Sustainable Design
Studio Visit
Chef Turned Ceramicist Claire Ellis’ Amazing, Experimental Practice
She got her start working as a chef at Attica, but has since developed a range of beautiful stoneware, with sustainability front of mind!
Sustainable Design
The Melbourne Business Empowering A Radical Global Recycling Movement!
Kayla and Piers Mossuto of Precious Plastics Melbourne are making treasures from recycled plastic... and empowering others to do the same!
Sustainable Design
Six Australian Makers Leading The Reuse + Repurpose Movement Come Together At Craft Victoria
See innovative works made from repurposed, foraged materials at 'Alternative Provisions', showing now at Craft Victoria.
Studio Visit
Experimental Designer Jessie French Is Shaping A Seaweed-Centric Future
The Melbourne artist shares her process of creating seaweed-based bioplastics, the beautiful resin-like homewares she makes from it + what t...
Sustainable Homes
A Former Corner Store Turned Sustainable Family Home
A dilapidated, Federation-era shopfront is transformed into a truly unique, energy efficient home by CplusC Architectural Workshop.
Sustainable Homes
A Zero-Waste, Two Bedroom Home In The Middle Of Melbourne’s Federation Square!
Anti-waste crusader Joost Bakker takes us inside the culmination of his life’s work - a completely non-toxic, self-sufficient home!
Sustainable Homes
The Most Inspiring Sustainable Homes Of 2020
From retro-fitted period houses in the country, to inner city apartments, these were the standout sustainable homes we shared in 2020!
Tiny Homes
A Tiny Handmade Home Built By A Father-Daughter Duo!
With home ownership out of reach for Camilla Walker, she and her dad Patrick hand-built this tiny one-bedroom home at the bottom of the fami...
Sustainable Homes
A Sustainable Inner-Suburban Home, Designed To Be Deconstructed + Reused
Rammed earth and recycled timber come together in this creekside Melbourne home by Breathe Architecture.
Building Better
The Best Building Materials For A Sustainable Home
From rammed earth to concrete, which building material is the most environmentally friendly? The answers may surprise you...
Sustainable Homes
This Sustainable Apartment Is A Little Slice Of LA, In Melbourne
Illustrator Samantha Curcio and primary school teacher David Waddell share their sleek, sustainable and personality-filled North Fitzroy apa...
Sustainable Design
Creating Alternative Food Systems With Melbourne Food Hub
We visit Melbourne Food Hub's urban farm in Alphington to learn more about their Grow/ Source/ Eat program - a subscription-based delivery s...
TDF Design Awards
These 12 Innovators Are Forging The Path For Sustainable Design In Australia
From sunglasses made from 100% ocean waste, to lighting created using discarded phone screens, these are the impressive Sustainable Design f...
Building Better
How To Approach Interior Design, Sustainably!
From choosing the right materials, to improving energy efficiency, here’s everything you need to know about sustainable interior design -
Sustainable Homes
An Ultra Energy-Efficient Makeover Of A Victorian Country Home
In this country Victoria project, MRTN Architects prove even the coldest period houses can be updated to achieve incredible sustainability s...
Building Better
Everything You Need To Know About Installing Solar
The complete beginner's guide to installing solar power at home.
Sustainable Homes
An Unbelievably Energy Efficient 100-Year-Old Workers’ Cottage!
With the expertise of Altereco Design, this cute cottage in Yarraville is now an ultra sustainable homed home, powered predominantly by sola...
Sustainable Homes
The Perfect Prefab Home in South Gippsland
Prefabricated construction is behind this sustainable home designed by Pleysier Perkins, and built by Prebuilt, in Bena, South Gippsland.