Finding beauty in imperfection, Charred is a Bruny Island exhibition celebrating salvaged Tasmanian timber through traditional craftsmanship, sustainability and wabi sabi philosophy. In Tasmania, artist and chairmaker James Crowther has found his creative home. Where others see discarded timber, Crowther sees possibility. Crowther has built a practice around salvaging what…
A major new permanent public artwork titled Upside-Down Garden by Indonesian/Australian artist Jumaadi has been unveiled in the through-site link of International House at Barangaroo South. For his first ever public artwork and most ambitious to date, Jumaadi’s Upside-Down Garden features hanging sculptural metalwork forms drawn from real, fantastic and…
A new commercial tower in Brisbane is challenging the convention of traditionally closed workplaces, setting a new benchmark for climate-responsive design in Southeast Queensland. Designed to breathe, it embraces the region’s climate, enhances workplace wellbeing, and contributes to a vibrant public realm through thoughtful, generous design. Designed by Hassell, REX,…
Issue 107 comes out on January 5th. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. Cover photography by Adam Gibson. Featuring architecture by Dock4 Architects. In this issue, our feature brings together five kitchens – from inner city homes to rural and off-grid properties, each of these kitchens…
Dulux has opened entries for the 2026 Dulux Colour Awards, marking 40 years of recognising creative and innovative use of colour across the built environment in Australia and New Zealand. Spanning an impressive four decades, the Dulux Colour Awards celebrate excellence in colour across interior and exterior spaces, including residential,…
New York–based architects Aleksa Milojevic and Matthew W Wilde have been awarded first prize in the Kingspan-funded MICROHOME #10 competition for Living on Groundwater, a prefabricated housing proposal addressing global housing and ecological challenges through a compact, water-resilient design. The MICROHOME #10 competition, organised by Buildner in partnership with Kingspan,…
After working across material libraries all over the world, global sustainability and circular economy consultancy Hyloh has brought the concept home with the launch of a pop-up Melbourne Material Library. The library offers designers, architects and sustainability professionals a hands-on way to explore material innovation. From New York to Paris,…
TarraWarra Museum of Art has announced the return of its TarraWarra International series – paused during and after the pandemic – with TarraWarra International 2026: System Release, curated by Dr Emily Cormack (Aotearoa/New Zealand and Naarm/Melbourne), who was appointed Head of Exhibitions and Programs at TarraWarra in April 2025. TarraWarra…
A major exhibition by Berlin-based Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson – Olafur Eliasson: Presence – has opened exclusively at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), where it occupies the entire ground floor and remains on display until 12 July 2026. Globally renowned for installations that challenge how we perceive ourselves and…
Re-editions, a collaboration between the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), the leading international trade association for the American hardwood industry, and Bangalore based furniture manufacturer Phantom Hands (PH), has been unveiled at the second edition of Design Mumbai in November. The collection features eight pieces of furniture (tables and seating)…
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