Design

At 78, Jenny Kee feels so passionately about her fashion creations that she refers to them as her "children". And while she says her career is slowing down, the evidence for that is hard to find.

The vision for this medieval-style masterpiece came to its former owner in a dream in the 1990s, and now it will be passed on to a new family. 

Wedgwood dinnerware has graced the tables of British nobility and Australian families for generations, and now 170 precious pieces have been painstakingly delivered from the UK to north Queensland for an exclusive exhibition.

From repurposed quilt covers and op-shop treasures to hemp and cactus leather, sustainable fashion is proudly showing off at this year's Melbourne Fashion Festival.

When journalist Luke Bowden photographed Australian artist Greer Honeywill in 2015, it was the beginning of a decade-long connection and shared appreciation of authentic portraits and foxes in strange places. 

Darlington Public School in Sydney's inner-city has been awarded the World Building of the Year at the 2024 World Architectural Festival for its small yet mighty design.

In the throes of a climate and cost-of-living crisis, Breathe Architecture founder Jeremy McLeod says it's time for Australia to rethink its unsustainable housing design "failure". His latest work, on show now at NGV International, shows exactly how we might go about it.

A $1.5 million package to revive the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Cottesloe has been announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, but organisers say there's not enough time to save next year's event.

A team of "global colour experts" have unveiled the colour of the year and no, it's not brat green.  

Designer Jasmine Dowling held off on buying a house but by the time she did, Brisbane's property prices had doubled.

Nila Rezaei and Chris Krainer hope the creations in protest against female oppression will one day be installed in a stadium. 

Inspired by footwear worn by construction workers in Japan, tabi shoes are turning heads from Hollywood to Melbourne. What makes them so special?

Celeste and Anna knew their plan to design a house without a single white surface, filled with bold splashes of colour, was daring. What they didn't expect was the impact the blue, yellow and red rooms would have on their moods.

The prolific wallpaper designer reinvented herself many times and embroidered her biography. But years after her death, her murderer is still unknown.

From Vespas to lamps, the bright, bold, post-war designs coming out of Italy quickly spread around the world, bringing a futuristic feel to our homes.

Many of our architectural ideas seep into popular culture not through design publications, but through movies and TV shows, becoming part of our visual and design catalogue.

Having never built a house before, Dan decided his first would be his dream home — a sustainable, off-grid hemp house in Tasmania, rendered with a horse poo mix and with an outdoor composting toilet.

A university has announced the "tough decision" to drop its creative arts programs despite being based in a region renowned for its arts and culture.

When Johno Hams first arrived at Bullara Station in outback Western Australia, he was confronted with a pile of rubbish. He's managed to turn it into something amazing. 

The host of the popular UK lifestyle show says he's grateful for the people willing to let cameras behind the scenes — "sometimes mistakenly" — while they push the boundaries on what's possible in design.