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Reporting from a whirlwind Melbourne Design Week

What a week! With so many events still to come, Jan Henderson gives us a taste of what the 2025 edition has been like so far.

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Reporting from a whirlwind Melbourne Design Week

What a week! With so many events still to come, Jan Henderson gives us a taste of what the 2025 edition has been like so far.

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UNSW housing analytics lab launches in Sydney

A new analytics lab led by UNSW researchers will draw on generative AI in an attempt to tackle Australia’s housing crisis, and has opened with an event attended by the NSW Premier in Eveleigh.

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Ross Gardam’s installation, LUMINESCENT DUALITY, was a Milan 2025 standout. We took a tour of the space with the Australian designer to gain some deeper insights into the pieces on show.

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