A new international publishing prize has been developed by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, in a major new initiative for the gallery’s annual Melbourne Art Book Fair. The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, and will award $15,000 AUD for the […]
Healthy eating has reached new heights at Preach Café in Bondi Beach. De Simone Design, who carried out the branding, signage and interior design, has taken the healthy lifestyle mantra from the menu all the way through to the fitout. Preach café aims to help its customers practice what they preach when it comes to […]
A historically significant wall is to be restored as part of Lendlease’s 6.1 acre Melbourne Quarter development. Constructed in 1890 by Victorian Railways, the 174 metre bluestone retaining wall on Flinders Street marks the site of Batman’s Hill and John Batman’s first home, constituting an important slice of Melbourne’s history. Before World War II, the […]
Melbourne architecture practice ClarkeHopkinsClarke has designed a village which helps to empower disadvantaged children and alleviate poverty in Kenya. The ever-growing village is the brainchild of Dean Landy, a partner at ClarkeHopkinsClarke, and the founder of the ‘for-purpose’ organisation One Heart Foundation which operates the project. Currently, One Heart Village hosts a primary school with […]
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