For Melbourne Design Week, Rewilding Melbourne brings together a multidisciplinary panel of experts for a public discussion on how indigenous plants and traditional land management approaches can transform our cities into resilient, biodiverse environments. As Melbourne faces unprecedented climate challenges, its European-inspired urban landscapes are becoming increasingly unsustainable. With predictions…
The recently completed redevelopment of the Younghusband Woolstore in Melbourne’s inner-west suburb of Kensington has transformed one of Victoria’s most significant industrial heritage sites into a contemporary mixed-use precinct. Led by Woods Bagot, the project is now recognised as Melbourne’s largest net-zero-carbon, adaptive reuse development. The project comprises a series…
Opening on 10 May at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, HOME brings together an all-Indigenous curatorial team of Australian First Nations academics and practitioners to explore the broader meaning of home and engage in dialogue that enacts richness through understanding commonalities between cultures. HOME offers a spectacular earth and plaster…
Australian Design Centre will open three new exhibitions on 22 May 2025, with a launch event at the Centre from 6–8pm. Presented as part of Program 2, the exhibitions bring together artists and designers from across Australia whose work reflects deep cultural knowledge, storytelling and innovation in contemporary craft. The…
Five leading European design festivals have announced the 50 winning projects of the Next Gen Design competition, themed Redesign Tomorrow, Today. From mushroom farms powered by coffee waste to period care innovations and upcycled fashion collectives, the selected works reflect a strong shift toward circular systems, community empowerment and regenerative…
From 15–25 May, Melbourne Design Week returns with over 350 exhibitions, talks, installations and workshops staged across the city and beyond. Now in its eighth edition, the festival continues to champion design as a tool for change, bringing together Australia’s most dynamic studios, thinkers and makers. This year’s theme –…
Craft Lab 2025 — Regional Victoria’s leading celebration of craftsmanship and creativity — will be held at the historic Ballarat Mining Exchange over two weekends in May (17–18 and 26–27 May), with free public entry. A UNESCO Creative City of Craft and Folk Arts, the City of Ballarat is partnering…
The City of Ballarat will present the third annual “Great Takeaway” on Thursday 22 May — a unique dining event where 60 guests will enjoy a three-course meal and leave with their entire handcrafted placesetting, valued at over $400. Hosted in the historic Ballarat Mining Exchange, among the Craft Lab…
QAGOMA has announced ‘Wonderstruck’, a major free exhibition opening at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane from 28 June to 6 October, inviting visitors of all ages to discover awe and imagination in the everyday. Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Director Chris Saines said ‘Wonderstruck’…
The Potter Museum of Art, the flagship art museum of the University of Melbourne, has announced the full list of artists and details of the six new commissions for its re-opening exhibition, 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art. The exhibition will open at the revitalised Museum during Reconciliation…
MIT researchers and WholeTrees Structures will debut TREE FORM at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale—an experimental installation that explores how unmilled trees can become high-performance structural systems in contemporary architecture. At the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the TREE FORM exhibit will showcase a breakthrough research and design initiative led by…
Issue 103 comes out May 5th. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. In this issue, we profile London based not-for-profit design and research organisation Material Cultures, a group of new wave architects who are looking at the synergy between architecture and agriculture and how we can…
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