The BMW Group has strengthened its global commitment to sustainability and circularity by establishing a new recycling program for its electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Australia. The company has collaborated with prominent Australian battery recycler EcoBatt to recycle high voltage lithium-ion EV batteries that have been recovered from customers’ vehicles…
Issue 106 comes out November 3rd. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. Cover photo by Justin Alexander – @justinalexanderphoto In this issue, we profile After, founded by Yesha Patel to divert textile waste from landfill through transparent recycling and creative reuse, scaling from households to manufacturers…
For 25 years, Living Edge has championed authentic design, building a legacy grounded in craft, innovation, and timeless vision. To celebrate this milestone, Eames Demetrios, grandson of Charles and Ray Eames and Director of the Eames Office visited Australia, he reflects on his family’s extraordinary contribution to modern design in…
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has awarded the country’s best landscapes during its annual Festival of Landscape Architecture. Winners were revealed in a ceremony held in Lutruwita/Tasmania on Tuesday 21 October. AILA’s National Jury presented 36 awards to projects spanning 17 categories. AILA National Jury Chair Kate Luckraft…
Australia’s leading recognition of design excellence, the Good Design Awards, has celebrated its 68th year with a landmark ceremony at ICC Sydney, honouring 500 projects across 13 disciplines and highlighting design as a critical driver of innovation, competitiveness and sustainable growth. The ceremony, held at the International Convention Centre Sydney,…
The world’s biggest home energy and electric vehicle show, Everything Electric, is heading to Melbourne for the first time, November 14–16, 2025. Fresh from three record-breaking years in Sydney, with each show eclipsing the last in scale and attendance, Everything Electric is set to supercharge Melbourne with a three-day festival…
Kaiela Arts has announced the launch of Kaiela Arts Editions, a landmark collaboration between internationally acclaimed artist Maree Clarke (Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, Boonwurrung, Wamba Wamba) and Melbourne-based studio Spacecraft. Based on Yorta Yorta Country in Shepparton, Victoria, the Aboriginal art centre will unveil the new works in November at two…
Heide Museum of Modern Art presents Face Everything, a major 30-year thematic survey by celebrated Australian artist Nell, transforming the award-winning Heide Modern building from 11 October 2025 to 1 March 2026. Taking over the former home of John and Sunday Reed, Nell reimagines the domestic architecture as a vibrant,…
Across one weekend in November, ceramic artists and studios nationwide will open their doors for Australian Ceramics Open Studios 2025. Held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November, 10am–4pm, the event features more than 170 ceramicists offering demonstrations, studio tours, kiln firings, hands-on workshops, work for sale and warm conversation….
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…
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