Beautiful surprises at every turn at Matters, Villa Alba

Villa Alba is undoubtedly a highlight of Melbourne Design Week, with designers established and emerging putting their best feet forward within the beautiful rooms of the Villa.

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Yes, that’s right… the Designer Rugs Evolve Awards are back in 2015!

For the third time in five years, the illustrious EVOLVE Awards championed by Designer Rugs returns in 2015… and it’s going to be BIG.

Now or Never turns Melbourne inside out

From an overnight concert beneath the Royal Exhibition Building’s dome to light works along the Birrarung and a full-scale takeover of Melbourne Town Hall, Now or Never returns with a program that treats the city itself as a stage.

DIA: It’s time to Write DESIGNER at the Australian census

With an in-your-face campaign from the Design Institute of Australia, Write DESIGNER urges every design professional to identify themselves in the upcoming census.

Indesign x Wilkhahn: Melbourne, where are you working?

Our latest collaboration saw a range of designers come together at Wilkhahn’s Melbourne showroom for a discussion on the workplace dynamics specific to the Victorian capital.

Beyond the panel: What makes a design event worth attending?

Ahead of Saturday Indesign, architects reflect on why smaller gatherings, unexpected voices, candid discussion and meaningful follow-up can make meeting in person genuinely worthwhile.

TZG completes Brett Whiteley Studio restoration

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has reopened the Brett Whiteley Studio in Sydney’s Surry Hills following a major renovation by TZG that upgrades the building while preserving the character of the artist’s former home and workplace.