Melbourne Art, architecture and travel

Eclat rethinks 21st-century workspace with a hospitality offering in Melbourne

With new Melbourne co-working space Eclat, Australian designers Forme defy the conventional shared office model through sensitive craftsmanship and hidden high-tech

By Carli Philips Published 4 March 24

Australia’s first Art Grand Tour unites three biennials in a city-hopping trail

Australia’s Art Grand Tour showcases more than 400 artists, across Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in a build-your-own art adventure

By Hannah Silver Published 3 March 24

Melbourne’s MV Queenscliff ferry gets a modern makeover and a new terminal

Lucy Marczyk Design Studio transforms the MV Queenscliff ferry into a showroom of contemporary furniture and fresh colour

By Jonathan Bell Published 21 February 24

This Melbourne aquatic recreation centre’s crafted timber ceiling hints at its sustainability ambitions

The Northcote Aquatic Recreation Centre by Warren and Mahoney opens in Melbourne, blending sleek aesthetics with environmental responsibility

By Ellie Stathaki Published 9 February 24

St Ali & The Queen elevates Melbourne’s coffee culture with modern brews and brutalism

St Ali & The Queen is a Fiona Lynch Office-designed café and cocktail bar in Melbourne’s revitalised Queen Victoria Market

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 18 January 24

Tour midcentury gem Fisher House’s 21st century facelift in Melbourne

The midcentury Fisher House by Australian designer Alistair Knox in Melbourne gets a contemporary facelift by Adriana Hanna

By Ellie Stathaki Published 17 January 24

Photo 2024: what to expect as Australia’s largest photography festival returns

Photo 2024 International Festival of Photography will take place 1-24 March 2024 across Melbourne and Victoria

By Hannah Silver Published 21 November 23

Pierre Bonnard’s NGV exhibition designed by India Mahdavi is a technicolour feast

Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi at NGV Melbourne is on view until 8 October 2023

By Elias Redstone Published 17 June 23

9 things to see at Melbourne Design Week 2023

Melbourne Design Week 2023 (18 – 28 May 2023) follows a theme of ‘Design The World You Want’

By Elias Redstone Published 19 May 23

First look: MPavilion 2023 by Tadao Ando marks project’s tenth anniversary

The design for Tadao Ando’s MPavilion 2023, which celebrates the Australian event’s tenth anniversary, is unveiled

By Ellie Stathaki Published 11 May 23

A suburban apartment building in Melbourne promotes design and low-energy living

This 11-unit suburban apartment building in Melbourne's Brunswick, by Breathe Architecture and Dreamer architects, transforms a former brick warehouse into a sustainable showcase

By Jonathan Bell Published 21 March 23

Cera Stribley’s Hideaway House adds a subterranean dimension to a modern Melbourne home

A new bespoke basement at Hideaway House by Cera Stribley transforms this contemporary suburban home into the ultimate domestic playground

By Jonathan Bell Published 23 February 23

MPavilion 2022 opens and invites all under its bright orange roof

MPavilion 2022 opens in Melbourne to a design by All(zone), the Bangkok studio of Rachaporn Choochuey

By Ellie Stathaki Published 8 December 22

Immerse your shelf: an exhibition of over 200 MACK books celebrates the art of publishing

By Elly Parsons Last updated 26 October 22

Inside a new Melbourne gallery that champions creative dualism

By Dimity Noble Last updated 25 October 22

Pergola Extension transforms Victorian Melbourne home

Pergola Extension by Krisna Cheung Architects offers a contemporary touch to a Victorian Melbourne property, infusing it with sustainability and generosity of space

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 21 October 22

The Prince Hotel ups St Kilda’s game with an imaginative new design

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

The Larwill Studio — Melbourne, Australia

By Carrie Hutchinson Last updated 19 October 22

Australia’s quirky QT hotel opens in Melbourne

By Carrie Hutchinson Last updated 19 October 22

Microluxe is a Melbourne hotel where just about everything is for sale

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

A monochrome marvel, the Jackalope hotel takes Australian accomodation to the next level

By Dan Stapleton Last updated 19 October 22

Private view: Melbourne’s Gallery House combines art, design and retail therapy

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22

Middle Eastern flavours and modern Australian dishes at Middle South East

By Caterina Hrysomallis Last updated 19 October 22

Tranquil desert and wheat shades imbue Melbourne's Holism Retreat by Studio Tate

By Daven Wu Last updated 19 October 22