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    A Look Inside the Mornington Peninsula's Extravagant New Jackalope Hotel

    It will have two restaurants, an infinity pool and a seven-metre sculpture at the entrance.

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    Melbourne Is Getting 'Female' Traffic Lights for International Women's Day

    Ten pedestrian crossing lights will change from male to female representation today.

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    Melbourne's Best Spots for Getting Your Japanese Design Fix

    Akari light sculptures, goldfish paper balloons, a hidden, minimalist city bath house — we’ve got you covered.

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    Melbourne Design Week Unveils Its First-Ever Program

    A ten-day showcase of art, architecture, jewellery and more will take over the city.

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    Melbourne Will Soon Be the Home of Australia's Tallest Building

    Prepare to look up at 90 storeys of hotel rooms, apartments and attractions.

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    Airbnb Has Created a Greenery-Themed House Based on Pantone's Colour of the Year

    Hang out in a plant-filled garden bedroom with a mown lawn, and eat in a dining room that's actually an indoor greenhouse.

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    This UK Startup Is Growing Chairs from the Ground Up

    Finally, something that does grow on trees.

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    This Inclusive New Design Project Is Creating Customisable, Accessible Hotel Rooms

    AllGo intends to make travelling enjoyable for people with disabilities.

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    20 Insanely Bold Architectural Designs We Loved in 2016

    From partially underwater villas that let you literally sleep with the fishes to the world's first freeform 3D-printed house.

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    50 Inspired Design Ideas We've Been Obsessed with in 2016

    Apartment buildings that change with the weather, Back to the Future-inspired, solar-powered clothing and an alarm clock that wakes you up by brewing you a fresh cup of coffee.

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    Ten Modern Beach Chairs for People Who Don't Have Time for Sand

    From design-chic teak to the all-time classic banana lounge, there’s a beach chair to suit every style.

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    NGV To Host Melbourne's First Dedicated Local Design Week

    From art to architecture, prepare to feast your eyes on a whole lot of local creativity.

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    Concrete Playground's Socially Responsible Gift Guide

    Gifts that not only benefit the receiver — but someone in need as well.

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    Pantone Has Announced Its 2017 Colour of the Year

    Maybe this will help us deal with 2016.

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    A Look at Melbourne's New $700 Million New Multipurpose Tower

    Featuring Melbourne's now requisite tower rooftop bar.

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    Melbourne's Ten Best Coworking Spaces

    Ping pong tables, bike storage, free biscuits and all the power points you could possibly use.

  • Have a Gander at This Year's Eat Drink Design Award Winners

    Melbourne's Dinner by Heston and Higher Ground, and Adelaide's Pink Moon Saloon are among the awarded.

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    Four Melbourne CBD Laneways Are Going Green

    Four CBD spots will be transformed into mini garden oases.

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    You Can Now Buy High-End Japanese Tanto Knives in Melbourne

    Everyone loves a good kitchen knife, but these are next-level.

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    A Close Look at the Design of the CBD's Newest Boutique Hotel, QT Melbourne

    Melbourne's newest boutique hotel is open — here's what it looks like.

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    IKEA Is Creating a Pop-Up Floating Ferry Home on Sydney Harbour

    And they're giving one person the chance to sleepover.

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    A Look Inside Coburg's New Pentridge Prison Precinct

    Once a notorious gaol, soon to be a bustling urban village.

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    Australia's Getting Its First Flat-Packed, Off-Grid, Tiny Homes

    "A transitional housing product that offers a solution to people currently unable to get into home ownership."

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    Airbnb Launches Design Firm Samara to Open Hotel-Like Dwellings

    Giving new meaning to their tagline "don't go there live there".

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    Five Iconic Buildings to Explore During Open House Melbourne 2016

    Take a tour through Melbourne's architectural marvels.

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    Australia's Largest Bamboo Structure Is Being Constructed for MPavilion 2016

    And with it will come a four-month program of cultural activities.

  • Check Out the Winners of the 2016 House Awards

    Get some renovation inspiration.

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    This New Melbourne Apartment Building Changes Colour with the Weather

    Each night the Docklands high-rise will perform a light show depicting "how the weather feels".

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    What to Expect at Australia's First Capsule Hotel

    Sydney's Bar Century is being given a second life — as a Tokyo-esque caspule hotel.

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    Check Out the Winners of This Year's Australian Interior Design Awards

    What we'd give to live, work and eat in places like these.

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