ACCIONA, a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure, has announced the launch of Turbine Made, Australia’s first initiative dedicated to exploring innovative ways to transform decommissioned wind turbine blades into new materials and products. ACCIONA has given new life to a decommissioned blade from the Waubra Wind Farm…
Useful Objects welcomes Dean to Melbourne for his first solo exhibition, Dean Toepfer: Death and Life, and the launch of a new range of objects, lighting, and mirrors, created using reclaimed synthetic silk parachutes. Dean Toepfer is an Australian designer based in Adelaide, known for his evocative approach to design….
Design Tasmania has announced the opening of Tasmania Makes 25, a celebration of innovative design and craftsmanship. Now in its second iteration, Tasmania Makes is an annual platform designed to celebrate and invigorate Tasmania’s rich culture of innovation and craftsmanship across diverse design disciplines. Known for its thoughtful, resourceful, and…
Bundanon has announced the first exhibition in its 2025 program, Thinking together: Exchanges with the natural world, which will present major commissions by contemporary artists Robert Andrew, Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan and Keg de Souza, presented alongside intricate paintings by the Martu communities of central Western Australia, and video works…
MPavilion, the flagship initiative of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, has revealed the third instalment of Season 11, Every Living Thing. Running from 15 February to 6 March 2025, Tadao Ando’s MPavilion in Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Gardens will be transformed with an array of site-specific installations, performances, workshops, and discussions. The…
Take a journey through a slice of South Yarra with the expertly curated Robin Boyd Walking Tour, designed to showcase the precinct’s rich architectural streetscape, hosted by the Robin Boyd Foundation. This area holds a remarkable legacy of the peoples of the Kulin nation, as well as the work of…
The residents of Marou and The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) have announced LAGI 2025 Fiji — a global design competition seeking creative solutions for sustainable and regenerative energy and water systems for island communities. Coastal island communities are especially vulnerable to climate change. Stronger cyclones, rising sea levels, warming…
Melbourne Art Fair (MAF) has announced the full artistic program for its 18th edition, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 20 – 23 February. Under the helm of new Fair Director Melissa Loughnan, and following its move to an annual summer model, the 2025 program is…
The Australian Institute of Architects has revealed the Creative Directors for the Australia Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale Di Venezia 2025. First Nations design team, Dr Michael Mossman, Emily McDaniel and Jack Gillmer will present their selected entry, HOME, a highly sensory pavilion design that…
Issue 101 comes out January 2nd. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. In this issue, we profile Cumulus Studio, has achieved a reputation for creating bold, aspirational architecture for commercial clients with a focus on the tourism sector. Projects include Pumphouse Point, Devil’s Corner Cellar Door,…
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