Melbourne
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Melbourne - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Melbourne.
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 The Melbourne studio rewilding cities through digital-driven landscape design‘There's a lack of control that we welcome as designers,’ say Melbourne-based landscape architects Emergent Studios By Daven Wu Published 
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 ‘A love letter to the city’: Mecca Melbourne opens in art deco buildingAustralian beauty brand Mecca just opened the doors to its new Melbourne store, with a stunning renovation of a historical art deco building by Studio McQualter By Becky Sunshine Published 
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 A Republic Tower apartment refresh breathes new life to a Melbourne classicLocal studio Multiplicity's refresh signals a new turn for an iconic Melbourne landmark By Stephen Crafti Published 
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 The humble glass block shines brightly again in this Melbourne apartment buildingThanks to its striking glass block panels, Splinter Society’s Newburgh Light House in Melbourne turns into a beacon of light at night By Léa Teuscher Published 
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 Kiko Kostadinov designers Laura and Deanna Fanning’s guide to MelbourneLaura and Deanna Fanning, the Australia-born, London-based twins behind Kiko Kostadinov’s womenswear line, share their hometown haunts and heroes with Wallpaper* By Laura and Deanna Fanning Published 
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 Wallpaper* checks in at Melbourne Place: ‘an alchemy of colour, texture and personality’Designed by Kennedy Nolan, Melbourne Place is the Australian city’s newest independent hotel, oozing creativity and urban energy By Amber Hunter Published 
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 A suburban house is expanded into two striking interconnected dwellingsJustin Mallia’s suburban house, a residential puzzle box in Melbourne’s Clifton Hill, interlocks old and new to enhance light, space and efficiency By Jonathan Bell Published 
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 Flack Studio and Volker Haug's lighting collection makes its Australian debut with a showroom refreshThe ‘Me and You’ lighting collection by Volker Haug Studio and Flack Studio launches in Australia with six new additions and a Melbourne showroom revamp By Ali Morris Published 
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 Layover in style at Melbourne Airport’s new hotelIbis Styles Melbourne Airport hotel by FK brings together elegant rooms, co-working lounges and leisure facilities in a striking aircraft wing-inspired design By Daven Wu Published 
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 Tour this compact Melbourne home, where a small footprint is big on efficiency and experimentationNorthcote House is designed by architects David Leggett and Paul Loh as their own home in Melbourne By Stephen Crafti Published 
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 Bridging Boyd is the rebirth of a modernist Melbourne homeBridging Boyd by Jolson is a modernist Melbourne home reimagined for the 21st century By Ellie Stathaki Published 
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 Tap into local creativity at The StandardX, MelbourneThe StandardX, Melbourne is the first hotel in The Standard Group's new breed of ‘younger and rebellious’ properties By Monique Kawecki Published 
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 Basq House is the eclectic-cool stay to know in Byron BayDesigned by StudioFAB and Léo Terrando, Basq House reverberates with the Australian town’s laid-back beach culture and artistic spirit By Amber Hunter Published 
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 Melbourne Design Week 2024 activates unexpected spaces across the cityMelbourne Design Week 2024 (until 2 June) returns with a theme of ‘Design the world you want' By Elias Redstone Published 
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 South Yarra House makes a sculptural statement in MelbourneSouth Yarra House by Pandolfini Architects explores the interplay of compression and expansion through a series of surprising sculptural objects in Australia By Grace Bernard Published 
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 Eclat rethinks 21st-century workspace with a hospitality offering in MelbourneWith 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 
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 Australia’s first Art Grand Tour unites three biennials in a city-hopping trailAustralia’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 
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 Melbourne’s MV Queenscliff ferry gets a modern makeover and a new terminalLucy Marczyk Design Studio transforms the MV Queenscliff ferry into a showroom of contemporary furniture and fresh colour By Jonathan Bell Published 
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 St Ali & The Queen elevates Melbourne’s coffee culture with modern brews and brutalismSt 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 
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 Tour midcentury gem Fisher House’s 21st century facelift in MelbourneThe midcentury Fisher House by Australian designer Alistair Knox in Melbourne gets a contemporary facelift by Adriana Hanna By Ellie Stathaki Published 
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 A zero-waste workspace in Melbourne innovates in sustainable office designA zero-waste workspace in Melbourne for Today Design by Studio Edwards is composed entirely out of readily available materials By Ellie Stathaki Published 
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 Artists consider magic, matter and memory at the Melbourne NGV TriennialMelbourne’s NGV has opened its third triennial, uniting art, design and architecture from around the world By Elias Redstone Published 
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 Photo 2024: what to expect as Australia’s largest photography festival returnsPhoto 2024 International Festival of Photography will take place 1-24 March 2024 across Melbourne and Victoria By Hannah Silver Published 
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 Pierre Bonnard’s NGV exhibition designed by India Mahdavi is a technicolour feastPierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi at NGV Melbourne is on view until 8 October 2023 By Elias Redstone Published 
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 9 things to see at Melbourne Design Week 2023Melbourne Design Week 2023 (18 – 28 May 2023) follows a theme of ‘Design The World You Want’ By Elias Redstone Published 
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 First look: MPavilion 2023 by Tadao Ando marks project’s tenth anniversaryThe design for Tadao Ando’s MPavilion 2023, which celebrates the Australian event’s tenth anniversary, is unveiled By Ellie Stathaki Published 
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 A suburban apartment building in Melbourne promotes design and low-energy livingThis 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 


