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Venice Biennale 2026: Evocations of resilience and hope

Venice Biennale 2026: Evocations of resilience and hope

Arts writer and editor Victoria Hynes reports on the breadth of this year’s Venice Biennale, drawing out highlights from national pavilions including Australia, Morocco, India and the UK.

3daysofdesign diaries with Jason Gibney

3daysofdesign diaries with Jason Gibney

The Sydney-based director of Jason Gibney Design Workshop travelled to Copenhagen for this year’s Scandinavian festival of design, reflecting on what makes the event — and the city — so special.

Much more than three days’ worth

Much more than three days’ worth

Fast becoming the coolest global design event, Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign saw a number of standout product releases.

3days: Seven ways to get from more to meaningful 

3days: Seven ways to get from more to meaningful 

We round up the seven projects at Copenhagen’s 3daysofdesign that best reflected this year’s theme: Make This Moment Matter.

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.

“I’m not trying to design a shape, I’m trying to shape a feeling”: Eugeni Quitllet & Pedrali in Milan

“I’m not trying to design a shape, I’m trying to shape a feeling”: Eugeni Quitllet & Pedrali in Milan

At Salone del Mobile 2026, Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet launched Libre, a new seating collection with Pedrali that focuses on form, function and ergonomics.

“Nothing lost, everything gained”: Michael Jones returns and reflects in the Byera Hadley diaries

“Nothing lost, everything gained”: Michael Jones returns and reflects in the Byera Hadley diaries

AJC Architects’ Michael Jones has completed his travelling research scholarship in Europe and reports back on initial findings — with much relevance for Sydney and beyond.

On Milan: The good, the bad and the trendy from Salone del Mobile 2026

On Milan: The good, the bad and the trendy from Salone del Mobile 2026

Salone del Mobile and the wider Milan Design Week again provided plenty of food for thought this year. Here, we reflect on some design ‘trends’ as well as taking a more critical view of the annual gathering.

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.

Will you be travelling to Milan Design Week 2026?

Will you be travelling to Milan Design Week 2026?

Salone del Mobile arrives in April and we’ll have our team over there as usual – get in touch if you’re heading over from Australia, New Zealand or the wider Asia-Pacific.

A straw odyssey: Australian architect heads to Europe for waste materials research

A straw odyssey: Australian architect heads to Europe for waste materials research

Byera Hadley Scholarship-winner Michael Jones is about to set off on a research trip across five countries. He tells us why his research focus, straw, is a sleeping giant in the context of climate crisis and built environment waste.

Casa Kartell is a home within a showroom as Roberto Palomba visits Australia

Casa Kartell is a home within a showroom as Roberto Palomba visits Australia

As Roberto Palomba visits Australia, Space Furniture unveils a 450-square-metre apartment installation that positions Kartell not as a collection of objects, but as a complete way of living.