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Breville uses products as canvas for Indigenous Australian storytelling

Breville uses products as canvas for Indigenous Australian storytelling

Launching last week in Sydney, Aboriginal designer and curator Alison Page and Breville announced an extraordinary partnership with First Nations People and the National Museum of Australia.

Kudos to Kaunitz Yeung Architecture for international excellence in healthcare design

Kudos to Kaunitz Yeung Architecture for international excellence in healthcare design

Kaunitz Yeung Architecture receives global recognition at the 2021 European Healthcare Design Awards, for inspirational design that responds to people and place.

What happens when we practice reconciliation through design

What happens when we practice reconciliation through design

Hames Sharley shares its studio’s insight into how incorporating Australia’s Indigenous history and culture can enrich the built environment.

NGV Architecture Commission 2019 winners announced!

NGV Architecture Commission 2019 winners announced!

The NGV Architecture Commission for 2019 has crowned contemporary artist Yhonnie Scarce and Melbourne architecture studio Edition Office as winners for their scheme ‘In Absence’.

Indigenous Design Charter takes home Victorian Premier’s Design Awards top honour

Indigenous Design Charter takes home Victorian Premier’s Design Awards top honour

The winners have been announced! The 2018 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards have been awarded, with a ground-breaking Indigenous design charter taking home the highest prize.

Learning from Aboriginal designs in architecture

Learning from Aboriginal designs in architecture

The aesthetics of Aboriginal designs are familiar to many Australians, but perhaps less so when it comes to architecture. How can the A&D community learn from, and honour this centuries-old culture?

Learning from Aboriginal design

Learning from Aboriginal design

Culture can have a powerful influence on our approach to design so what happens when – as a fully matured adult – you find a whole other side to your family’s history?