Art And Design

The Rigg Design Prize finalist creates textured mirrors and lights that feel both ancient and new. And you can see them up close at the Melbourne Art Fair.

Two fashion rebels, one blockbuster exhibition, and a seriously stylish Melbourne escape to match. Here’s how to win a holiday around NGV’s Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo showcase.

Sunset-hued sculptures, flowers threaded through shopping baskets, dancing polar bears, and shimmering metallic paintings. There’s plenty of intriguing art to explore this season.

After funding issues led to its cancellation in 2025, the exhibition makes a welcome return this summer.

With fashion pieces from Issey Miyake and Yves Saint Laurent, heart-shaped mirrors, an interactive DJ booth and more, Danielle Brustman’s Let’s Party! goes way beyond a typical exhibition.

From a tiny stall at the Paddington Markets to becoming a global name spanning Australia, New York and London, Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy have built one the country’s most enduring brands – and learned a thing or two along the way.

Including Comme des Garçons and Vivienne Westwood at the NGV, abstract paintings at Heide and more.

The acclaimed fashion designer has published his most personal work yet, a photography book featuring portraits of mostly nude men.

From “the Rihanna dress” to Carrie Bradshaw’s ill-fated wedding dress, the worlds of the two fashion iconoclasts collide in a landmark show that traces how they rewrote the rules of beauty, history and the body.

Many women were pioneers of photography in the 20th century, yet their contributions often went unrecognised. In this exhibition, the NGV celebrates the artists who used a camera to tell their own stories – from the suffragettes to the ’70s.

It’s worth more than $2000 – including flights, entry to the summer exhibition Super Kaylene Whiskey, five-star accommodation and a $500 dining voucher. In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, here’s how to be in the running.

David Flack, Jono Fleming and more of Australia’s top design talent have released tomes this year. These are the coffee table books to add to your Christmas gift list.