer makers (Adam Markowitz, Bern Chandley, Bryan Cush, Damien Wright, Daniel Poole and Laura McCusker) to take a stand against mass consumption with work that is finely crafted, considered and beautiful. “We believe that…