Featuring a dazzling showcase of 100 elegant and avant-garde contemporary lights, furniture designed for neurodivergent audiences and leading designers and brands from across the country, Australia’s premier design festival Melbourne Design Week returns from 15 – 25 May 2025 offering a vital platform for creatives to showcase boundary-pushing work and…
Finalists in the Built Environment and Infrastructure category at Australia’s most prestigious sustainability awards have been announced, recognising outstanding social housing, infrastructure, and redevelopment projects in the 36th Banksia National Sustainability Awards. This year’s finalists demonstrate how sustainable design and innovation can create lasting benefits for communities and the environment….
Returning to Walsh Street for the third year, join Edwin Fox as he demonstrates how to deconstruct and repair beloved mid-century furniture pieces – hosted by The Robin Boyd Foundation. Fox’s workshops cover the basics of deconstruction, timber stripping, sanding , refinishing, upholstery and aftercare. Each session is a journey…
Perth Design Week (20–27 March 2025) will shine a spotlight on sustainability with two insightful events exploring the future of responsible design and craftsmanship. Hosted in a pop-up space designed by Foolscap Studio for Cultivated and Mark Tuckey, these events offer a rare opportunity to engage with experts shaping the…
ACCIONA, a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure, has partnered with professional surfer Josh Kerr and his surfboard brand Draft Surf, to create the world’s first surfboards made from a retired wind turbine blade. Crafted from a decommissioned blade from ACCIONA’s Waubra wind farm in Victoria, an initial range…
A informative and lively discussion on the use of bio and recycled materials was had last week in Stylecraft’s Brisbane showroom. Anders Breitholtz from Papershell, Andrea Rossetto from Arper and Laurissa Mirabelli from Polestar spoke passionately about manufacturing and decarbonisation. Adelaide and Melbourne will have the chance to join this…
A secret green rooftop garden is now blooming above Melbourne’s CBD, transforming the skyline with vibrant flowers and native grasses at 1 Treasury Place. The City of Melbourne and the Victorian Government partnered to deliver the Green Our Rooftop project – an elevated oasis providing more green space for bees,…
TarraWarra Museum of Art, located in the picturesque Yarra Valley in Victoria, has opened the doors publicly to its breathtaking new building, the Eva and Marc Besen Centre. The Centre is a dedicated place of learning and creative inspiration for all ages, utilising flexible and adaptable spaces to deliver a diverse…
Celebrated globally for her distinctive aesthetic that elegantly engages with her Indian heritage, Mumbai-born, London-based designer Nipa Doshi has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission, a major series inviting globally renowned designers to create groundbreaking new work for the NGV Collection….
Issue 102 comes out March 3rd. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. In this issue, we profile not-for-profit organisation InPlace, established by CEO Eugene Howard in 2018 in order to restore and revitalise the historic houses at Laughing Waters in Eltham, Victoria, which were at that…
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