Updates

What’s on at the DENFAIR Design Loop

15 Mar, 2018

The DENFAIR Design Loop runs during Melbourne Design Week from 15 – 25 March. Seventeen design showrooms and studios have opened their doors to the public, presenting curated installations based on the theme ‘Celebration of Material’. We checked out a couple of stops along the route. Volker Haug Reactions presents a…

The UnSchool of Disruptive Design

15 Mar, 2018

UnSchool Origin Story from UnSchool of Disruptive Design on Vimeo. Back in issue 59 we spent time with Dr Leyla Acaroglu on a farm in Central Portugal where she shared her vision for a knowledge lab called the UnSchool. At the heart of this program is the three-pillar Disruptive Design…

World Science Festival Brisbane sustainable highlights

14 Mar, 2018

The World Science Festival Brisbane will run from 21 – 25 March 2018. This year’s program is a gripping showcase of science and arts, including stand-out events with a focus on sustainability. Extreme Cities: Building Against the Tide – 22 March Location: Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University The urban…

Tasmanian wind farm to trial grid stability services

13 Mar, 2018

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will provide funding to Woolnorth’s 168MW Musselroe wind farm for a groundbreaking trial to investigate the economic and commercial potential of wind farms providing frequency control to stabilise the grid. On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA will provide $499,120 in…

City of Sydney supports renewables program

12 Mar, 2018

The City of Sydney will put $750,000 towards an innovative $2.25 million Ausgrid grant program to reduce demand for electricity and carbon emissions in Australia’s largest city. The program is expected to reduce emissions by about 10,000 tonnes per year – equivalent to taking 2,500 cars off Sydney’s roads. Ausgrid…

Between the Street and the Sky: A Provocation for Melbourne

9 Mar, 2018

A new City Gallery exhibition looks at the relationship between the increasingly vertical development of Melbourne and other great world cities and how it impacts the quality of public life on the street. Between the Street and the Sky: A Provocation for Melbourne uses data, 3D laser-printed models and video…

MPavilion 2017 gifted to Monash University

8 Mar, 2018

Naomi Milgrom AO, founder of the Naomi Milgrom Foundation, today announced that MPavilion 2017, designed by world-leading urban thinkers and architects Rem Koolhaas & David Gianotten of OMA, has been gifted to the people of Melbourne and will be relocated from its temporary site at the Queen Victoria Gardens to…

Sydney Design Festival: Discovering Australian Design

7 Mar, 2018

With the momentum created by Australian furniture, object and lighting designers both internationally and at home, we probe the many reasons why we must support, recognise and encourage this incredible talent. Join us as we unpack the success stories of regional creatives in their quest for recognition, and ultimately commercial…

Decoding Design at Melbourne Design Week

7 Mar, 2018

Three designers, three nationalities, three cultures and three design disciplines join forces to decode each other’s cultural cliches through interpretive design. Yan Huang, a Chinese automotive designer; Manuel Canestrini, a German architect; and Ilan El an Israeli industrial designer interpret archetypical and traditional items. ‘Decoding Design’ explores our cultural preconceived…

Wicker Wonderlust exhibition announced

5 Mar, 2018

Design Tasmania is pleased to present an interactive exhibition exploring the unique relationship between Tasmanians and wickery. From Indigenous heritage to colonial industry, historical significance to contemporary usage, Wicker Wonderlust aims to explore how baskets and woven wares perform in history and practicality. Design Tasmania will be hosting a series…