As part of Melbourne Design Week, the National Gallery of Victoria and Stylecraft are pleased to announce the winner of the Australian Furniture Design Award (AFDA), as Joanne Odisho for the entry Mod-u. Founded by Stylecraft and first awarded in 2015, AFDA is a national competition open to all Australian…
The State’s Best New Architecture Victoria’s most outstanding new architecture has been revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2026 Victorian Architecture Awards Shortlist. Comprised of over 120 entrants, the shortlist represents the cutting edge in architectural innovation from the state’s sharpest design minds. The shortlist for 2026 (detailed on…
New South Wales’ most outstanding new architecture has been revealed in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2026 NSW Architecture Awards Shortlist. Comprised of over 120 entrants, the shortlist represents the cutting edge in architectural innovation from the state’s sharpest design minds. The shortlist for 2026 (detailed on the following pages…
Fourth-generation Australian furniture designer and maker, Jon Goulder, has received the 2026 Melbourne Design Week Award presented by Mercedes-Benz Australia. The prestigious $10,000 accolade recognises Goulder and his studio’s contribution to the Australian design landscape over the past 3 decades, as well as his work featured in Melbourne Design Week…
Designer, filmmaker and artist, Alison Page always has ideas on the go. In her first solo exhibition, Page dives into the ancient and contemporary stories that drive her design process. One of the first Indigenous designers to break into the scene in Sydney in the 90s, her designs have always…
During Melbourne Design Week (15–23 May), Eco Outdoor invites visitors to experience Waste to Wonder, an exhibition that brings circular design to life by thinking creatively about how building materials can be given architectural form and be used as furniture or sculpture. Three prominent designers have been commissioned to transform…
Melbourne Design Week 2026 | 14–23 May 2026 | Artbank Melbourne, Collingwood Melbourne, Australia — Romance Was Born and Cultivated, supported by Artbank, studio x us, Cult Design present RE:BORN — an immersive exhibition opening as part of Melbourne Design Week 2026. On show from 14–23 May at Artbank Melbourne…
Robert Gordon and HotHaus Glass Studio Celebrate the tactile language of the handmade for Melbourne Design Week 2026. For the first time, heritage Australian potters Robert Gordon and contemporary glass studio HotHaus Glass Studio collaborate to present Hand of the Maker. Debuting at Melbourne Design Week, this exhibition explores the…
Abbotsford Convent will come alive from 14-24 May as a major hub for Melbourne Design Week 2026, transforming the historic precinct. Over 20+ free exhibitions, installations, talks and workshops led by Australia’s leading designers and creatives will take over the Abbotsford Convent, inviting visitors into many of the spaces that…
For two days during Melbourne Design Week Breathe Architecture is hosting a series of speakers and panel discussions in a deep dive into low-carbon, low waste, circular materiality. The discussions will take place at Breathe’s offices in 7 Alfred Street, bringing together a small, dedicated audience of designers and specifiers…
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