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A Fine Romance

28 Dec, 2015

The Jane, a sweet 46 foot cruiser is as beautiful inside as out, thanks to the very personal involvement of designer Rodney Egglestone of March Studios. The sun is caressing the horizon, the sea turning silvery grey as I hurry up St Kilda pier. Usually dotted with people, tonight the pier is emptying as…

Up Lights

18 Dec, 2015

One of the most successful and inspiring design projects we have seen is the “PET Lamp” project designed by awesome Spanish designer Alvaro Catalán de Ocón in response to an invitation by the country of Colombia to be a part of a project focused on the reuse of these bottles which were suffocating the Colombian Amazon. The…

New Digs

17 Dec, 2015

A new cafe, Denis the Menace, in Melbourne’s Cremorne, is the third for seasoned proprietor Adam Wilkinson. He engaged Simon Cookes of Duckbuild to prove that “every bit counts when it comes to sustainability”. Natural light from the warehouse ceiling ensures herbs and fruit trees will be happy, as will the 12,000 worms munching on coffee grounds…

Generate 2015

9 Dec, 2015

Adelaide’s JamFactory will launch Generate on December 10. Celebrating tomorrow’s talent this annual exhibition of work by JamFactory Associates showcases future directions in glass, metal and furniture design. Featuring Rhys Cooper, Nicholas Fuller, Angela Giuliani, Andrej Larson, Sylvia Nevistic, Kate Nixon, Stephen Roy, Drew Spangenberg and Davide Spinoni. 11 Dec…

2015 Premier’s Design Awards

9 Dec, 2015

The winners of the 2015 Premier’s Design Awards, which recognise and reward designers and businesses using exemplar design for business success, were announced on Tuesday 8 December at a ceremony at Government House. The Blackmagic Studio Camera and the Food Justice Truck were both awarded overall winners of the 2015…

DIA WA 2015 Design Awards

8 Dec, 2015

Western Australia’s leading design practitioners and aspiring design students have been recognised with nineteen awards at the DIA WA 2015 Design Awards held on  Thursday 3 December, 2015. Now in its thirteenth year, the Awards Program, an initiative of the Design Institute of Australia’s (‘DIA’) WA Chapter is the State’s…

Mirvac’s Harmony Garden

7 Dec, 2015

Melbourne’s first interactive playground where children can compose music using sculptural bells and gongs integrated into a playground environment has been revealed at Point Park, Yarra’s Edge, just moments from Melbourne’s CBD. Mirvac’s Harmony Garden features 16 gongs, 19 instrumental bells and three percussion drums that combine to create an…

100 Chairs in 100 Days: Martino Gamper

30 Nov, 2015

Renowned for his cross-disciplinary and culturally responsive approach to design, London-based Martino Gamper came to major acclaim with 100 Chairs in 100 Days. In this project Gamper collected disused chairs from London alleyways and friends’ homes and reassembled them — one per day — into poetic and often humorous forms….

Ai Weiwei in Conversation at The National Gallery of Victoria

30 Nov, 2015

The National Gallery of Victoria confirmed today that Ai Weiwei, artist, activist and one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists, will travel to Melbourne for the opening of the NGV’s major world-first exhibition Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, which has been developed by the NGV in collaboration with The…