A playful drinks cabinet, a coffee table made out of locally collected coffee ground waste and a brass sculptural sconce were among the phenomenal emerging designs celebrated at today’s acclaimed Vibrant Visions in Design awards. Marking its 16th edition this year, VIVID, Australia’s longest running design competition is a revered…
Brisbane-based charity SolarBuddy is launching its first public campaign, the Brisbane Light Lunch. This is an opportunity to get Brisbanites together over lunch and assemble solar lights which will be gifted to children living in remote, off-grid communities in Papua New Guinea. For the next five weeks, Brisbane will come…
Learn about the design inspiration behind the revitalisation of The Espy with tours from Technē Architecture + Interior Design, the team behind the design of one of the city’s hottest venue openings of last year. Justin Northrop, Nick Travers and Dana Hutchins from Technē will be hosting one-hour tours of…
Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is delighted to present Arthur Boyd: Landscape of the Soul, A Bundanon Trust touring exhibition in its first Victorian showing, alongside a new exhibition curated by SAM celebrating the Boyd family legacy in ceramics. This is the only time that these two major exhibitions will be presented…
Eden Unearthed, the largest privately funded exhibition of its kind in Australia, returns to Macquarie Parks’ Eden Gardens on Thursday 1 August. Now in its fourth year, the 40-installation strong showcase spanning over 2.5 acres prides itself on being philanthropic, unique and thought-provoking. Featured artworks range from sculptural pieces, textile…
Leading sustainable design and development company, HIP V. HYPE has selected the sonnenBatterie as its smart energy storage solution to power its highly-anticipated Davison Collaborative project in Brunswick, Melbourne. Designed by Archier, this three-townhouse style co-development aims to be fossil fuel free and 100 per cent powered by electric green…
Radical Innovation, a competition and year-round community that challenges designers, hoteliers, and students to pioneer compelling ideas in travel and hospitality, is pleased to announce the finalists for its 13th annual edition. The three finalists are: Infinite Explorer by SB Architects, San Francisco, Volumetric High-Rise Modular Hotel by Danny Forster…
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…
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…
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…
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