Melbourne Design Week, Australia’s premier event showcasing local and international design, returns in 2021 and expressions of interest are now open to participate in the Victoria-wide 11-day program of talks, tours, workshops, launches and exhibitions. In 2021, Melbourne Design Week explores the theme ‘Design the world you want’. Participants will…

Inner-city folk enjoying their daily exercise along the Yarra may have noticed a striking black structure emerging from the ground facing the river, just behind Federation Square. What they might not have noticed there is the presence of renowned activist, florist and all-around ideas man, Joost Bakker. In his latest…

Art, environment and meditation come together in a unique program developed by McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery to give its virtual visitors during the COVID-19 lockdown an experience aimed at helping their mental wellbeing.  The online initiative, Inspired Minds: an art and wellbeing series, explores how art and nature can foster positive mental…

To mark its 10th anniversary, supercyclers has launched the Sustainablist Masterclass, an online course focusing on the creation of sustainable outcomes in design. Intended for anyone making tangible, material things for the world. As a designer, curator, founder and creative director of sustainable design initiative supercyclers, Sarah K has been…

Initially a collaboration between Jesse Bennett Studio, and the Studio of Adam Lynch for Melbourne Design Week as a part of the Friends and Associates “Life and Death” show, the static/dynamic piece initially asked the question: “What would a tree tell us if it could talk, and we were able to…

Habitat for Humanity Victoria (HFHV) are excited to announce the launch of Build Back – a Bushfire Recovery Housing program, the first of its kind for the organisation. Habitat for Humanity Victoria will be building temporary houses for bushfire-affected families so they have a safe and secure place to live…

Knit! by Kvadrat is a series of work by 28 different designers exploring the potential of knitted textiles by Kvadrat Febrik. Knit! debuts in Copenhagen during 3 Days of Design (3–5 September 2020) physically and as a digital, interactive exhibition that can be viewed worldwide. This marks the first time…

Melbourne Polytechnic students are helping foster sustainable food systems by supporting the Melbourne Food Hub, as a practical way to learn about plants and different farming options and support the community during a critical time.  A group of over 30 students from Melbourne Polytechnic’s Diploma of Applied Horticultural Science and…

The recent change in the way people live, travel and work presents a unique opportunity for urban developers and designers to improve issues such as the liveability of our neighbourhoods and access to public spaces. A Perth urban designer says there has never been a more relevant time for neighbourhood…

Major plans to redevelop the prominent Southgate complex on Melbourne’s Yarra River have been announced by ARA Asset Management (ARA Australia), owners and managers of the iconic office and retail precinct. The city-shaping project will reimagine and rebuild the two-hectare Southgate site, which is strategically located on the edge of…