MultiPly, an eight metre high, carbon neutral timber pavilion made exclusively from American tulipwood, opened to the public in Madrid Rio at its entrance to the Casa de Campo, as part of the Madrid Design Festival, on the 1st of February and was open for two weeks. The 32-cubic metres…

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is excited to announce voting is officially open for the 2020 Victorian Tree of the Year, with nine significant trees shortlisted for the coveted title. The Victorian Tree of the Year contest aims to raise awareness of the conservation of the state’s natural heritage,…

Judges reviewed 78 high quality and diverse entries from across Australia and New Zealand. The winner of the FUSE Glass Prize Established Artist Category will receive a $20 000 cash prize, with the winner of the David Henshall Emerging Artist Prize receiving a $2500 cash prize plus a professional development…

The Sydney Edible Garden Trail was to be a two-day event celebrating the many ways that Sydney residents are creating food security, building self-reliance, saving money and the environment, whilst enjoying the health benefits of homegrown fruit and veg. However, with four days to go and 67 gardens registered to…

COVID-19 is challenging many conventions within urban development across the globe. While the pandemic is seeing Australians adopt unprecedented social distancing measures, potential lockdowns require residents to live, work, learn, and shop for daily needs and undertake passive recreational activities within their own neighbourhoods. One of Australia’s leading urban planners…

Design Tasmania has been temporarily closed from Wednesday 18th March 2020 to ensure public health and safety. Design Tasmania is taking every care and precaution in the current climate to support the wellbeing of designers, staff and contractors, to ensure that the organisation continues to thrive. Many of its exhibitions…

UK creative architectural design studio, Inclume set itself the challenge to cross a small body of water on a self-built vessel made from recycled materials. Tetra is more than just that: it’s an interactive, moveable installation designed to capture feelings of “escapism, intrigue and wonder”. The design is based around…

The Biennale of Sydney has announced initial details of how it is taking the 22nd edition, titled NIRIN, online through a series of activations and experiences. From Monday 6 April 2020, online programming linked to the seven themes that inspire the exhibition will be held daily over 10 weeks on the Biennale of…

TERRA CELESTIAL // Craft ACT’s new exhibition, Terra Celestial is out of this world in more ways than you might think. Acclaimed artists, designers and craftspeople from the Canberra region have examined the famous Apollo moon landing in a unique residency embedded in Namadgi National Park. Artists have explored ideas of space, time, memory and place through jewellery,…

Studio Ongarato’s narrative and branding expertise has been acknowledged internationally, with the studio awarded best Visual Identity for boutique hotel Moss by the AHEAD Asia Awards on 12 March 2020. AHEAD Asia Award judges described the hotel’s visual identity as “elegant, refined and seductive.” This is the second time Studio…