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Behind Melbourne Design Week

13 Mar, 2019

In 2019, Australia’s leading annual international design event, Melbourne Design Week, will present its largest program to date, with more than 200 events – including 47 exhibitions, 16 film screenings, 81 talks, 33 tours and 18 workshops as well as more than 40 events for Melbourne Art Book Fair –…

Katie West: Clearing

12 Mar, 2019

For her new solo exhibition Clearing, Katie West weaves the many threads of her practice together — natural dyeing, meditation and the creation of reading and listening spaces where the voices of Indigenous people dominate. Opening at TarraWarra Museum of Art on 23 March 2019, Clearing continues West’s multi-sensory installations…

Living Edge Perth by HASSELL

8 Mar, 2019

Living Edge was first established in Western Australia some 10 years ago. Having originated primarily as a contract office furniture company based in Northbridge on the city’s fringe, as Perth developed geographically and the city has grown towards Northbridge (with Yagan Square) so has the direction of Living Edge. The…

Good Design Awards announces new Women in Design Award

7 Mar, 2019

Australia’s prestigious Good Design Awards has announced a new Women in Design Award to be offered as part of the 61st annual awards, for which the call for entries is now open. Good Design Australia invites submissions of the best of Australian and international design spanning 10 design disciplines including…

Shapes of Knowledge

6 Mar, 2019

Continuing an ambitious program of bringing critical thinking and innovation into the galleries of MUMA, Shapes of Knowledge brings together eight projects from artists, collectives and organisations from across the globe. This is a compelling exhibition of big ideas – reflecting on how we live, how we learn, and the…

20th Australian Timber Design Awards 2019

5 Mar, 2019

The 2019 Australian Timber Design Awards are now open. The awards, celebrating their twentieth year, are distinguished by a proud heritage of innovation and achievement; they promote and encourage outstanding timber design; the very best that Australian designers can produce in timber. The Australian Timber Design Awards are open to…

Liminal at Melbourne Design Week 2019

3 Mar, 2019

Liminal Inspired by Lake Tyrrell, this collaborative installation experiments with product design, visuals, soundscapes and materiality to explore and peep into a world where shifting moments reshape our design experiences. Liminal is an installation of product design, visuals and soundscapes. It’s the intersection of these different perspectives of which Liminal…

LUMINOUS: Contemporary Australian Pendant Lighting

1 Mar, 2019

LUMINOUS: Contemporary Australian Pendant Lighting is showing at JamFactory, Adelaide in Gallery Two from 1 March – 28 April 2019. Lighting is an essential yet often overlooked element in everyday living. We rely on lighting to illuminate our homes, workplaces, streets and the countless other spaces that we spend time…