PAPER BEATS PLASTIC? HOW TO RETHINK ENVIRONMENTAL FOLKLORE

Most of us want to do the right thing when it comes to the environment. But things aren’t as simple as opting for the paper bag, says sustainability strategist and Indesign Magazine columnist Leyla Acaroglu. A bold call for us to let go of tightly-held green myths and think bigger in order to create systems and products that ease strain on the planet.

The Age 2008 Melbourne Fringe Festival

Almost 300 events in 19 days across the city and beyond.

It’s astounding, it’s courageous, it’s new and it’s everything we hoped it would be.

Not only are there hundreds of shows by independent artists but this year Melbourne Fringe has made 10 major projects for you to experience, enjoy and devour.

Take a look through the entire program here online or grab a printed copy from cafes and locations around town.

It’s big people, very big. So start browsing, start booking and we’ll see you at the venue.

Classics reborn: Louis Poulsen celebrates 60 years of iconic lights

Innovative design never tires. And proving that point is a series of re-editions of some of Louis Poulsen’s classic lights – still turning heads, and more so with new metallic finishes.

First to zero: Autex Acoustics achieves carbon neutrality

Autex Acoustics is the first company in the interior acoustics industry to have reduced and balanced all carbon emissions from business operations and products to zero.

Kōri Windsor remixes the ice cream parlour

Blurring the line between dessert bar and listening lounge, AIR Design Studio delivers a modular, low-waste fit-out where sound, sustainability and social ritual take centre stage.

The Lands by Capella reopens a Sydney landmark

At The Lands by Capella, Hassell and Purcell take a restrained approach to adaptive reuse — working with the existing building to reintroduce it as a public, mixed-use destination.

A vertical hospital shaped by Country and community

At Peninsula University Hospital, a people-centric design approach brings together healthcare, culture and landscape — redefining the experience of care on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

Designing for regeneration: John McIldowie on learning spaces that give back

John McIldowie, Director of McIldowie Partners, shares his approach to designing regenerative learning environments that go beyond sustainability.