Australia’s premier interior design trade event, Decor + Design, is back! It celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024 at Melbourne Exhibition Centre, making it the region’s longest running design trade event. This year’s theme is Evolution, with the launch of a crucial new Green Design Show. The trade event has…

The program for this year’s Open House Melbourne Weekend has been unveiled with over 170 unique experiences. Over one weekend in winter (27 + 28 July) audiences are invited to re/discover their city and explore some of Melbourne’s most fascinating buildings, places and spaces not normally open to the general…

   “Circularity: Materials + Form” will run from June 27-29th in Fitzroy, Melbourne, showcasing projects from the RMIT Master of Architecture Design Studio and Research Elective MELBOURNE, 22 May 2024: An innovative exhibition exploring circular material economies and green architecture will open on Thursday 27 June at a pop-up space…

The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) presents the recent acquisition Let’s Shake by the late internationally recognised artist and Palawa woman Karen Casey (1956–2021), generously donated by her son Daniel Young in memory of his mother.  Karen Casey: Let’s Shake opens at KHT on Saturday 27 July and will run until…

Ahead of an upcoming Melbourne Design Week panel discussion, Genevieve Brannigan sat down with Sally Evans, Director of Graphic Design and Product Development at Nexus Designs, to interrogate the role of bio-fabrication in design practice to create a better future for all. 1. In what ways do you think these…

A New Normal will run from 24 May until 15 June, bringing together more than fifty of Sydney’s most ambitious designers, architects, developers, technologists, brands and architects to actualise new solutions to solve some of the city’s most persistent challenges. Presented at the Powerhouse in partnership with Vivid Ideas Sydney,…

In the lead-up to Melbourne Design Week, we have collected a list of 20 not to be missed talks, exhibitions and other happenings. SOUTH SPACE | AN ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION Friday 24 – 31 May Presented by McBride Charles Ryan Architects. Collaborators include: Bird de la Coeur, Blight, Blight & Blight,…

Forecast is The Art Gallery of Western Australia’s newest experiential exhibition that invites audiences of all ages and abilities to pause, listen, feel, and connect with the world around us. At a time of increasing climate instability, Forecast offers an unplugged, meditative and interactive exhibition that explores First Nations understandings of environment…

WHAT: Next Wave: the Future of Independent Publishing WHEN: 6 – 7.30pm, Thursday 30 May WHERE: Patagonia Torquay. 116 Surf Coast Hwy, Torquay An extraordinary free panel discussion on the future of independent publishing will be held in Torquay, featuring celebrated local creatives and independent publishers. Next Wave will feature…

Uncover timber’s journey: “The Hands That Touch the Timber” an exhibition showcasing the beauty, potential and sustainability of timber during Melbourne Design Week is presented by Elton Group and Tongue & Groove, in collaboration with Green Magazine.   Melbourne Design Week is set to host a captivating and immersive exhibition titled “Touchwood: The Hands That Touch the Timber”, inviting attendees to experience its…