As what has been an exhilarating and eventful year draws to a close at ABP, we want to thank you for your continued support of the Faculty.
We wish you and your loved ones all the very best for the festive season and look forward to seeing you in the new Melbourne School of Design building throughout December and in the New Year.
As you all know the Melbourne design community never rests so here are a few events to keep you going over the Christmas and New Year.
The Design Files Open House 2014
12 Smith Street, Collingwood
To 7 December 2014
This year, for the first time, The Design Files are creating their own home from scratch in a 400 square metre warehouse in Collingwood.
The event represents ‘the ultimate Australian home’ – a bustling, colourful space furnished with locally designed furniture, homewares and lighting, artwork by talented Australian artists, books by local authors and much more. Everything can be purchased on the spot.
Open until Sunday 7 December at 5pm so get down this weekend
MPavilion
Queen Victoria Gardens, Southbank
To 1 February 2015
The structure, designed by Sean Godsell, provides a unique meeting place for the architecture and design community and a space for discussion, exploration and experimentation through a series of talks, workshops, performances and installations until 1 February 2015.
MPavilion was initiated by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation with support from City of Melbourne and the Victorian State Government.
A full program of events is available here.
The Big Design Market
Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
5 - 7 December 2014
The Big Design Market is the biggest market of its kind in Australia, bringing together the best of independent Australian and international design. There are a number of creative design workshops to be enjoyed over the weekend.