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Indesign x Wilkhahn: Melbourne, where are you working?

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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.

“A journey into a whole new material world”: Plant Life at the NGV

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“A journey into a whole new material world”: Plant Life at the NGV

Curator Ewan McEoin tells us about the NGV’s new exhibition on plant-based materials as alternatives to plastics, synthetic materials and other non-renewable resources.

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

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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.

The inaugural Coastal Design Assembly is about to make landfall in Sydney

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The inaugural Coastal Design Assembly is about to make landfall in Sydney

Sophie Lanigan, organiser of a new event centring on Sydney’s relationship to water, tells us what the event’s all about, who it’s for and why it matters today.

Indesign Social Club kicks on in Melbourne with Reece

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Indesign Social Club kicks on in Melbourne with Reece

Born out of Saturday Indesign research, our new Social Club is a space for younger, junior designers to meet and discuss the issues of the day — and it just hit Melbourne for the first time.

CARD finds value in the everyday

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CARD finds value in the everyday

For emerging Melbourne practice CARD, architecture is grounded in authenticity, responsiveness and collaboration, with a focus on robust materials, practical thinking and the realities of everyday life.

We talk to Anupama Kundoo ahead of Living Cities Forum 2026

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We talk to Anupama Kundoo ahead of Living Cities Forum 2026

As the Living Cities Forum returns to Sydney and Melbourne this August, Kundoo — appearing alongside international speakers such as Finn Williams and Ludwig Engel — tells us about time, abundance and care in her work.

Migrating Modernism: Seidler on show in Sydney

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Migrating Modernism: Seidler on show in Sydney

Following a successful exhibition at San Marco Art Centre (SMAC) in Venice, a retrospective exhibition on the work and life of preeminent Australian architect Harry Seidler is open at the University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum.

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

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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.

Saturday Indesign memories: Escaping the corporate catch-up trap

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Saturday Indesign memories: Escaping the corporate catch-up trap

Cox Architecture’s Remy Chard reminisces about her interstate trip for Saturday Indesign two years ago, writing that such design events can act as catalysts for connection while countering the ‘catch-up trap’.

Seven design fallacies worth challenging

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Seven design fallacies worth challenging

Ahead of Saturday Indesign, six architects and interior designers consider the assumptions that continue to shape homes, apartments and neighbourhoods – and the conversations the industry could be having more often.

Byera Hadley travelling scholar: What I learned about Autism-friendly design across three continents

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Byera Hadley travelling scholar: What I learned about Autism-friendly design across three continents

Illiana Jones, a graduate at Sam Crawford Architects, reports back from her recent Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship on autism-friendly design from London to Cairo.

Reporting back from a Scandinavian design odyssey

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Reporting back from a Scandinavian design odyssey

Following a design pilgrimage through Copenhagen, Stockholm and Finland, FK’s Nicky Drobis reflects on 3daysofdesign, the work of Aino and Alvar Aalto, and why great design begins and ends with people.

Copenhagen special: 3daysofdesign roundtable podcast is here!

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Copenhagen special: 3daysofdesign roundtable podcast is here!

Claire Delmar, Eva-Marie Prineas, Jason Gibney and Anton Assaad join STORIESINDESIGN to discuss the charm of Denmark’s capital city and their takes on 3daysofdesign 2026.

Q&A: Kengo Kuma in Milan

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Q&A: Kengo Kuma in Milan

Kengo Kuma, founder of Kengo Kuma & Associates and Pritzker Prize-winning architect, talks us through his collaboration with Jaipur Rugs that culminated with a showing at Milan Design Week 2026.

Fireside with Kirsten Stanisich, Jonathan Richards and Royal Oak Floors

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Fireside with Kirsten Stanisich, Jonathan Richards and Royal Oak Floors

The Richards Stanisich duo will be in conversation with our Editor at Royal Oak Floors’ Sydney showroom on Thursday 23rd July, 2026.

Finding quotidian design joy at Melbourne Design Week

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Finding quotidian design joy at Melbourne Design Week

Designed to be touched, picked up and played with, ‘New/Relic’ was a Melbourne Design Week exhibition of every fixture you’ve never thought about twice.

Venice Biennale 2026: Evocations of resilience and hope

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Venice Biennale 2026: Evocations of resilience and hope

Arts writer and editor Victoria Hynes reports on the breadth of this year’s Venice Biennale, drawing out highlights from national pavilions including Australia, Morocco, India and the UK.

3daysofdesign diaries with Jason Gibney

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3daysofdesign diaries with Jason Gibney

The Sydney-based director of Jason Gibney Design Workshop travelled to Copenhagen for this year’s Scandinavian festival of design, reflecting on what makes the event — and the city — so special.

“Pure, unadulterated visions”: A book on the unbuilt

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“Pure, unadulterated visions”: A book on the unbuilt

Phaidon’s ‘Atlas of Never Built Architecture’ is a thought-provoking romp through the counter-factual architectural imaginary on a global scale.

“Cities Made With Care’: Living Cities Forum returns with international speakers

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“Cities Made With Care’: Living Cities Forum returns with international speakers

Anupama Kundoo, Finn Williams and Ludwig Engel will be keynote speakers as Living Cities Forum comes to Melbourne and Sydney in August 2026.

3days: Seven ways to get from more to meaningful

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3days: Seven ways to get from more to meaningful

We round up the seven projects at Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign that best reflected this year’s theme: Make This Moment Matter.

More than a showroom crawl: what Saturday Indesign means to the industry

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More than a showroom crawl: what Saturday Indesign means to the industry

As Saturday Indesign prepares to return to Sydney this September, architects, designers and exhibitors reflect on what has kept the event relevant for more than two decades.