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.

NEW AQUATIC CENTRE PUTS HEART INTO GREEN SQUARE

An urban beach, moonlight cinema and wetlands hopping with green-and-gold frogs are among the fascinating ideas put forward for Sydney’s newest aquatic centre and park.

Design That Stays Hot for 100 Years

As iconic furniture brand Ercol nears its 100 year anniversary, and we in Australia get a visit from the great grandson of its founder Lucian Ercolani, we take a look at local distributor Temperature Design and the brand they’ve brought down under.

How to design a carbon conscious project

We’re on a tight deadline to improve our carbon-crunching consumerist habits. Furniture by Design with The Footprint Company has developed a Carbon Calculator that helps us choose products that reduce our projects’ carbon footprints.

Studio Nicholas: Redefining Australia’s Interior Design Identity

With experience across fashion, styling and interiors, Nicholas Gilbert launches Studio Nicholas with a mission to elevate Australian design on the world stage — and to champion a more rigorous, professional future for the industry.

Day 3 of CPD Live: Circular Design, Water Quality

The final day of CPD Live’s 2025 season delivers three must-attend sessions exploring circular design for furniture and fitouts, and the science behind safe, high-quality drinking water. Starting from 9 AM AEDT, 16th October – it’s your last opportunity this year to join our Live CPD sessions and finish 2025 inspired.

CIVILIAN and Bankston together again – in an NYC workplace

The New York headquarters of haircare brand, Amika, has been designed by Civilian as the antithesis of a standard business hub.

Mim Fanning on art, travel and the state of interior design

The Mim x Tim show: Miriam Fanning of Mim Design joins Timothy Alouani-Roby at The Commons in Melbourne to discuss art, design on television, interior design and more.