Updates

KOYA: Shed Architecture Exhibition at Walsh Street for 4 Days Only

26 Aug, 2025

Robin Boyd Foundation has announced KOYA: shed architecture running from 4 to 7 September at Walsh Street. The exhibition examines the humble shed – called koya in Japanese – as an enduring architectural typology that challenges dominant ideas of scale, permanence and construction. Modest and often overlooked, the shed sits…

Grant to Address Food Insecurity & Transform Food Systems in Colac Otway

22 Aug, 2025

Colac Otway Shire Council has secured a grant to transform over 1.5 acres of underutilised land at Colac Secondary College into a thriving regenerative community farm. Council has welcomed the $762,450 grant from VicHealth’s Local Partnerships for Food First, to establish the farm which will supply food, educate and connect…

Tom Skeehan Awarded Prestigious Australian Design Commission

14 Aug, 2025

Powerhouse in partnership with David Jones announce Tom Skeehan from SKEEHAN Studios as the inaugural recipient of the 2025 Australian Design Commission, a new three-year initiative that supports the next generation of Australian designers. Each year, the commission awards $50,000 and a nine-month creative development program that invites an Australian…

Rigg Design Prize 2025 at NGV: 35 Under 35 in the Spotlight

14 Aug, 2025

The Rigg Design Prize, Australia’s most prestigious accolade for contemporary design, will open on 19 September 2025 with its tenth edition, marking a major shift to spotlight thirty-five outstanding Australian designers under the age of 35 working across ceramics, glass, furniture, woodwork, metalwork, textiles, lighting, and contemporary jewellery. Traditionally awarded…