Sixty-four percent of global textile production uses synthetic fibres, while only about nine percent of plastics are successfully recycled each year worldwide. The latest National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) exhibition, Plant Life, seeks to provide alternative material solutions derived from plants. As our reliance on synthetic products – plastics, synthetic adhesives, polyester, synthetic foams… the […]
Colour has always been a key component of the designer’s handbook, but it’s only recently that we’ve started to understand why certain colours make us feel certain ways. Through understanding the psychology of colour, Herman Miller is repositioning the use of colour as a design strategy, creating human-centric, impactful products with purpose. When it comes […]
Sibling Architecture translates Angela Tiatia’s visual language into an atmospheric journey through Newcastle Art Gallery. Newcastle Art Gallery opens the doors to Muse on 26 September, and anyone expecting a straightforward retrospective is in for a surprise. The first major exhibition of Sāmoan/Australian artist Angela Tiatia‘s decades-long practice comes with an exhibition design by Sibling […]
Now open at the Home of the Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast, artisan’s UNLEASHED is a biennial exhibition showcasing the works of Queensland makers. This year’s practitioners work across jewellery, ceramics, furniture, lighting and object design. The art of making is something we can all relate to (whether we’re any good at it is […]
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