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 […]
Australian industrial designer Adam Goodrum and French marquetry artisan Arthur Seigneur have been awarded the 2024 Melbourne Design Week Award for their collaboration: ‘The Kissing Cabinet’. Announced on the opening day of Melbourne Design Week, Goodrum and Seigneur – working together as Adam&Arthur (A&A) – are the recipients of the annual $5000 prize, which recognises […]
Melbourne Design Week 2024 kicks off on 23 May, presenting 11 official days of more than 300 events centred around the theme: ‘Design the world you want’. Now in its eighth year, Melbourne Design Week is a significant annual design festival in Australia, which presents innovative exhibitions, international keynotes, displays, workshops, symposiums and more. With […]
Heritage architecture will grapple with 21st century challenges in an upcoming Melbourne Design Week exhibition. There is a tension in the Australian design industry, according to Melbourne-based designer and marketer CJ Cornish and furniture designer and 3D artist Locki Humphrey. The desire to preserve and celebrate our heritage architecture, with its cast-iron balustrades and decorative […]