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Simone LeAmon’s and Ewan McEoin’s big ambitions for Australian design

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.

Rigg Design Prize returns with advertising in the spotlight

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.

Why we love Helen Kontouris: 5 designs for all time

Why we love Helen Kontouris: 5 designs for all time

Leanne Amodeo rounds up the Indesign team’s favourite Helen Kontouris designs.

Melbourne Design Fair to fill a key gap in local market

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.

A saccharine pink pond opens in NGV’s garden

A saccharine pink pond opens in NGV’s garden

Embedded into the NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden with an eye-catching a inviting pink hue, pond(er) – the NGV’s 2021 Architecture Commission – is officially open.

Today and Beyond – Sampling the Future

Today and Beyond – Sampling the Future

Sampling the Future is a must-see event for those looking to the future and a better world. With design the protagonist, the exhibition showcases just what can be achieved when creativity, science and technology combine to find a pathway forward.

Who’s next in line for the Australian Furniture Design Award?

Who’s next in line for the Australian Furniture Design Award?

The competition, presented by Stylecraft and the NGV, aims to support Australian design, with a number of prizes to supplement income and boost the profile of the winner.

NGV Contemporary design team will be one of these four

NGV Contemporary design team will be one of these four

Four inimitable Australian design teams have been officially announced as the finalists in the bid to design NGV Contemporary.

Get ready! It’s time to submit your ideas for Melbourne Design Week 2022

Get ready! It’s time to submit your ideas for Melbourne Design Week 2022

Melbourne Design Week is coming up again and expressions of interest are open. So if you’re a designer, educator or industry innovator, you better get cracking – submissions close September 23.

It’s on! NGV competition official jury announced and EOIs open

It’s on! NGV competition official jury announced and EOIs open

The National Gallery of Victoria’s Contemporary Design Competition is now accepting Expressions of Interest from Australian design teams.

MDW 2021 invites you to design the world you want

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.

Trapped in your home? National Gallery of Victoria has opened a virtual collection

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.