Discarded Hides, Algae Marble and Olive Trees: Melbourne Design Week’s Material Year

Fiera
Written by Suzy Annetta

Across galleries, gardens and a converted convent, Melbourne Design Week 2026 brought together designers from every state, with established names and practitioners showing for the first time. Two ideas kept surfacing: material experimentation and a turn towards reuse

Suzy Annetta

Suzy Annetta, founder and publisher of Design Anthology, is a design editor and curator and a recognized authority on design in Asia. Suzy has judged numerous design awards regionally, advised on selection panels, serves on the advisory committee for Hong Kong-based nonprofit Design Trust, has hosted and participated in numerous interviews and panel discussions at events, on live television and podcasts, and has authored and edited numerous books on design and architecture.

Sign up to read this post
Join Now
Previous

The Bathroom, Reconsidered: How Axor Reimagined the Most Intimate Room in the Home
Next

The Church Where No Brick Was Cut