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Events
Melbourne Design Week 2026 expands design’s role
From robotics and Blak design to food, furniture and climate-responsive sportswear, Australia’s largest design event will return in May with more than 400 events across Melbourne.
News
Melbourne Art Fair 2026 expands its vision
Returning to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre this February, Melbourne Art Fair 2026 introduces FUTUREOBJEKT and its first-ever Design Commission, signalling a growing focus on collectible design, crafted objects and cross-disciplinary practice.
News
Simone LeAmon is the new DIA CEO
Former INDE Luminary LeAmon joins the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) following more than a decade as the inaugural Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
News
Call for entries: Melbourne Design Week 2026 marks a decade of design excellence
Celebrating ten years of creative impact, Melbourne Design Week 2026 invites designers, studios, and collectives to submit expressions of interest for its statewide program and the Melbourne Art Book Fair.
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.
Events
Reporting from a whirlwind Melbourne Design Week
What a week! With so many events still to come, Jan Henderson gives us a taste of what the 2025 edition has been like so far.
Events
Volker Haug awarded Melbourne Design Week Prize
The announcement of Volker Haug as this year’s recipient of the Melbourne Design Week Prize starts the event on a high note.
Events
Hundreds of events planned as Melbourne Design Week returns
Melbourne design Week is just around the corner and here’s a glimpse of what to expect!
Events
London-based Nipa Doshi heads to Melbourne for NGV Women in Design Commission on IWD
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has announced Nipa Doshi as the recipient of the 2025 MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission.
Events
A bonanza of art as NGV Triennial opens its doors
The NGV Triennial of 2023 has arrived in Melbourne and runs until April 2024 with a wide-ranging display of works.
Events
India Mahdavi and Daniel Emma soak the NGV International with sumptuous colour
NGV has done it once again, securing the internationally renowned India Mahdavi to design its latest major exhibition. Meanwhile, Daniel Emma studio takes over the NGV Kids gallery. All in all, it makes for an outstanding exhibition visit at NGV International.
Events
The Design Wall at NGV is epic, here is how Hassell designed it
With raw, elemental features, Design Wall 2023 honours Melbourne’s vibrant product design scene and encapsulates a commitment to sustainability.
People
Simone LeAmon’s and Ewan McEoin’s big ambitions for Australian design
As NGV’s top design curators, Simone LeAmon and Ewan McEoin have big dreams for the design sector. And they’re coming at it with energy and ambition.
Events
After 10 years, Melbourne Now is coming back
It’s back, bigger and brighter than ever. The clock is ticking and Melbourne Now is certain to make a sensational impact when it opens on 24 March 2023.
News
Rigg Design Prize returns with advertising in the spotlight
The Rigg Design Prize returns with a new focus on advertising and communication design. Let’s find out what NGV has in store for us this year.
Products
Why we love Helen Kontouris: 5 designs for all time
Leanne Amodeo rounds up the Indesign team’s favourite Helen Kontouris designs.
Project
Who can resist a Greek column? Temple of Boom comes to NGV gardens
Time periods collide in the Temple of Boom, the latest Architecture Commission, set to grace to gardens of the NGV this summer.
Events
Melbourne Design Fair to fill a key gap in local market
An initiative of the National Gallery of Victoria in collaboration with the Melbourne Art Foundation, the inaugural Melbourne Design Fair runs from 16 – 20 March.
News
Australia’s next architectural masterpiece seeks designer
With a new architectural competition just announced, those who comprise the design community in Australia have the opportunity of a lifetime – to create something that will change and enhance the landscape of Melbourne, art and architecture forever.
News
MDW 2021 invites you to design the world you want
Melbourne Design Week returns in 2021 to explore the theme ‘Design the world you want’ and expressions of interest are open now until 9 September.
Ideas
Trapped in your home? National Gallery of Victoria has opened a virtual collection
The Corona virus may have us quarantined, but you can still be a patron of the arts thanks to the NGV virtual collection.
Articles
How EcoSoft flooring is saving the ocean one project at a time
Ecosoft carpet tiles are more than just a comfortable, aesthetic solution for your flooring needs. Through advanced recycling techniques, the brand is looking to remove one billion discarded plastic bottles from landfills and oceans across the globe.
News
Australian Furniture Design Awards (AFDA) 2020 calling for entries
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and Stylecraft will present the biennial award extravaganza as part of the Melbourne Design Week next year.