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Behind Oak REDefined: Fine furniture on an architectural scale

16 Jul, 2019

Oak REDefined is a collaboration with Australian architect and furniture designer Adam Markowitz and graphic artist Marcus Piper with the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), presented at Denfair 2019. The timber installation ranked among the most memorable at Denfair by mastering form and functionality; a distinctive space to recharge, relax…

Dan Palmer guiding shared garden spaces at East Brunswick Village

16 Jul, 2019

Internationally respected permaculture designer and Very Edible Gardens (VEG) co-founder Dan Palmer is the consultant guiding the creation of the shared garden spaces throughout East Brunswick Village (EBV). The property development has enlisted the expertise of Melbourne’s most talented designers, builders and creatives to help realise the vision behind the project’s commitment to create a…

Melbourne Conversations – Design a Future Street

15 Jul, 2019

Take part in an interactive workshop to explore how emerging trends might impact the city, and build shared visions for the future of Melbourne’s streets. This process of designing speculative futures for Melbourne’s streets will help you understand how to shape where you live today. City of Melbourne libraries will…

The Teapot Project exhibition

13 Jul, 2019

The Teapot Project is a collaboration between object designer-maker Kenny Yong-soo Son (Studiokyss) and prominent silversmith Hendrik Forster (Forster Studios). The duo’s evaluation of the social and historical meaning behind the humble teapot gives rise to exploration of their different cultural, generational and educational backgrounds – culminating in a shared…

Glenn Murcutt MPavilion 2019 design revealed

12 Jul, 2019

The Naomi Milgrom Foundation today released the design for MPavilion 2019, the sixth MPavilion in an ongoing series, by Australia’s only Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate, Glenn Murcutt AO. The refined, white minimal design reflects Murcutt’s significant contribution to climate-responsive architecture. Celebrating the fiftieth year of Murcutt’s globally influential design practice, MPavilion 2019 will be a milestone…

Good Design Awards 2019 winners announced

11 Jul, 2019

The winners of Australia’s peak design industry awards – the highest honour for design innovation – were announced on 11 July 2019 at the 61st annual Good Design Awards Ceremony. The coveted top award, the Good Design Award of the Year was awarded to the revolutionary Inventia Rastrum 3D Bioprinter that is helping to cure cancer, with the…

The Festival of Architecture and Design 2019

11 Jul, 2019

The Festival of Architecture and Design (FAD) is a biannual series of events coordinated by the Australian Institute of Architects – SA Chapter that celebrate and promote the future of architecture and design in South Australia. Held at Nexus Arts, North Terrace from 18-21 July, the theme of this year’s…

Heide Museum of Modern Art to present Robin Boyd: Design Legend

11 Jul, 2019

As part of the Robin Boyd centenary celebrations, Heide Museum of Modern Art will present Robin Boyd: Design Legend, a new exhibition celebrating the work of one of Australia’s most respected and well-known architects, and one of the nation’s first public intellectuals and media celebrities. Presented in the iconic modernist building…

NGV announces Civilization: The Way We Live Now

10 Jul, 2019

Civilization: The Way We Live Now is an international photography exhibition of monumental scale, featuring over 200 original photographs by over 100 contemporary photographers from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. Presented in collaboration with the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis/New York/Paris/Lausanne and the National Museum of Modern…

Tasmanian Architecture Awards 2019 winners

8 Jul, 2019

Projects with a strong community focus have dominated the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2019 Tasmanian Architecture Awards. This year’s winners were announced at a ceremony at the Odeon Theatre in Hobart, with 17 awards and commendations handed out from a field of 37 entries, featuring everything from luxury tourist accommodation…