Melbourne design
Events
A bold light and sound experience by Autex Acoustics and DARKON
Presenting a sound and light event in Melbourne’s CBD, Autex Acoustics and DARKON showcased their exemplary products and raised the bar for better design.
Project
A perfumery with somewhere to sit
For Libertine Parfumerie’s new Armadale boutique, Tamsin Johnson looked to the warmth of the home and the rhythm of old-world shopfronts to make fragrance retail feel slower, richer and more personal.
Events
Living small, thinking circular
Joanne Odisho has been named the 2026 Australian Furniture Design Award winner for Mod-u, a modular lighting system made from eggshell composites and bio-filament.
News
Ruth Allen and Nicole Lawrence bring shared material intelligence to Melbourne Design Week
At r.a.g.e Hot Glass Studio, the glass artist and furniture designer will trace the making of two sculptural wall sconces through live glassblowing, discussion and process-led collaboration.
Events
Clare Cousins on designing retail experiences that connect people, place and product
Clare Cousins discusses the design thinking behind the award-winning Fisher & Paykel Melbourne Experience Centre, exploring how thoughtful retail environments can create meaningful connections between brand, space and visitor.
News
Art, design and momentum at Melbourne Art Fair 2026
Record attendance, $16.4 million in sales and the debut of FUTUREOBJEKT signal a fair confidently expanding its cultural and commercial reach.
People
Inside the workshop of Simeon Dux
Designer-maker Simeon Dux creates finely crafted timber furniture with longevity, precision and heritage at its core.
Project
“A framework for continual transformation”: Studio Edwards creates retail apparatus with LOWF
Melbourne-based Studio Edwards has designed Shift+Space, a modular system under the banner of ‘adaptive retail architecture’. Ben Edwards tells us more.
News
Stylecraft opens new Collins Street showroom in Melbourne
Stylecraft opens its new Collins Street showroom, unveiling curated design spaces and Ross Gardam’s Dwell collection.
Project
Green Cup opens at Chadstone with a fresh, pared-back design by Hecker Guthrie
Hecker Guthrie brings a natural, material-led design to Green Cup’s new Chadstone store, pairing pine, steel and glass with a grab-and-go layout inspired by the brand’s fresh, organic ethos.
Project
Baker Bleu’s refined industrial space by IF Architecture
IF Architecture crafts Baker Bleu Cremorne into a refined, sustainable bakery and café where industrial design meets artisanal warmth.
News
“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.
Project
Winner of The Project at Saturday Indesign is revealed!
Responding to the theme of ‘Resonance – Evoking emotion through physical design,’ V-ZUG and the Whitehouse Institute of Design are the 2025 Saturday Indesign Project winners.
Events
Collingwood comes alive: A precinct of connection, conversation and creativity
Collingwood pulsed with energy at Saturday Indesign 2025, where talks, launches and activations spilled from showrooms into the streets.
Events
Saturday Indesign 2025 Afterparty: A rooftop celebration to remember
On 6th September 2025, Saturday Indesign went out with a bang at The Albion Rooftop in Melbourne. Sponsored by ABI Interiors, Woodcut and Signorino, the Afterparty was the perfect finale to a day of design, connection and creativity.
Events
The things we discussed at Saturday Indesign 2025
Curated by the Indesign editorial team and hosted at leading showrooms, the Design Discussions series provided thoughtful reflection and debate on key issues shaping the industry.
News
Richards Stanisich wins Australian Grand Prix at Dulux Colour Awards
The use of a single colour as the pivotal and defining design strategy, the unconventional application of contemporary colour on heritage projects, and the softening of traditionally ‘hard’ building typologies were observed in the winning projects at the 39th Dulux Colour Awards.
Events
“I am questioning the boundaries of art and where it belongs”: Emma Coulter
You may recognise Emma Coulter’s space- and surface-bending artworks at a glance. As one of Melbourne’s most dynamic artists, her work lives at the intersection of painting and site-specific art in a chromo-spatial manner.
People
Powerhouse for change: Jefa Greenaway
Through insight and expertise, INDESIGN Luminary Jefa Greenaway has forged a career highlighting Indigenous perspectives in architecture and design. He’s a powerful force for change and a man to be followed.
Project
HAVN takes its cues from modern Scandi and Japanese influences
For a brand that prides itself on originality and authenticity, this space made perfect sense for HAVN’s new home on Gertrude Street in Melbourne.
Workplace
Josh Carmody’s bespoke furniture pieces for SEEK
A major highlight in SEEK’s new headquarters by Hassell is Josh Carmody’s bespoke table collections which fill the halls with a local touch of handcrafted brilliance. Here’s the full story.
Project
Piccolo House by Wood Marsh is everything and more
Wood Marsh shows us how placemaking is done via Piccolo House, a new mixed use building in South Melbourne for local boutique property developer, Piccolo.
Project
Russell & George on its futuristic, multi-award winning Space & Time fit-out
The Work Space is one of the most tightly contested categories in the INDE.Awards. Which is why Russell & George’s self-designed North Melbourne studio was such a worthy winner in 2019.
News
Celebrating the new Melbourne Brickworks studio
Brickworks has unveiled its all-new Design Studio in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD – a harmonious mix of world-class building materials in a space that brings the brand to life.
Articles
Designing bricks-and-mortar retail in the digital age: Hecker Guthrie’s showroom for Schiavello
Retail is in a state of flux. Schiavello’s Melbourne showroom, designed by Hecker Guthrie, brings a biophilic response with an architectural sensibility. We take a step inside the 2018 INDE.Awards shortlisted project.
People
5 Minutes With … Made By Pen!
Join us behind the scenes of one of Melbourne’s most inspiring independent studios – Made By Pen!
Project
It’s Back! Open House Melbourne 2017
Winning hearts and minds through architecture and design — we explore the evolving story of Open House Melbourne with the initiative’s Executive Director Emma Telfer.