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Future force on show at Bates Smart exhibition

Future force on show at Bates Smart exhibition

An exhibition titled ‘Synthetic Spaces’ by Maycon Sedrez and Gregory Pitts from Deakin University is taking place at the Bates Smart Gallery in Melbourne.

A celebration of Tasmanian design

A celebration of Tasmanian design

Tasmania Makes 25 brings together 16 Tasmanian designers in a double exhibition of material mastery, sustainability and local creativity.

Your highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2025

Your highlights from Melbourne Design Week 2025

Well, it’s done and dusted for another year but what a major success and influential event it was! Here are some standout exhibitions and installations for 2025.

Grimshaw in Venice

Grimshaw in Venice

The 19th International Architecture Biennale has been on in Venice and Grimshaw’s latest installation explores the civic role of digital infrastructure in our cities.

From Venice with architecture: Highlights from the 2025 Biennale

From Venice with architecture: Highlights from the 2025 Biennale

Australian curator, writer and educator Kate Goodwin has been in attendance at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale and reports back on some of the highlights.

The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity

The cultural value of craft: How craft communities strengthen regional identity

As a UNESCO Creative City of Craft and Folk Art, Ballarat is hosting Craft Lab and The Great Takeaway this month. Nicole Durling, Executive Director at Craft Victoria, tells us more.

Australian design on show at Osaka World Expo

Australian design on show at Osaka World Expo

The 2025 Osaka World Expo 2025 is well and truly open, with Buchan’s Pavilion representing Australia on the global stage.

Jessie French and Aesop join forces again for Melbourne Design Week

Jessie French and Aesop join forces again for Melbourne Design Week

French’s experimental materials studio, OTHER MATTER, is collaborating across multiple Aesop premises for another exploration of experimental, circular design.

HAS design and research

HAS design and research

Practicing architecture and giving back to the next generation of students, Jenchieh Hung of HAS design and research is ensuring that the landscape of Thailand is in very good hands for the future.

In conversation with Vincent Van Duysen at Milan Design Week

In conversation with Vincent Van Duysen at Milan Design Week

We spoke to the Belgian architect about his work ‘Optô,’ which was on display as part of the exhibition ‘Poetica’ by WonderGlass at Milan Design Week 2025.

Stories Indesign with architect turned artist, Bruce Rowe

Stories Indesign with architect turned artist, Bruce Rowe

In this podcast episode, Timothy Alouani-Roby sat down with Bruce Rowe in Melbourne to talk about his move from professional design practice into the world of art.

Exhibitions and installations galore from Milan

Exhibitions and installations galore from Milan

Milan Design Week amounts to so much more than product launches, so here are a few installation and exhibition highlights that we stumbled across in 2025.