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Very detailed textile artwork that is politically focussed. Paul Yore.
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Textiles are radical - Adelaide matching London rethink

A new AGSA exhibition maps out that textiles are not only radical today – but have always been, joining a…

Woman with grey hair and smiling wearing black next to textile art work. Liz Williamson.
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Vale to celebrated weaver Liz Williamson

Liz Williamson took Australian textiles to the world through her passion for craft as a contemporary material for identity.

Man in blue jumper standing with fashion on manequins, Martin Grant.
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200 fashion designs gifted to NGV

Paris-based Australian fashion designer Martin Grant gifts significant collection to NGV ahead of exhibition.

Wool clock from 1942 Uluru Collection by Dame Zandra Rhodes, donated to Powerhouse. Image: Supplied. A model with dramatic makeup lying in a forest seen from bird's eye view with a patterned wool clock covering her body.
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British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes donates Uluru Collection to Powerhouse

Garments inspired by Rhodes' 1970s trip to Australia will enter Powerhouse's collection.

DAAR’s Concrete Tent for the Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2023, curated by Tosin, who will be delivering a keynote for Melbourne Design Week 2024. Photo: Edmund Sumner. A large tent structure in a desert environment at night with people sitting on tapestry , hanging out.
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5 program highlights of Melbourne Design Week 2024

Melbourne Design Week 2024 will run across 23 May to 2 June with over 300 events – here are some…

Designs by Leanne Yansin Choi at Paypal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2024 National Graduate Showcase. Photo: Lucas Dawson. A young Asian woman wearing a green high collar dress with lace details and a headscarf of the same colour. She is holding a panel in her hand that is attached to the dress and reveals more lace detailing.
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Graduate designers to watch from Melbourne Fashion Festival 2024

The Melbourne Fashion Festival runs until 9 March; here are the designers to watch from Tuesday's National Graduate Showcase runway.

Brightly coloured contemporary ceramic vessels. Ebony Russell.
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Craft and design curators on artists to watch

From fashion to ceramics to drones – these artists have caught the eyes of curators this year.

GIRP 'Ancetral Bloodlines' fashion show 2024. Photo: Supplied. A group of First Nations models wearing designs with organic fibres and natural materials in an industrial space.
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Celebrating First Nations heritage through fashion

The Global Indigenous Runway Project agency returns in 2024 with fashion show 'Ancestral Bloodlines'.

Fashion. Woman with slicked wavy hair is looking down at her khaki uniform style tunic, with gold braiding and epaulettes.
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Fashion – the quirky and unexpected

How did Mirka Mora inspire fashion designer Lisa Gorman, and what can you expect to find in a fashion exhibition…

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Regenerative design a focus of 2023 Sydney Design Week

Sydney Design Week has announced its program, with a focus on interconnected social change and environmentally sensitive design.

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