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“Renewable real estate”: Wrapping up Melbourne Design Week with FK

“Renewable real estate”: Wrapping up Melbourne Design Week with FK

FK hosted a standout Melbourne Design Week event with a panel on adaptive reuse and renewable real estate at 500 Bourke, featuring previous contributor Nicky Drobis and our editor as moderator.

3daysofdesign promises a collective recalibration from ‘more’ to ‘meaningful’

3daysofdesign promises a collective recalibration from ‘more’ to ‘meaningful’

After Milan Design Week’s ‘festival of consumption’, 3daysofdesign offers a much-needed reset, an opportunity to ‘make the world a better place’ and perhaps even a soft-launch of the future.

La Marzocco finds its Sydney rhythm

La Marzocco finds its Sydney rhythm

Inside La Marzocco Sydney, Open Creative Studio has turned a Botany warehouse into a flexible showroom, training space and events venue — one that understands coffee culture as both technical craft and social ritual.

The Byera Hadley diaries: Agriculture and architecture rendezvous in Europe

The Byera Hadley diaries: Agriculture and architecture rendezvous in Europe

Currently in Europe researching straw as a waste material as part of his research scholarship, AJC Architects’ Michael Jones reports back on what he’s seen and learned so far.

Minimalism comes full circle

Minimalism comes full circle

With a minimalist aesthetic and an inventive approach to product, ZETR is challenging the way electrical accessories are designed, made and experienced.

“Designers can no longer claim they don’t know the consequences”: Q&A with curator Ewan McEoin

“Designers can no longer claim they don’t know the consequences”: Q&A with curator Ewan McEoin

At the NGV’s Making Good: Redesigning the Everyday, design becomes a force for repair. From algae-based vinyl to mycelium earplugs, the exhibition proves that rethinking the ordinary can reshape our collective future.

What is the role of design in a world in crisis?

What is the role of design in a world in crisis?

At the World Design Congress in London, a simple idea threaded through two dense days: design is not an island. It moves inside wider systems of economics, policy, finance and ecology.

CPD Live Returns: 14-16 October 2025

CPD Live Returns: 14-16 October 2025

Join CPD Live from 14-16 October for three days of live, interactive education – 100% online, 100% free, and packed with insights to keep your knowledge current and earn CPD points.

Sydney Design Week winners announced

Sydney Design Week winners announced

The winners of two major Powerhouse design initiatives – the Holdmark Innovation Award and the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator – have been announced with the launch of Sydney Design Week 2025.

ReStory by ReLove is open!

ReStory by ReLove is open!

ReLove has celebrated the official opening of ReStory by ReLove, a social enterprise giving beautifully curated, preloved furniture a second life.

Ross Harding: What about the work-life balance of our cities?

Ross Harding: What about the work-life balance of our cities?

The Finding Infinity Principal comments here on the question of balance in city life, with architecture and design highlighted as the key levers for making change.

Stepping up for sustainability: Meet Jane Abernethy of Humanscale

Stepping up for sustainability: Meet Jane Abernethy of Humanscale

Humanscale’s Chief Sustainability Officer is embarking on a tour of Australia, delivering a talk entitled: “Sustainable by Design: Materials Transparency for a Healthier Planet.” At the same time, the company opens a brand new showroom in Sydney. We met her to find out more.