As we gradually emerge from another difficult year, we find that the world has changed, and our outlook has changed with it. With our ‘future normal’ still to be decided, the old rules and accepted norms no longer seem to apply. We find ourselves asking the questions: What do we…

Tribe Studio Architects has unveiled their latest residential project, a single-story holiday house in the beachside hamlet of Bundeena, located south of Sydney in the Royal National Park. The design for the home doubles as a replicable architectural prototype for a sustainable holiday home that is authentic to the Australian…

Ground Under Repair’s winning entry Time Shouts is a provocative two-part floor and wall tapestry design that uses thoughtful research and mapping to reveal “the story of the period of time between present day to the breakup of the ancient Gondwanan continent”. Ground Under Repair is a Melbourne-based multidisciplinary design…

The exceptional displays of innovative colour use were showcased last night as the winning projects of the 2021 Dulux Colour Awards were announced via a virtual, live-streamed Gala Event on the Dulux website. Selected from an outstanding 437 entries from Australia and New Zealand, the award-winning projects across the six…

Sydney Design Week 2021 goes digital with a two-day Design Summit on the 16–17 September 2021. A program of panel discussions and talks will centre on the theme Hyperconnectivity, exploring the ties that bind us today. Curated by writer, editor and Creative Director Stephen Todd, the program connects local and international designers and global design centres…

SHELTER is the new home of inspiring design and architecture content. The global streaming service’s content encompasses everything from stories of design, to a deep dive into sustainability, history, and real-life aspirational stories. It offers audiences a range of fascinating ‘must-watch’ options from feature length films to television series; short…

Contemporary jewellery exhibition by 11 Victorian First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and designers participating in the first year of the Koorie Heritage Trust’s inaugural Blak Design program. Blak Design is a ground-breaking four-year program presented by the KHT to foster First Nations cultural innovation within the Victorian design…

Applications are now open to participate in Australia’s leading international design event, Melbourne Design Week 2022 (March 17 – 27). Reaffirming its reputation as a truly creative state, Melbourne and wider Victoria will again host an 11-day program of talks, tours, workshops, and exhibitions, including the $20,000 Australian Furniture Design…

The benefits of combining solar panel installations with green roofs has been confirmed by new research, which demonstrates significant improvements in energy production, stormwater filtration and most surprisingly, a major increase in animal biodiversity. The study, led by UTS researchers Peter Irga, Fraser Torpy and Robert Fleck set out to measure the advantages…