Open House Melbourne 2025: The packed program is upon us!

This year’s Open House Melbourne Weekend program has been unveiled, with almost 200 buildings, places and experiences set to open to the public in July.

Apollo Kitchens Alexandria Showroom Opening

The recent opening of Apollo Kitchens’ new showroom in Alexandria was a huge success. Pete Evans introduced local architects and designers to the newly designed space whilst enjoying a live demonstration from 2011 My Kitchen Rules winner, Bella’s Feast. Here are the happy faces (and beautiful food) from the evening.

Egon Chair & Footstool

This relaxing armchair designed by EOOS for Walter Knoll invites you to read, watch TV, listen to music or quite simply daydream. At the push of a button, you can change the angle of the chair back, anywhere from upright to reclined; the headrest is adjustable and the chair rotates, with the perfect upholstered seat.  […]

Branch Out Part II

Nature Weave: Jia CURATED returns to Bali for a Southeast Asian design feast

Jia CURATED is happening once again in Bali and this extraordinary design festival is not to be missed!

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.

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’.

Elton Group’s $5,000 Think Good Micro-Grant is calling for designers and makers with a bold idea

Late night rethinks, endless material testing and prototyping, half-finished or abandoned projects – the work behind-the-scenes work is often where ideas come undone. Elton Group’s Think Good Micro-Grant – a $5,000 annual fund now open for applications – exists to back this kind of unseen effort.