Sophie Lanigan Projects presents Coastal Design Assembly 2026 at the MCA Lecture Theatre in Sydney on 26 August, a single evening gathering recent projects that work directly with coasts, harbours, headlands, pools, reefs and waterfronts.
So much gets lost when we only see the perfection of a finished object – but peeling back the layers and getting insight into the process are where the real ideas live. Notes from the Tactile Dialogues panel at Melbourne Design Week.
At Polestar, the Swedish EV company, bio-material design and innovation are completely rewriting the script on what a car interior can be.
It seems to be human nature to think linearly. Time, chronology, forward and back, this equals that – but this two-dimensional comprehension is not going to solve some of the more pressing issues of our time. V-ZUG’s Head of Sustainability Marcel Niederberger is turning the linearity of production and supply chains into a wheel.
Welsh-based experimental design studio Tŷ Syml is proving what’s possible through material research and product design. Borne from a university thesis, the trio behind the studio are creating a new generation of products that are embedded with a cradle-to-cradle philosophy. And only a few years off the ground, the studio is now consulting with cities on how to be more sustainable. Here they share their design thinking and why an experimental approach is key.
The most exciting architecture being built right now is sustainable. About Futures covers the groundbreaking materials, the alternative building processes, and the people reimagining what home can look like when it’s designed for the future.
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