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  • Photographs: Tadao Ando, MPavilion, John Gollings.
    Outside the box
    Tadao Ando’s first Australian structure, MP10, is topped with a giant aluminium disc. >
  • By illustrator Guy Shield
    Wacom Creatives: Guy Shield on using the presence of light in illustration
    The Australian creative takes us through his creative process. >
  • TOP 10 CROWDFUNDING
    Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | August 2017
    We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
  • Atkar
    Atkar
    Architect
    Originally a construction material supplier, Atkar has expanded to include an architectural division. >
  • Yarra Pool by Studio Octopi
    A floating public pool designed to revive Melbourne’s Yarra River
    London-based architects Studio Octopi proposed a floating pool to activate community interest around the cleanup of the Yarra River. >
  • Sam Jinks installation
    Naked, defenseless & without glory
    Sam Jinks’ hyper-real sculptures depict an unsettling human vulnerability. >
  • Butch Is Not A Dirty Word
    Reclaiming a feminine masculinity
    Butch Is Not A Dirty Word: the publication celebrating butch identity and culture. >
  • BeSeens safety cycling gloves
    BeSeens: LED imbedded, hand-signalling cycling gloves
    BeSeens use motion detection and LED lighting to make indicating safer for cyclists. >
  • Project Galada
    Floating bio-filtration system cleans up river litter
    Melbourne-based designer Rowan Turnham builds a modular plant system that captures trash from an estuary. >
  • Researchers are developing textiles that clean themselves.
    Researchers make strides towards self-cleaning textiles
    Textiles that self-clean when exposed to light could be well on the way, but don’t throw out the washing machine yet. >
  • University of Melbourne brain implant
    New technology set to give autonomous mobility to paraplegics
    A small brain implant could enable paralysed people to control medical-assist equipment with their minds. >
  • Nick Cox and Dion Hall
    Projects of Imagination creates a theatre of gastronomy for Melbourne’s foodie scene
    Nick Cox and Dion Hall unpack the details of designing spaces for the restaurant industry. >
  • Melbourne Commonwealth Bank interior by Frost* Design.
    Super-sized graphics
    Frost* Design's interior design of bright, quirky and oversized graphics for an Australian bank aims to aesthetically engage employees. >
  • Fabio Ongarato
    Art Director
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