Anna Lenti began her career as a Nuclear Engineer but in 1994 took her extensive experience and joined her sister Paola in what would become one of the industry’s most successful and sustainably driven brands: Paola Lenti. On a recent trip to Australia Anna Lenti sat down with Tamsin O’Neill…
Spanning major international presentations, landmark First Nations works, standout solo and group shows, and 19 galleries that have exhibited since the beginning. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Contemporary, Australasia’s leading contemporary art fair, returns to Carriageworks from 3–6 September 2026 for its 10th anniversary edition. Presented in partnership with MA Financial Group,…
Open House Melbourne’s Weekend 2026 program has been revealed to the public, with over 180 programs of tours, talks and first looks at Melbourne’s most exciting places and spaces. Open House Melbourne’s annual festival is the public’s best chance to peek behind the closed doors of the city’s most intriguing…
Issue 110 comes out July 6. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. Cover photography by Simon Wilson . Featuring architecture by studio Patchwork Architecture. In this issue, our first architecture feature, Radiating Cool, brings together knowledge learnt in the Middle East and a radiant cooling technique…
The State’s Best New Architecture Unveiled New South Wales’s most outstanding new architecture has been revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2026 NSW Architecture Awards. The awarded projects represent the cutting edge in architectural innovation from the state’s sharpest design minds. The recipients for 2026 (detailed on the following…
Lived In connects architecture and life. As one of the world’s most urbanised populations – and contrary to Australia’s perceived suburban identity – many Australians live in apartments. Australia’s history of modern urbanisation has been relatively short but spirited, shaped by a rich body of inventive multi-dwelling architecture that has…
The 3rd edition of the 2026 Green Design Show, 15 – 17 July at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, will be a powerful movement showcasing the strength of collaboration and innovation in the Australian sustainable design community. Taking place alongside the 22nd edition of Decor + Design, the Green Design Show will…
Queensland’s most outstanding new architecture has been revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2026 Queensland Architecture Awards. The awarded projects represent the cutting edge in architectural innovation from the state’s sharpest design minds. The recipients for 2026 (detailed on the following pages of this media release) act as a…
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia | 28 August 2026 – 7 February 2027 | FREE The NGV’s world-premiere exhibition, Plant Life: The Nature of Design, looks to the future of plant-based materials as a vital alternative to plastics, synthetic and non-renewable materials. From leather grown from fungi, to light…
The State’s Best New Architecture Victoria’s most innovative new architecture has been revealed at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2026 Victorian Architecture Awards. The 64 winners and commendations (detailed on the following pages of this media release) span residential, community and commercial projects, representing the very pinnacle of design from…
Art, Installations, Fashion, Music, Dance, Talks and Weaving Fill The Cutaway during NAIDOC Week, 3–5 July 2026 The National Indigenous Art Fair (NIAF) has revealed the full program for its most ambitious edition to date, transforming The Cutaway at Barangaroo into a vibrant celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
Small Acts of Permanence, an exhibition by Robert Davidov presented by Oigåll Projects, brings together a new series of sculptural ceramic shaped by material negotiation in a way that explores form, weight, aperture, and composition. The exhibition opens 02 July and runs through 19 July 2026. Robert Davidov is the…
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