Expressions of interest are now open for the ninth iteration of Melbourne Design Week, taking place across Melbourne and Victoria from 15 to 25 May 2025.

Designers, studios and collectives are invited to submit innovative and ground-breaking ideas for events, talks, exhibitions, workshops and more for the festival’s state-wide program, including the Melbourne Art Book Fair. Expressions of interest are now open and close on Monday 20 January 2025.

A national platform for designers

The annual 11-day festival is an important national platform for designers, industry and enthusiasts to come together and share bold ideas, show new work, connect with industry and embed themselves within Victoria’s rich design community. The state-wide program features events held at the National Gallery of Victoria, alongside ateliers, studios, retail spaces, universities, galleries, gardens and public spaces throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria.

“We encourage Victorian designers, design businesses and anyone interested in the power of good design to get involved,” Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks MP says.

Expressions of interest are also open for the Melbourne Art Book Fair 2025, now in its 11^th year and held alongside Melbourne Design Week from 16 to 18 May 2025. Since launching in 2015, the Melbourne Art Book Fair has brought together publishers, writers and designers to showcase and launch some of the region’s best publications at venues across Melbourne and Victoria, including the National Gallery of Victoria, bookshops, galleries, libraries, community centres and public gardens. 

Express your interest in Melbourne Design Week 2025

For further information about Melbourne Design Week 2025, visit designweek.melbourne or contact designweek@ngv.vic.gov.au. For more details about Melbourne Art Book Fair 2025, visit artbookfair.melbourne.

Lead image: Installation view of Aluminium,11 May–22 June at Craft Victoria @craftvictoria with works byAlexander Brown, Andrew Carvolthand Bel Williams. Photo: Sarah Forgie

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