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Yiaga Fitzroy Gardens
230-298 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC, Australia Dining

Thu 21 May, 6pm

Yiaga: A Design Dinner

Yiaga Fitzroy Gardens

Australian Tapestry Workshop
262-266 Park Street, South Melbourne VIC, Australia Workshop

Sat 9 May, 1pm

Natural Dye Workshop with ATW

Australian Tapestry Workshop

Mezzanine, North Laundry
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Wed 13 May, 11am (3 more dates)

Built Character: A Shared Exploration of Furniture, Objects and Illustration

Mezzanine, North Laundry

SO:ME Space
South Melbourne Market, Coventry Street, South Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Wed 13 May, 8am (4 more dates)

What [*things*] are Melburnians Willing/Wanting to Share?

SO:ME Space

MOBILIA Melbourne Showroom
510 Church Street, Cremorne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

ReFramed

MOBILIA Melbourne Showroom

Seekers
203 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (7 more dates)

Post Industrial Bliss

Seekers

Ross Gardam Workshop
102 Albert St, Brunswick East VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (4 more dates)

Ross Gardam: Open Studio

Ross Gardam Workshop

Chapter House Melbourne
level 2/195 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 10am (12 more dates)

New Works by Jon Goulder Studio: In Collaboration with ALPHA60

Chapter House Melbourne


2C Percy Street, Prahran VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (3 more dates)

Modular Studies: At Home

APATO Showroom
6 Gipps Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (9 more dates)

Between Times

APATO Showroom

Measured Showroom (Corner of Wellington and Derby St)
63 Wellington Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Measured Showroom Opening + Wellness in Design Panel Discussion

Measured Showroom (Corner of Wellington and Derby St)

Lost Profile Gallery
42 Hope Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 10am (11 more dates)

APART: Applied Arts, Then And Now

Lost Profile Gallery


Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (3 more dates)

Arum

Southbank The Hub, University of Melbourne, Southbank Campus, Melbourne
The Hub (Building 863), Southbank VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (6 more dates)

A Jagged Orbit

Southbank The Hub, University of Melbourne, Southbank Campus, Melbourne

University of Melbourne, MSD Building, 133 Masson Rd Parkville AND Monash School of Art, Design & Architecture, Building G Concourse, Monash Caulfield Campus, 900 Dandenong Rd Caufield East
 Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 10am (12 more dates)

Before Building: Dialogue in Collective Design Practice

University of Melbourne, MSD Building, 133 Masson Rd Parkville AND Monash School of Art, Design & Architecture, Building G Concourse, Monash Caulfield Campus, 900 Dandenong Rd Caufield East

C. Gallery
50 Davis Avenue, South Yarra VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Can’t see this? You’re dead or not here. Ben Mazey

C. Gallery

The Store
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

LOST HiDE

The Store

UP THERE
69 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Fitness

Thu 14 May, 10am (11 more dates)

Re-imagining the Clubhouse

UP THERE

The Park House - Riverbank
631 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 10am (11 more dates)

Taking Shape

The Park House - Riverbank

Salomon Emporium Store
Salomon Melbourne, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Fitness

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

The Future Wears the Weather: Speculating the 2076 Mountain Athlete

Salomon Emporium Store

Kowtow
195 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

The Pattern Project

Kowtow

Kelli Lundberg Art @ The Studio & Co.
545 Mornington-Tyabb Road, Moorooduc VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (9 more dates)

Tall Poppy Curated by Tiffany Jade

Kelli Lundberg Art @ The Studio & Co.

Florian Home
617 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (3 more dates)

Table Manners

Florian Home

CY Space
Collingwood Yards, Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Twenty Years: The Making of a Symbol

CY Space

Red Gallery
157 Saint Georges Road, Fitzroy North VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (4 more dates)

Threaded Realities: From Skin to Space

Red Gallery


Koorie Heritage Trust, The Birrarung Building, Fed Square, Cnr Flinders &, Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (3 more dates)

Treading Lightly

Pop-up showroom
481 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Thu 14 May, 10am (9 more dates)

Designed by Human, Cut by Machine

Pop-up showroom

Level 2
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

John Gollings Artist Room

Level 2

Level 3
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Made to Move: Australian Jewellery 1960–2020

Level 3

McBride Charles Ryan Studio
2-4 Carlton Street, Prahran VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 10am (8 more dates)

Curious City: The School Campus as a Microcosm for Metropolitan Society

McBride Charles Ryan Studio

shopKHT, Crossbar Building
Federation Square, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Design from Country at shopKHT

shopKHT, Crossbar Building

HAVN
198-200 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Dowel Jones & Pendleton Woolen Mills

HAVN

Articolo Studios Melbourne Flagship Showroom
18 Willis Street, Richmond VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 10am (6 more dates)

Seam: Convergence of Materiality

Articolo Studios Melbourne Flagship Showroom

Bookshop by Uro, Collingwood Yards
5/30 Perry Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Everyday Rituals

Bookshop by Uro, Collingwood Yards

Storehouse
1-3 Inkerman Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (11 more dates)

Long Distance Call: Sculptural Furniture and Lighting

Storehouse

Southwood Furniture Showroom
23 Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Fred Ward: Design Luminary

Southwood Furniture Showroom

Level 3, First Nations Art
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (10 more dates)

Future Country: Country Road + NGV First Nations Commissions 2026

Level 3, First Nations Art

Australian Tapestry Workshop
262-266 Park Street, South Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 10am (5 more dates)

Floras Localis

Australian Tapestry Workshop

Kloke
199-201 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Thu 14 May, 10am (11 more dates)

Future Comfort

Kloke

Convent Courtyard
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (10 more dates)

UnitePlayPerform – Concept Store

Convent Courtyard

Convent Courtyard
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (10 more dates)

Reclaim and Transform Initiative: Hybrid Habitat – Material Innovation, Cultural Repair & Participation.

Convent Courtyard

Noise Complaint
35 Butler Street, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 11am (6 more dates)

Off-Menu: Showcasing Practice Depth via Dual Items

Noise Complaint

Curve Furniture
307 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (10 more dates)

Second Nature

Curve Furniture

South Magdalen Laundry
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (11 more dates)

100 CHAIRS

South Magdalen Laundry

Australian Centre for Glass Design
140 High Street, Windsor VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 11am (9 more dates)

WHERE WE MEET

Australian Centre for Glass Design

Tasma Terrace
6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (5 more dates)

reFashion/transform

Tasma Terrace

Packing Room
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (2 more dates)

All Heaven Broke Loose

Packing Room

MPavilion Parkville
168/194 Leicester St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia Talk Workshop

Thu 14 May, 11am (5 more dates)

Biomaterials Workshop

MPavilion Parkville


Buxton Contemporary, Dodds Street, Southbank VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (7 more dates)

744.452 (Types of Specimens)

Gasworks Art Precinct
10 Richardson St, Albert Park VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 11am (7 more dates)

PARKiosk

Gasworks Art Precinct

Pieces of Eight Gallery
28 Russell Place, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (8 more dates)

La Grande Fête (The Grand Feast)

Pieces of Eight Gallery

The Front Room Gallery
404 George Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (7 more dates)

The Things We Keep

The Front Room Gallery


322-324 Lennox Street, Richmond VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (7 more dates)

Pas de deux (Step of Two)

Industrial School
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (2 more dates)

But Wait, There’s More

Industrial School

The Salon
Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (10 more dates)

The Sheepskin Suite

The Salon

Bishop's Parlour
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 11am (8 more dates)

Synthesis

Bishop's Parlour

JUNGLES JUNGLES
12 Argyle St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (10 more dates)

Various Forms of Production

JUNGLES JUNGLES

Convent Building, Salon A
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 11am (10 more dates)

Domestic Revery: The Beauty of Useful Objects

Convent Building, Salon A


Craft Victoria, Watson Place, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (7 more dates)

Felled: Reimagining Timber Supply in Contemporary Craft Practice

Magdalen Laundry North
Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 11am (2 more dates)

Industry

Magdalen Laundry North

Outré Gallery
319 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 12am (10 more dates)

Cry With Me: Tear Drops

Outré Gallery

24/7 in RMIT Design Archives Gallery Window
154 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 12am (10 more dates)

Game On! Typotronic Revisited

24/7 in RMIT Design Archives Gallery Window

Nord
261 Albert Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 12pm (10 more dates)

Relics and Remains

Nord

Mitty's News Agency (Level 1)
1/53 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 12pm (4 more dates)

A Decade of Menus

Mitty's News Agency (Level 1)

Ma House Supply Store
54 Johnston St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 12pm (5 more dates)

Sensual Living Systems™

Ma House Supply Store

Room
1/358 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 12pm (3 more dates)

A State of Matter

Room

Useful Objects
47 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 12pm (8 more dates)

Transformative Repair

Useful Objects

Le Space
1 Mater St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 12pm (11 more dates)

Toad Takeover: From Pest to Purpose

Le Space

Off the Kerb Gallery
66B Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 12pm (4 more dates)

Keep Up

Off the Kerb Gallery

Made Studio
175 Rose Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 12pm (6 more dates)

Scraps

Made Studio

Upper ground corridor of the Johnston St building, Collingwood Yards
4/35 Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 1pm (9 more dates)

Objects in Process

Upper ground corridor of the Johnston St building, Collingwood Yards

Christopher Boots Studio
324-328 Napier Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Tour

Thu 14 May, 2pm (8 more dates)

ASTROLABE: Fifteen Years of Christopher Boots

Christopher Boots Studio

Virtual Experiences Lab (VXLab) RMIT
110 Victoria Street, Carlton South VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 3pm (3 more dates)

Playable XR: Extended Reality RMIT Showcase

Virtual Experiences Lab (VXLab) RMIT

Claw Creative
120-122 Alexandra Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 4pm (3 more dates)

Conserving Traditional Crafts

Claw Creative

Goldstone Gallery
41 Derby Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 4pm (6 more dates)

Form & Phenomenon

Goldstone Gallery

The Capitol
113 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 5pm

Launch of the RMIT Regenerative Futures Institute

The Capitol

Dua Bakehouse
Collingwood Yards, Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Dining

Thu 14 May, 5pm (10 more dates)

Sixteen Things to Do with a Lemon

Dua Bakehouse

The Hanger, RMIT University
25 Dawson Street, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia Workshop

Thu 14 May, 5pm (1 more date)

A Flourishing Fashion System for 2040

The Hanger, RMIT University

Chin Chin Melbourne
125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 5pm (10 more dates)

GoGo Art Series Presents Soft Synthetic by Lisa Meinesz

Chin Chin Melbourne


565 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 5.30pm

Kwerk Furniture: A Conversation with Nickolas Gurtler

Gray Puksand Studio Level 1
565 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 14 May, 5.30pm

Authentic Stories in Architecture: The Importance of Indigenous Co-Design

Gray Puksand Studio Level 1


47 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 6pm (3 more dates)

COUNTER CURRENT

Phoenix Theatre, Building P
Deakin Library Burwood, Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 6pm

Flapper Said: Conversational AI in Culture, Design & Interpretation – Panel Discussion

Phoenix Theatre, Building P

The Design Files Gallery
14 Little Oxford Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 6pm (4 more dates)

Hand of the Maker: Robert Gordon x HotHaus Glass Studio

The Design Files Gallery

Animal House Fine Arts
5 Florence Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 6pm (4 more dates)

HOUSE

Animal House Fine Arts


Artbank Melbourne, Down Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 6pm (8 more dates)

RE:BORN

Planet Innovation Head Office
436 Elgar Road, Box Hill VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Tour

Thu 14 May, 6pm

Designing Impactful Healthcare Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

Planet Innovation Head Office

ESCULTURA SHOWROOM
18 Hill Street, Cremorne VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 6pm (5 more dates)

ESCULTURA FURNITURE: A Sculpted Collective

ESCULTURA SHOWROOM

Costume Workroom, Level 1, Performing Arts Building (879)
Dodds Street, Southbank VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 14 May, 6.15pm (1 more date)

Costume Ménage à Trois: Costume Designer, Costumier and Performer on Collaboration and Creation

Costume Workroom, Level 1, Performing Arts Building (879)

Made by Morgen
57-59 Weston St, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 6.30pm (4 more dates)

Tactile Dialogues: Fragments of Matter

Made by Morgen

VVREN
9 Lygon Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 6.30pm (11 more dates)

Scar Illuminated: Finding Beauty in the Broken

VVREN


19 Down Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 6.30pm (3 more dates)

A Place Between

Glowing Structures Gallery
541 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 14 May, 6.30pm

The Journey to ARRIVAL

Glowing Structures Gallery

Level 5
107 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 14 May, 7.45am

Designing Density Well: Delivering Quality Homes for Victorians

Level 5

Rear Carpark of Elisabeth Murdoch Building (BUILDING 860)
220/234 St Kilda Rd, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 8am (10 more dates)

CLOSENOUGH

Rear Carpark of Elisabeth Murdoch Building (BUILDING 860)


33-39 Keele Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 8am (10 more dates)

CIBI: A First Generation Design Story

Deakin University Library
221 Burwood Highway, Burwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 8am (10 more dates)

Flapper Said: Exploring the Future of Conversational AI

Deakin University Library

Stylecraft, Ground floor
379 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 9am (6 more dates)

Australian Furniture Design Award 2026 – Living Well Living Small

Stylecraft, Ground floor

NACO Design Showroom
512 Bridge Road, Richmond VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 9am (10 more dates)

Naco Design Labs: The Work in Progress

NACO Design Showroom

Stylecraft
379 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 9am (6 more dates)

Celebrating Australian Design with Stylecraft

Stylecraft

St. Heliers Gallery
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 9am (10 more dates)

Lines of Force

St. Heliers Gallery

Tait Melbourne
209/211 Smith St, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 9am (10 more dates)

Lustre

Tait Melbourne

Riva Ceramica Tile Shop
284 Bay Street, Brighton VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 9am (8 more dates)

Artist Spotlight: The Shape of Gravity

Riva Ceramica Tile Shop

Sabu Studio
6-8 Down Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 9am (5 more dates)

Still Form

Sabu Studio


Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 9am (10 more dates)

Top Designs 2026

Exhibition at RMIT Design Hub and various locations; Symposium at RMIT Design Hub
Building 100 (Design Hub) - RMIT University, Victoria Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 9am (10 more dates)

Counterfactual Cities: Regenerative Urban Imaginaries

Exhibition at RMIT Design Hub and various locations; Symposium at RMIT Design Hub

Mondoluce
272 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 14 May, 9am (9 more dates)

David Trubridge: New Lighting, Giant Installation and Evening Talk

Mondoluce

RMIT Media Portal - Building 14, Level 2, Room 131
414-418 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Workshop

Thu 14 May, 9am

Beyond Rezoning: Delivering Liveable Neighbourhoods

RMIT Media Portal - Building 14, Level 2, Room 131

Hotel House
434 Queens Parade, Fitzroy North Victoria, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 9am (3 more dates)

Between Planes

Hotel House

CHAM
25/31 Peel St, West Melbourne VIC 3003, Australia Exhibition

Thu 14 May, 9am (9 more dates)

GIVE and TAKE

CHAM

ARM Melbourne
303 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Film Talk

Thu 14 May, 9am (7 more dates)

Home Reimagined: Housing Tomorrow in Motion

ARM Melbourne

Cult Design
16-28 Duke Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Tour

Thu 14 May, 9.30am (9 more dates)

KEEP: Forever Objects Designed by Six Australian Architects

Cult Design

HALI
492 Church Street, Richmond VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 14 May, 9.30am (10 more dates)

Tender Dialogues: Two Contemporary Textile Practices in Conversation

HALI

Great Hall
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 10am (2 more dates)

Stallholder Fair

Great Hall

Federation Court
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 10am (2 more dates)

ORIENT & RE-ORIENT

Federation Court

Great Hall
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 10am (2 more dates)

Posted Up: Works from the International Poster Biennale Mexico

Great Hall

Workshops: MPavillion RMIT Brunswick + Exhibition: Balam Balam Place Brunswick
Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Fri 15 May, 10am (13 more dates)

Open Edition

Workshops: MPavillion RMIT Brunswick + Exhibition: Balam Balam Place Brunswick

MORE
1/5 Churchill St, Doncaster East VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Fri 15 May, 10am (6 more dates)

More Making

MORE

@14
14 Langridge St, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 10am (10 more dates)

BLEND

@14

Second Storey Studios - Engine Room
222A Johnston St, Collingwood Victoria 3066, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 10am (6 more dates)

Terraform

Second Storey Studios - Engine Room

Various locations
Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk Tour Workshop Dining

Fri 15 May, 10am (1 more date)

BDD Open Studios: Design Behind Closed Doors

Various locations

Studio Dokola
1 Cromwell Parade, West Footscray VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 10am

Goblets & Chalice

Studio Dokola


Heide Museum of Modern Art, Templestowe Road, Bulleen VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Fri 15 May, 10am (6 more dates)

If Only We Knew

Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Tour

Fri 15 May, 10.30am (3 more dates)

Melbourne Design Week Walking Tour

Abbotsford Convent


400 Smith Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 11am (9 more dates)

Discursive Craft: Leather, Paper and Horn

Dowel Jones showroom
404 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 11am (2 more dates)

Finite

Dowel Jones showroom


NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Fri 15 May, 2pm

Repair Stories: Panel and Launch

Kathleen Syme Library
251 Faraday St, Carlton VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Fri 15 May, 2pm (2 more dates)

Imagining a Better World: Participatory Design Workshop

Kathleen Syme Library

Federation Court
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Fri 15 May, 3pm

Book Designers in Conversation

Federation Court

West End Art Space
112 Adderley Street, West Melbourne VIC 3003, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk Tour

Fri 15 May, 4pm (2 more dates)

Art Nouveau Meets Post Baroque

West End Art Space

Maribyrnong Park Bowls & Croquet Club
195 Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 5pm (1 more date)

Monuments

Maribyrnong Park Bowls & Croquet Club

The Level III
level 2/62-64 Little La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Fri 15 May, 5pm (9 more dates)

Wild Tenderness

The Level III


MPavilion, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Workshop

Fri 15 May, 5pm (11 more dates)

Age of Algae: Seaweed, Systems and Regenerative Futures

Modus Forma Office
1/120 Cambridge Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Fri 15 May, 5.30pm

Past, Present and Future

Modus Forma Office


ALPAKA, Star Crescent, Docklands VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Fri 15 May, 5.30pm (7 more dates)

Carrying LOUD Vol. 2

Shell Space
6-8 McIver Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk Tour

Fri 15 May, 5.30pm (4 more dates)

The Grotto

Shell Space

National Communication Museum (NCM)
375 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Fri 15 May, 5.30pm

Keynote: Professor Yamanaka

National Communication Museum (NCM)

Ground Floor
Building 100 (Design Hub) - RMIT University, Victoria Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Fri 15 May, 5.30pm (1 more date)

Design the World You Want

Ground Floor

Flower Club (Xflos Studio in Collingwood Yards)
30B Perry St, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop Dining

Fri 15 May, 5.30pm (3 more dates)

Ephemeral Ebb: An Immersive Exhibition on Material Change and Process

Flower Club (Xflos Studio in Collingwood Yards)

At The Above
198 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Film

Fri 15 May, 6pm (9 more dates)

Lucas Lecacheur: PERFECT DESIGNS

At The Above

Clay Dance Studio
20 Droop Street, Footscray VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 6pm (2 more dates)

Printing Rhythms: Clay 3D Printing, Live Soundscapes and Flowers

Clay Dance Studio

Rear of 47 Easey St, Collingwood
47 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Fri 15 May, 6pm (9 more dates)

Superhot Shop

Rear of 47 Easey St, Collingwood

Coates Community Arts
suite 6 level 4/20 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 6.30pm (2 more dates)

Touching Grass

Coates Community Arts

Library Level 1 (Building A)
Monash University Caulfield Campus, Dandenong Road, Caulfield East VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 9am (9 more dates)

Navigating Clayton’s Sustainable Future: Exploring New Journeys through Design, Mobility and Community

Library Level 1 (Building A)

Eco Outdoor Showroom
422 Burnley Street, Richmond VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Fri 15 May, 9am (8 more dates)

Waste to Wonder: Surplus Materials Become Enduring Objects

Eco Outdoor Showroom

Zuster Furniture Hawthorn
33 Church Street, Hawthorn VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 15 May, 9am (6 more dates)

Zuster Design Showcase

Zuster Furniture Hawthorn

Lux FX
145 Victoria Parade, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Tour

Fri 15 May, 9am (10 more dates)

Designing with Light: Experiencing the Invisible

Lux FX

Moran & Cato building
12/95 Victoria Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 10am (1 more date)

Troy Backhouse: Open Studio – Between Idea and Object

Moran & Cato building

Monash Caulfield Library, Ground Floor, Building A
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 10am (8 more dates)

Between Play and Decay: Towards the Creation of a Living Cemetery

Monash Caulfield Library, Ground Floor, Building A

Johnston Street Building
Collingwood Yards, Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Sat 16 May, 10am (1 more date)

Susty Spec: Biomaterials Exhibition and Launch Party

Johnston Street Building

Fed Square
Test Garden, Russell Street Extension, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 10am

Test Garden Open Day: Public Gardens and Designed Landscapes

Fed Square

Victorian Artists Society Gallery
430 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 10am

Creative Legacies in Melbourne’s Interiors

Victorian Artists Society Gallery


Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Sat 16 May, 10am (5 more dates)

Clothes for Chairs

RMIT University, Building 8, MegaFlex 1
Bowen Street Plaza - RMIT University, Bowen Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Workshop

Sat 16 May, 10am (1 more date)

Co-designing Evolutionary Organisations

RMIT University, Building 8, MegaFlex 1

Monash Caulfield Library, Ground Floor, Building A
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 10am (8 more dates)

The Unintended Edit

Monash Caulfield Library, Ground Floor, Building A


Glyn Davis Building (MSD), Masson Road, Parkville VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 10am (6 more dates)

Alison Page: Creative Shape Shifter

Monash Caulfield Library, Ground Floor, Building A
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 10am (8 more dates)

Fungi, Body, Living Things: Mycelium-Based Sculptures and AR Experience

Monash Caulfield Library, Ground Floor, Building A

The Park House - Riverbank
631 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia Workshop

Sat 16 May, 10am

Illuminated Stories: Kids Lantern Painting Workshop with First Nations Artist Peter Hood

The Park House - Riverbank

Archive Reading Room
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 11am (2 more dates)

Front Row Access: The Campbell-Pretty Fashion Research Collection

Archive Reading Room

Room 204, Balam Balam Place
15 Phoenix St, Brunswick VIC 3056, Australia Workshop

Sat 16 May, 11am

Rice Urn Making Workshop

Room 204, Balam Balam Place

Anton Gerner Furniture Showroom
24 Victoria Road, Hawthorn East VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 11am (7 more dates)

Latent Space: Tradition Reframed

Anton Gerner Furniture Showroom

Riva Ceramica Tile Shop
284 Bay Street, Brighton VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 11am

Design Voices: Protecting Design Integrity in a Compromised World

Riva Ceramica Tile Shop

Saigon Welcome Arch in Footscray
Leeds Street & Hopkins Street, Footscray VIC, Australia Tour Dining

Sat 16 May, 12pm (1 more date)

Saigon ↔ Melbourne: Sonic Street Food Banquets

Saigon Welcome Arch in Footscray

BAR Studio
47 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 12pm (3 more dates)

Explorations in Scaling the Bespoke

BAR Studio

CoCraft Gallery
67 St Hellier St, Heidelberg Heights VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 16 May, 12pm (4 more dates)

Meputa Studio Product Launch

CoCraft Gallery

Private address in Toorak (disclosed upon booking)
Toorak VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Sat 16 May, 12pm (6 more dates)

In 100 Years

Private address in Toorak (disclosed upon booking)

Clemenger BBDO Auditorium
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 12pm

Tom Kundig in Conversation

Clemenger BBDO Auditorium


NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 12.30pm

Scoping the Archives: Grassroots Design Archives and Practices in Asia

Convent Courtyard
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 2pm

Reclaim and Transform: Storytelling Right Relationship Through Material, Form, Design.

Convent Courtyard

Perfume Playground Australia
416/37 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Workshop

Sat 16 May, 2pm (2 more dates)

Olfactory Architecture: Designing Atmosphere Through Fragrance and Candle-Making

Perfume Playground Australia

Melbourne School of Design, Glyn Davis Building
133 Masson Road, Parkville Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 2pm

BLAK: Defining an Australian Future

Melbourne School of Design, Glyn Davis Building

Ink & Spindle Studio
Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 16 May, 2pm (2 more dates)

Ink & Spindle Open Studio and Screenprinting Demonstration

Ink & Spindle Studio

Studio Take Care
1 Pitt Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Workshop

Sat 16 May, 4pm

Creative Shuffle

Studio Take Care

Richmond Power Station
Hargreaves St, Cremorne VIC 3121, Australia Talk Workshop

Sat 16 May, 9am

Material Solutions: Early Careers Circular Design Sprint Competition at Richmond Power Station

Richmond Power Station

Hector's Deli (Normanby Chambers)
430 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Tour

Sat 16 May, 9am

Tour de Sign: A Leisurely Walking Tour of Melbourne Design

Hector's Deli (Normanby Chambers)

The Park House - Riverbank
631 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Workshop

Sun 17 May, 10am

Make Your Own Monster: Kids Weaving with the Australian Tapestry Workshop

The Park House - Riverbank

Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
133 Masson Road, Parkville VIC, Australia Talk

Sun 17 May, 11am

BLAK Chat: First Nation Creative Futures

Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building

Activity Room
Library at The Dock, 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia Workshop

Sun 17 May, 12.30pm (1 more date)

A Seat at the Table: Design Your City Through Play

Activity Room

Victorian Trades Hall Council
54 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Workshop

Sun 17 May, 1pm

OPEN Play: Art and Craft Workshop

Victorian Trades Hall Council

Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building
133 Masson Road, Parkville VIC, Australia Workshop

Sun 17 May, 2pm

Weaving Workshop with Sancia Ridgeway

Design Gallery, Glyn Davis Building

Yiaga Fitzroy Gardens
230-298 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sun 17 May, 5pm (1 more date)

Yiaga: The Craft of Place

Yiaga Fitzroy Gardens

Gordon Studio Glassblowers
290 Red Hill Road, Red Hill VIC, Australia Talk Workshop

Sun 17 May, 5.30pm

In the Hot Shop: Glassblowing Demos with Special Guest

Gordon Studio Glassblowers

La Rue La Rue Gallery
165 Shoreham Road, Red Hill South VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Sun 17 May, 9am (8 more dates)

A Life. Be In It. – The Art of Alexander Stitt AM

La Rue La Rue Gallery

Slow Clay Centre
13 Keele Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Workshop

Sun 17 May, 9.30am

Circular Ceramics for Native Bee Habitat

Slow Clay Centre

Jardan Design and Manufacturing Headquarters
1314 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby VIC, Australia Tour

Mon 18 May, 10am (3 more dates)

Jardan Design and Manufacturing Tour

Jardan Design and Manufacturing Headquarters

RMIT Design Archives
154 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Talk Workshop

Mon 18 May, 11am

Spellbound in the Archives: The Jigsaw Factory and Troppo Print Studio

RMIT Design Archives

Online
Talk Workshop

Mon 18 May, 11am

How Designers Can Stay Human in a World of AI

Online

Storey Hall Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (Green Brain)
336-348 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk Workshop

Mon 18 May, 4pm

Amplify>>Future Policy Design

Storey Hall Conference Rooms 1 & 2 (Green Brain)

Carnation Canteen
165 Gore Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Talk Dining

Mon 18 May, 5pm

Cocktail Hour: Audrey Shaw

Carnation Canteen


189 Toorak Road, South Yarra VIC, Australia Talk Tour

Mon 18 May, 5pm

Workplace x Wellness

MGS Architects Studio
level 4/1 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Mon 18 May, 5.30pm

Intergenerational Design Practices

MGS Architects Studio


21 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Mon 18 May, 6pm (5 more dates)

CREASE

Woods Bagot
498 Little Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Talk

Mon 18 May, 6pm

Demystifying Engagement

Woods Bagot

Grounded Studios
1/216 Albion Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Talk

Mon 18 May, 6pm

Everywhen: Environmental Sensing and the Songs, Shape and Intelligence of Water

Grounded Studios

Foolscap Studio / Relative Projects
level 1/84 Rupert St, Collingwood VIC, Australia Talk

Mon 18 May, 6pm

How Good Design Can Change the World

Foolscap Studio / Relative Projects


Salomon Melbourne, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk Workshop Fitness

Mon 18 May, 7.30pm (2 more dates)

Material Afterlives: A Runner’s Guide to Reuse and Regeneration

Paper Tree Gallery, Nicholas Building, Floor 5, Room 12
37 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Mon 18 May, 9am (11 more dates)

Studio Tour and Risograph Demonstration

Paper Tree Gallery, Nicholas Building, Floor 5, Room 12


Monash University Caulfield Campus, Dandenong Road, Caulfield East VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Workshop

Mon 18 May, 9am (7 more dates)

Future Building: Research to Make Buildings Better

Victorian Schools
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Workshop

Mon 18 May, 9am

Design and Technologies Week in Schools 2026

Victorian Schools

Balam Balam
15 Phoenix Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Mon 18 May, 9am (6 more dates)

Grounded Allegories: Healing, Replenishing, Reconnecting

Balam Balam


Victorian Pride Centre, Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Exhibition

Tue 19 May, 10am (2 more dates)

Accessible Futures: Disability, Environment, and Inclusion

The Journal Cafe
253 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Tue 19 May, 10am (1 more date)

Ridiculous Jewellery Café

The Journal Cafe

No Vacancy Gallery (Level 3 QV)
34/40 Jane Bell Ln, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Tue 19 May, 10am (5 more dates)

Making Light: New Lighting Works by B-TD

No Vacancy Gallery (Level 3 QV)

Zuster Furniture Hawthorn
33 Church Street, Hawthorn VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Tour

Tue 19 May, 10am

Zuster Furniture: Showroom Design Talk, Factory Tour & Refreshments

Zuster Furniture Hawthorn


To Be Frank Bakery, Bedford Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Talk Workshop

Tue 19 May, 10am

Brand Storytelling in Hospitality: A Workshop

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 10am

How Would You Like to Get Around? Melbourne’s Mobility Future

Victorian Pride Centre

Online
 Workshop

Tue 19 May, 10.30am

Under 5s Possum-Skin Cloaks

Online

Sophie Gannon Gallery
2 Albert Street, Richmond VIC, Australia Exhibition

Tue 19 May, 11am (4 more dates)

Designwork 10

Sophie Gannon Gallery

Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Workshop

Tue 19 May, 11am (1 more date)

Drawing Under the Dome

Melbourne Museum

Exhibition space, level 3
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 12pm

Radical Aesthetics: Japanese Fashion from the NGV Collection

Exhibition space, level 3

Foyer, ground level
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 12.30pm

Lunchtime Talk: What I Wish I Knew Then (Industrial Design)

Foyer, ground level

Exhibition space, level 1
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 12.30pm

Burmese Textiles and the shwe jee doe kalaga

Exhibition space, level 1

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Workshop

Tue 19 May, 1pm

Queer Film Stories

Victorian Pride Centre

FB Rice Offices
level 33/477 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 3pm (1 more date)

Protecting Designs

FB Rice Offices

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 4.30pm

Bathhouse Project

Victorian Pride Centre


500 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 5pm

Renewable Real Estate: Retrofitting the Workplace

Riva Ceramica Tile Shop
284 Bay St, Brighton VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Tue 19 May, 5pm

Design Voices: Where Object Meets Space

Riva Ceramica Tile Shop

The Cloud
84 Rupert Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Tue 19 May, 5pm

Foolscap x Song for the Mute: The Souffle Reimagined

The Cloud


105 High Street, Prahran VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Tue 19 May, 5pm (5 more dates)

Fused Deposition / Molten Tension

R L Foote Design Studio
1 Parslow Street, Clifton Hill VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Dining

Tue 19 May, 5pm (5 more dates)

Bite Sized Design

R L Foote Design Studio

Melbourne Connect (The Studio)
700 Swanston Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 5.30pm

My Health Story: Healthtech Powered by Lived Experience

Melbourne Connect (The Studio)

Kennedy Nolan
61 Victoria Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Tue 19 May, 6pm (4 more dates)

Material Truths: SKUPA x Elliat Rich

Kennedy Nolan

Sculptform
50 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 6pm

What Is Effective Collaboration When Designing Precincts in Our City?

Sculptform

Monash Art Design and Architecture, Building G, Level 1, Theatre G1.04
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 6pm

Design, Creativity and AI

Monash Art Design and Architecture, Building G, Level 1, Theatre G1.04


Collarts - Wellington St Campus, Wellington Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 6pm (2 more dates)

Design Futures: Pathways, Leadership & Legacy

Great Hall
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Tue 19 May, 6.30pm

David Flack in Conversation

Great Hall

Jardan Richmond Showroom
522 Church Street, Richmond VIC, Australia Film Talk

Tue 19 May, 7pm

Jardan presents the short film Interwoven: Motions of Passage

Jardan Richmond Showroom

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Exhibition

Tue 19 May, 9am (2 more dates)

The Future Fitting Room

Victorian Pride Centre

Online
 Workshop

Tue 19 May, 9.30am

Designing the Everyday with Daniel Emma Studio: Levels 3–8

Online

Great Hall
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Wed 20 May, 10am

IT’S 2100. WELCOME TO THE SYMBIOCENE.

Great Hall

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Workshop

Wed 20 May, 10am

Object Intimacies: Sensing Shifts

Victorian Pride Centre

MADA Gallery, Building D, Monash University Caulfield Campus
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield VIC, Australia Exhibition

Wed 20 May, 10am (2 more dates)

Designing Research Translations: Making as a Research Practice

MADA Gallery, Building D, Monash University Caulfield Campus


level 5/83 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Talk Tour

Wed 20 May, 10am

623 Collins: In Conversation with Fiona Lynch & Plus Studio®

RMIT Design Archives
154 Victoria Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Talk

Wed 20 May, 11am

Born Digital: The Archives of Bernard Joyce and William Nankivell

RMIT Design Archives

Troppo Print Studio
503 Sydney Road, Coburg VIC, Australia Workshop

Wed 20 May, 11am (4 more dates)

Get Screenprinting at Troppo

Troppo Print Studio

Foyer, ground level
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Wed 20 May, 12.30pm

Lunchtime Talk: What I Wish I Knew Then (Interior Design)

Foyer, ground level

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Talk Workshop

Wed 20 May, 2pm

Designing Quantum Futures

Victorian Pride Centre

KNOVUS Studio
90 Grattan Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Talk Tour

Wed 20 May, 3pm (1 more date)

Tactile Logic: The Architecture of 3D Knit

KNOVUS Studio

Oblique Room - Level 2, enter via 100 Queen St
376-390 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk Workshop

Wed 20 May, 3pm

Feral Copycats: Outsmarting Online Imitators

Oblique Room - Level 2, enter via 100 Queen St

Moose Toys Head Office
29 Grange Road, Cheltenham VIC, Australia Opening Talk Workshop

Wed 20 May, 4pm

HANDS ON

Moose Toys Head Office

Kett Studio
4/62 Fallon Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Opening Talk Tour

Wed 20 May, 5pm

Kett In The Making: Open Studio

Kett Studio


181 William St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Talk

Wed 20 May, 5.30pm

Designing Out Waste: Launching the De-fit Guidelines for Commercial Fitouts

Invicta House
226 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Wed 20 May, 5.30pm

From Amenity to Experience: Hospitality and the Evolving Workplace

Invicta House


7/14 Tripovich Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition

Wed 20 May, 6pm

Your Creative Chaos

CY Venue
Collingwood Yards, Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Opening Talk

Wed 20 May, 6pm

Adapt! Designing New Lives for Old Buildings

CY Venue

Aesop Collins Street
162 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Wed 20 May, 6pm

Hardworking Hands of Design: In Conversation

Aesop Collins Street

Troppo Print Studio
503 Sydney Road, Coburg VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Wed 20 May, 6pm (4 more dates)

A Dictionary of Hand Screenprinting Exhibition Launch

Troppo Print Studio

Great Hall
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Wed 20 May, 6.30pm

Mary Featherston in Conversation

Great Hall

Level 6, AMDC Building
423 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Workshop

Wed 20 May, 9am (7 more dates)

Future Services Studio: Imagining the Next Chapter of Australian Design Products and Services

Level 6, AMDC Building

Magdalen Laundry
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Workshop

Thu 21 May, 10am

Material Intersections: The Future of 3D Knit & First Nations Design

Magdalen Laundry

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Workshop

Thu 21 May, 10am

So You Wanna Be a Designer?

Victorian Pride Centre


309-325 Bourke St, Melbourne Victoria 3000, Australia Tour

Thu 21 May, 10am

Inside Adaptive Reuse: The Spaces Between

SEEK Ltd.
60-88 Cremorne Street, Cremorne VIC, Australia Workshop

Thu 21 May, 10am

If AI Can Teach You Anything, What’s Education For?

SEEK Ltd.

Industrial School
Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 21 May, 11am (5 more dates)

PAGEANT: A Retrospective (2010–2025)

Industrial School

Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Tour

Thu 21 May, 11am (3 more dates)

Italian Art and Design: Behind the Scenes Collection Tour

Melbourne Museum

The Oratory
Abbotsford Convent, 1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 21 May, 11am (3 more dates)

Cyclic: Circular Thinking in Contemporary Craft Practice

The Oratory

EXPERIMENT 29
29 Sydney Road, Coburg VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 21 May, 12pm (4 more dates)

Experimental Errors

EXPERIMENT 29

SOAZ 22
170 Queen St, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 21 May, 12.30pm

Design, Disrupt, Defend: Innovation Meets IP

SOAZ 22

Revolver Lane
231 Chapel St, Prahran VIC 3181, Australia Exhibition Talk Workshop

Thu 21 May, 1pm (7 more dates)

Edwin Fox Presents: A Guide Through Furniture Restoration, Vol. 2026

Revolver Lane

Garden Building Level 6
RMIT University - Melbourne City Campus, La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Workshop

Thu 21 May, 2pm

Workshop with Design Declares: Ideas to Action

Garden Building Level 6

r.a.g.e. Hot Glass Studio
10 Hossack Avenue, Coburg North VIC, Australia Talk Tour

Thu 21 May, 3.30pm

Shared Material Intelligence: Strengthening Melbourne’s Design Ecosystem

r.a.g.e. Hot Glass Studio

Victorian Archives Centre and Gallery
99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 21 May, 5pm (1 more date)

Rehearsing the City Exhibition Launch

Victorian Archives Centre and Gallery

Level 1
15 Bedford Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 21 May, 5.30pm

02. Content: Portraiture Exhibition

Level 1

Grimshaw Melbourne Studio
Grimshaw Architects, Level 2/150 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Tour

Thu 21 May, 5.30pm

Pioneering Circularity in Action

Grimshaw Melbourne Studio

TCL Melbourne Office
385 Drummond St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 21 May, 5.30pm

What is a Garden?

TCL Melbourne Office

G01 Community Room
Balam Balam Place, Phoenix Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Workshop

Thu 21 May, 5.30pm

Shaping the Atlas of Belonging

G01 Community Room


Garden Building RMIT University, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 21 May, 5.30pm

Earthship Futures: Radical Design for Community and Life

Scanlan & Makers Workshop
275 Johnston Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Thu 21 May, 5.30pm (2 more dates)

Impure & Natural

Scanlan & Makers Workshop

Unios Melbourne Experience Centre
341 George Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 21 May, 6pm

Shine a Light III: Stories of Lighting and Australian Legacy

Unios Melbourne Experience Centre


The Wheeler Centre, Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 21 May, 6pm

7 Lessons on Creativity & Design that Will Change the World

Le Space
1 Mater Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Thu 21 May, 6pm (3 more dates)

New/Relic: Fixtures

Le Space

Coates Community Arts
suite 6 level 4/20 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia Workshop

Thu 21 May, 6pm

Reservation: A Collaborative & Tactile Dialogue

Coates Community Arts

Mark Tuckey Workshop
4 Anderson Rd, Thornbury VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 21 May, 6pm

The Great Outdoors: Design for Australian Living and Landscape

Mark Tuckey Workshop

Balam Balam Place (North Steps)
15 Phoenix Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Workshop

Thu 21 May, 6pm (2 more dates)

Ritualising Leisure

Balam Balam Place (North Steps)

Clemenger BBDO Auditorium
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 21 May, 6pm

Victorian Government Architects: Celebrating 20 Years of Design Impact

Clemenger BBDO Auditorium

Victorian Pride Centre
79 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Talk

Thu 21 May, 6pm

KA ME RA: Modern Japanese Architecture Through the Photographer’s Lens

Victorian Pride Centre

ARTITUDE STUDIO
83 Kerr Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia Dining

Thu 21 May, 7pm (1 more date)

Tide Table: A Seaweed Supper

ARTITUDE STUDIO

St Kilda Town Hall
99A Carlisle Street, St Kilda VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Thu 21 May, 7pm

Design and Development Awards 2026

St Kilda Town Hall


Linear Park, Southbank VIC, Australia Workshop

Thu 21 May, 8am

The Estuary (Exhale)

RMIT Media Portal - Building 14 Level 2 Room 13
RMIT University/Swanston St, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Thu 21 May, 9am (2 more dates)

Sociable Designer

RMIT Media Portal - Building 14 Level 2 Room 13

Sculpture Co.
27-29 Western Avenue, Sunshine VIC, Australia Tour

Thu 21 May, 9.30am (5 more dates)

Sculpture Co. + Fundere Open Studios

Sculpture Co.

LCI Melbourne
150 Oxford Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Workshop

Thu 21 May, 9.30am

FutureSprint: Different by Design

LCI Melbourne

Magdalen Laundry
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Workshop

Fri 22 May, 10am (1 more date)

Play to Prototype Playshop: Where Information Goes to Get Messy Before It Gets Wise.

Magdalen Laundry

Monash Art Design and Architecture, Building G Concourse
900 Dandenong Road, Caulfield VIC, Australia Workshop

Fri 22 May, 10am

Why Design? Open Studio at Monash University

Monash Art Design and Architecture, Building G Concourse

RMIT Building 100 - Design Hub Level 3 and RMIT Building 3 - Foyer Level 1
RMIT University - Melbourne City Campus, La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 22 May, 10am (2 more dates)

Waste to Form

RMIT Building 100 - Design Hub Level 3 and RMIT Building 3 - Foyer Level 1

above Mitty's Newsagency
1/53 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 22 May, 10am (2 more dates)

You’ve Got Mail!

above Mitty's Newsagency

Level 1
15 Bedford Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 22 May, 10am

02. Content: Portraiture Exhibition Open Day

Level 1

Level 1 Ramp
Building 100 (Design Hub) - RMIT University, Victoria Street, Carlton VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 22 May, 10am

Gaming Futures: Civic Worlds for City North

Level 1 Ramp

Foyer, ground level
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Workshop

Fri 22 May, 11am

Possum Skin Cloaks with Maree Clarke: Kids Activity

Foyer, ground level

Gertrude Glasshouse
44 Glasshouse Road, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition

Fri 22 May, 11am (2 more dates)

MUJI, Made.

Gertrude Glasshouse

R L Foote Design Studio
1 Parslow Street, Clifton Hill VIC, Australia Talk Tour

Fri 22 May, 11am (4 more dates)

Ceramic Factory Tour

R L Foote Design Studio

Level 2 for workshops. Level 3 for panel discussions.
7 Alfred Place, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Fri 22 May, 12pm (7 more dates)

Build a Future: From Circularity to Real Zero in Construction

Level 2 for workshops. Level 3 for panel discussions.

HOW Group Showroom - THE MELBURNIAN, Ground Floor
250 St Kilda Rd, Southbank VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Fri 22 May, 2pm (2 more dates)

Future Workplace Thinking: Systems, Spaces, Cities

HOW Group Showroom - THE MELBURNIAN, Ground Floor

Victorian Woodworkers Association
5 Tyrone St, North Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening

Fri 22 May, 2pm (3 more dates)

VWA Artists in Residence Open Studio

Victorian Woodworkers Association

Magdalen Laundry
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Workshop

Fri 22 May, 5pm (1 more date)

UnitePlayPerform Playshop: Embodying Emergence Playshop (Deep Dive)

Magdalen Laundry

The Green Brain, Building 16 (Storey Hall), RMIT University Building
336/348 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Fri 22 May, 5pm

Why Factory Built Is the Future of Design

The Green Brain, Building 16 (Storey Hall), RMIT University Building


1 Government House Drive, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Fri 22 May, 5.15pm

A Living Legacy: The Architectural and Design Story of Government House Victoria

Troppo Print Studio
503 Sydney Road, Coburg VIC, Australia Workshop

Fri 22 May, 6pm

Screen Print Social Club at Troppo Print Studio

Troppo Print Studio


35-53 Emma Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Workshop

Fri 22 May, 6pm (1 more date)

Collective Curriculum 2

MA House Supply Store
54 Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Dining

Fri 22 May, 6pm (2 more dates)

HOST

MA House Supply Store

Coburg Library
26-36 Louisa Street, Coburg VIC 3058, Australia Exhibition Talk

Fri 22 May, 6pm (2 more dates)

The Heart of Coburg: Urban Renewal Through Design

Coburg Library

The Park House - Riverbank
631 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia Exhibition Dining

Fri 22 May, 6pm (3 more dates)

Root to Stem: A Zero-Waste Dining Experience with Chef Johnny Hasan

The Park House - Riverbank

UnitedMake
512 Bridge Road, Richmond VIC, Australia Talk

Fri 22 May, 6.15pm

12 Years of UnitedMake: A Multidisciplinary Design Practice

UnitedMake

Friends Of The Earth Food Co-Op & Cafe
312 Smith St, Collingwood VIC, Australia Exhibition Opening Talk

Fri 22 May, 9.30am (3 more dates)

The Life of Floss: Between Use and Waste

Friends Of The Earth Food Co-Op & Cafe

Baldessin Studio
90 Shaftesbury Avenue, Saint Andrews VIC, Australia Exhibition Tour

Sat 23 May, 10am (1 more date)

Baldessin Studio: Open Studio

Baldessin Studio

Commoners Press
69-73 Charles Street, Coburg North VIC, Australia Workshop

Sat 23 May, 10am

These Three Books

Commoners Press

Great Hall
NGV International, Saint Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 23 May, 11am

Interior Design Today

Great Hall

MGS Architects
level 4/1 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia Talk Workshop

Sat 23 May, 11am

Notions of Home

MGS Architects

Private address, ticket holders will be informed prior to event
Warrandyte VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 23 May, 11am (1 more date)

Stonygrad: Material Encounters

Private address, ticket holders will be informed prior to event

Palace Coffee
22 Ridgway Place, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition

Sat 23 May, 11am (1 more date)

Beyond Equilibria

Palace Coffee

Ground Floor, Building F
Monash University Caulfield Campus, Dandenong Road, Caulfield East VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 23 May, 11am

MUMA Talks: Running Into the Wind, or Making Art with Industrial Process

Ground Floor, Building F

Moving Feast Kitchen, The Purpose Precinct, F Sheds
Queen Victoria Market, Queen Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk Tour Workshop

Sat 23 May, 11am (2 more dates)

RePurposed

Moving Feast Kitchen, The Purpose Precinct, F Sheds


290 Walsh Street, South Yarra VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 23 May, 11am

Cocks Carmichael Whitford: Round Table

Baldessin Studio
90 Shaftesbury Avenue, Saint Andrews VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 23 May, 11am (1 more date)

Intaglio Etching Demonstration with Rob Hails

Baldessin Studio

Westgate Punt Ferry Service
179 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne VIC 3207, Australia Talk Tour

Sat 23 May, 11am

Ecological Novelty: The Role of Design in Rethinking Aquatic Relationships at Fishermans Bend

Westgate Punt Ferry Service

RMIT Garden Building, Building 10, Level 6, Room 89, entrance off Bowen Street
Bowen Street Plaza - RMIT University, Bowen Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Exhibition Workshop

Sat 23 May, 1pm (2 more dates)

Wayzfinding

RMIT Garden Building, Building 10, Level 6, Room 89, entrance off Bowen Street

Daine Singer
83 Weston Street, Brunswick VIC, Australia Workshop

Sat 23 May, 1pm

The Smartphone Meets its Ancestor: Weaving with Artist John Brooks

Daine Singer

Baldessin Studio
90 Shaftesbury Avenue, Saint Andrews VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 23 May, 2pm

Relief Demonstration with Mirranda Burton

Baldessin Studio


47 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Talk Tour

Sat 23 May, 2pm

Building Together: Public Architecture and the Future of Practice

Queen Victoria Women's Centre
210 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sat 23 May, 2pm

Translating Place: Architecture, Memory and Migrant Domesticity

Queen Victoria Women's Centre

Rocket Society
East Brunswick Village, Nicholson Street, Brunswick East VIC, Australia Talk Tour

Sat 23 May, 3pm

The Architects Art Tour with JAM Architects at East Brunswick Village

Rocket Society

Ballroom
Como House & Garden, Lechlade Avenue, South Yarra VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Sat 23 May, 5pm

Hidden Waters of the Birrarung: National Trust’s 70th Anniversary Heritage Futures

Ballroom

Ageyo Coffee
25 Easey Street, Collingwood VIC, Australia Tour Fitness

Sat 23 May, 9am

Northside Design Ride: A Leisurely Cycling Tour of Melbourne Design

Ageyo Coffee


Beaurepaire Hockey Field, Tin Alley, Parkville VIC, Australia Talk Fitness

Sat 23 May, 9.30am

Nothing New Tournament

Baldessin Studio
90 Shaftesbury Avenue, Saint Andrews VIC, Australia Talk

Sun 24 May, 11am

Photopolymer Photogravure Demonstration with August Carpenter

Baldessin Studio

The Park House - Riverbank
631 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC 3067, Australia Talk Workshop

Sun 24 May, 12pm

Speed Networking: Public Art Edition with Sora, LiFE, Est. and WRAP

The Park House - Riverbank

Rumi Restaurant
2 Village Avenue, Brunswick East VIC, Australia Talk Dining

Sun 24 May, 12.30pm

Loops of Inheritance: The Dinner Series – A Recipe for Future Cities

Rumi Restaurant

Loop Cycles
16 Victoria Street, Brunswick East VIC, Australia Exhibition Talk

Sun 24 May, 1pm

Design in Motion: Foldee Cargo Bikes

Loop Cycles

Robin Boyd Foundation’s Walsh Street house
290 Walsh Street, South Yarra VIC, Australia Opening Talk

Sun 24 May, 2pm

Sub-topia: A Clustered Vision for Living at the Urban Fringe

Robin Boyd Foundation’s Walsh Street house

Theatre
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Sun 24 May, 2pm

Creative Conversations: John Gollings

Theatre

Magdalen Laundry North
Abbotsford Convent, Saint Heliers Street, Abbotsford VIC, Australia Talk

Sun 24 May, 2.30pm

HERE: Australian Graphic Design – Place and Practice Symposia

Magdalen Laundry North

Foyer, ground level
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Russell Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia Talk

Mon 22 Jun, 12.30pm

Possum Skin Cloaks: Collection Spotlight

Foyer, ground level