From Louis Vuitton to a public toilet:Marc Newson’s acclaimed career

From Louis Vuitton to a public toilet:Marc Newson’s acclaimed career

The London-based Australian has been recognised for his stellar career which includes designing Qantas lounges,a concept jet and now a public toilet in Tokyo.

  • byGarry Maddox

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From Pac-Man-like ‘living machines’ to mind-control devices:Freaky and fab new tech

From Pac-Man-like ‘living machines’ to mind-control devices:Freaky and fab new tech

From biodegradable cling-wrap to microscopic robots made of stem cells:the next inventions that could change the way we live.

  • byTony Davis
From Keep Cups to Esky bricks:the local inventions that have swept the world

From Keep Cups to Esky bricks:the local inventions that have swept the world

A new exhibition celebrates 25 years of homegrown design,including simple projects like the Oi bicycle bell to high-tech products such as Black Magic cameras.

  • byRay Edgar
Marking the spot with ashen tales
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Marking the spot with ashen tales

Signs of a misspent youth.

‘What have I done?’:Arthur Boyd’s dream forms in thin air

‘What have I done?’:Arthur Boyd’s dream forms in thin air

He was one of Australia’s most celebrated artists,and he wanted Bundanon,his properties on the banks of the Shoalhaven River,to be a place where all sorts of people could gather. Nearly 30 years on,a striking new building puts that dream on a firmer path to reality.

  • byAmanda Hooton
‘I’d rather give up cooking than stay in an industry too stubborn to change’

‘I’d rather give up cooking than stay in an industry too stubborn to change’

Many talk about living more sustainably. For acclaimed Melbourne chef Jo Barrett – and cheesemaker,woodcarver and sugar-sculptor – it’s her entire being.

  • byDani Valent
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Eat my dust:how Australia’s car designers led the world

Eat my dust:how Australia’s car designers led the world

A new exhibition celebrates Holden’s bitumen-breaking design hub at Fishermans Bend.

  • byRay Edgar