aboriginal design

Events
Unsure about Designing with Country? Start with this event in October
Several design groups are coming together on 29th October, 2025 for ‘grounded,’ a day of talks and workshops on Country-centred design.

Events
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.

Project
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.

Ideas
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.

News
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’.

News
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.

Ideas
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?

People
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?