Heide Museum of Modern Art has announced Song of the Earth, a major exhibition of works by John Nixon (1949–2020), one of Australia’s most influential and experimental abstract artists. On view from 26 November 2025 to 9 March 2026, this extensive survey is the first to span Nixon’s fifty-year career….
Over one weekend in November, ceramic artists and studios nationwide will open their doors for this year’s Australian Ceramics Open Studios (ACOS) event. Held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 November, close to 170 studios will share their love of clay through demonstrations, conversation and work for sale. Follow an…
Swinburne University of Technology researchers are developing cutting-edge 3D printing technology that could help tackle Australia’s housing crisis by building homes from earth, plant fibres and other natural materials. Led by Dr Mohamed Gomaa from Swinburne’s School of Engineering, the team is pioneering a novel 3D printing system that allows natural fibrous-earth…
The BMW Group has strengthened its global commitment to sustainability and circularity by establishing a new recycling program for its electric vehicle (EV) batteries in Australia. The company has collaborated with prominent Australian battery recycler EcoBatt to recycle high voltage lithium-ion EV batteries that have been recovered from customers’ vehicles…
Issue 106 comes out November 3rd. Order on its own or as part of a subscription. Cover photo by Justin Alexander – @justinalexanderphoto In this issue, we profile After, founded by Yesha Patel to divert textile waste from landfill through transparent recycling and creative reuse, scaling from households to manufacturers…
For 25 years, Living Edge has championed authentic design, building a legacy grounded in craft, innovation, and timeless vision. To celebrate this milestone, Eames Demetrios, grandson of Charles and Ray Eames and Director of the Eames Office visited Australia, he reflects on his family’s extraordinary contribution to modern design in…
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has awarded the country’s best landscapes during its annual Festival of Landscape Architecture. Winners were revealed in a ceremony held in Lutruwita/Tasmania on Tuesday 21 October. AILA’s National Jury presented 36 awards to projects spanning 17 categories. AILA National Jury Chair Kate Luckraft…
Australia’s leading recognition of design excellence, the Good Design Awards, has celebrated its 68th year with a landmark ceremony at ICC Sydney, honouring 500 projects across 13 disciplines and highlighting design as a critical driver of innovation, competitiveness and sustainable growth. The ceremony, held at the International Convention Centre Sydney,…
The world’s biggest home energy and electric vehicle show, Everything Electric, is heading to Melbourne for the first time, November 14–16, 2025. Fresh from three record-breaking years in Sydney, with each show eclipsing the last in scale and attendance, Everything Electric is set to supercharge Melbourne with a three-day festival…
Artists from the lltja Ntjarra Art Centre have partnered with the Canberra Glassworks to reinterpret the Hermannsburg School watercolour tradition through the medium of glass. Nurnakanha Lyaartinya Urrkaapuntja | Our New Work on Glass is showing at JamFactory Adelaide in Gallery One from 27 September – 23 November 2025. Located…
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