Art, architecture and travel in Melbourne
Let Wallpaper* guide you through the worlds of art, design and architecture in Melbourne - and discover where to go and what to see when you travel to Melbourne.
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Nostalgic 80s vibes by Biasol at Melbourne's new eatery Billie Buoy
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Oppen — Melbourne, Australia
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No 19 harks back to 1950s Melbourne delis
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Carr Design Group designs United Places, a 12-suite bolthole in Melbourne
By Carrie Hutchinson Last updated
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Art meets life at Curatorial House in Melbourne
Curatorial House in Melbourne is a finely tuned contemporary residence designed by Taylor Pressly Architects and elevated through art by Otomys
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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SANAA's Sydney Modern bridges art, views and architecture
Linking art and views, SANAA’s Sydney Modern gallery brings a layered perspective to a culturally significant harbour site
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Photo 2021 explores the truth behind the image in Melbourne
Australia's biggest ever photography festival showcases work from over 120 global photographers in outdoor galleries and museums around Melbourne
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A 1930s Melbourne duplex is transformed into a richly layered contemporary home
Architecture journalist and Wallpaper* contributor Stephen Crafti welcomes us into his newly renovated home in Melbourne to explore its pavilion-like extension
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Photo 2022: a trip through past, present and potential futures in Melbourne and beyond
The groundbreaking Photo 2022 International Festival of Photography will return to Melbourne from 29 April – 22 May 2022. Charlotte Jansen spoke to artistic director Elias Redstone ahead of the opening
By Charlotte Jansen Last updated
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Sensory store: Bang & Olufsen opens a quietly cool Melbourne flagship
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Church Street Butchers carves a niche in Melbourne with ethical vegetables
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Melbourne’s most laid-back seafront suburb gains a new yoga retreat
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The Melbourne restaurants and bars that deliver straight to your door
As the Melbourne dining out culture shifts to eating at home, residents are still craving the comfort of their favourite local restaurants and bars. Here, we present our pick of the Melbourne restaurants and bars offering takeaway and delivery
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Formafantasma creates a furniture collection from technology scraps
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Art deco townhouses in Melbourne create a curvy beach-side block
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Civic service
John Wardle Architects unveil ephemeral pavilion for the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne
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Oliver du Puy designs therapeutic house in Melbourne
Suceeding in its aim to be a spiritual piece of architecture, the ‘Skinny House’ artfully exposes concrete and casts divine light. Yet, there’s nothing like a vitamin C-infused shower to cleanse you of your sins...
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Yhonnie Scarce and Edition Office’s timber pavilion celebrates Indigenous histories
A sobering monument to the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, In Absence is a collaboration between the contemporary artist and Melbourne-based studio for the 2019 NGV Architecture Commission
By Dimity Noble Last updated
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Sweet sensation: Bibelot’s dessert boutique opens in South Melbourne
By Carrie Hutchinson Last updated
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Community is at the heart of Melbourne’s transformed Eastland shopping centre
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Nendo turns MC Escher’s optical illusions into reality in immersive exhibition
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Kennedy Nolan’s whimsical renovation of an Edwardian house in Melbourne
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Discover Melbourne Design Week 2022
Discover the best of Melbourne Design Week 2022, from thematic exhibitions to the first design fair in the city, to talks and events
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The worlds of Nendo and MC Escher will collide in major immersive exhibition
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Melbourne apartments channel the spirit of Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut
Le Corbusier’s chapel, Notre Dame du Haut, inspires this Melbourne apartment complex by property developer Beulah International and Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Melbourne’s MPavilion unveils 2021 programme
MPavilion – Melbourne’s annual temporary pavilion and accompanying architecture and design events – returns with a packed programme for 2021 – 2022
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Racing ahead: Lexus Design Pavilion at the Melbourne Cup Carnival
At the annual Melbourne Cup Carnival in Flemington, Melbourne, the thrill of thoroughbred horse racing ties neck and neck with the spectacle of The Birdcage. It’s the exclusive invitation-only zone where temporary sponsor pavilions assembled and fitted-out over several months vie for design accolades and media attention.
By Dimity Noble Last updated