Belgrade Design Week

“From 25th to 31st May, Belgrade Design Week will transform Belgrade into a platform for world’s design scene, an inspiring place for international creative exchange and an indicator of the latest trends in the fields of design, architecture, branding and communications.

In its fourth year, the Belgrade Design Week will consist of creative industry conferences and numerous exhibitions, discussion forums, workshops, lectures and presentations”

BEST CITIES FOR CREATIVES: HOW BERLIN IS INSPIRING FOUR AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS

Berlin’s reputation as a creative hub attracts thousands of international artists and designers each year. Indesignlive catches up with four Australian creatives to see how the city has impacted their work.

LAUFEN Pro semi-recessed washbasin

This ceramic washbasin is dropped into the cutout in the washtop from above. The semi-recessed basin stands proud of the narrow space saving top. In hotel bathrooms and anywhere where space is at a premium, semi-recessed basins are an elegant solution to the problem.

How can we, as designers, reach the net-zero target by 2040?

Interiors have a significant embodied carbon footprint and their churn rate is much greater than base buildings. Dr Caroline Noller of The Footprint Company lays out the situation.

Newcastle Quay rethinks the harbour edge

Led by SJB, Newcastle Quay is imagined as a mixed-use waterfront precinct where housing, hospitality, public space and heritage work together to reconnect Newcastle with its harbour.

A place of water in the Park Lands

Designed by JPE Design Studio with Warren and Mahoney and cultural creative designer Karl Winda Telfer, Adelaide Aquatic Centre — Kauwingka — recasts civic leisure as landscape, gathering place and cultural story.

Led by designers: Casting a curatorial eye across Melbourne Design Week

Curator, writer and educator Kate Goodwin was in town for Melbourne Design Week. Here, she reflects on how light-touch organising and designer-led spaces created some of the most impactful, distinctive exhibitions.

The moment is NAU, in Copenhagen

Founded by Richard Munao in 2017, NAU’s presentation at 3daysofdesign builds on decades of groundwork by Cult and marks a confident moment for Australian design overseas.