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The World’s Tallest Lego Tower

Brazil takes the title of building the World's Largest Lego Tower

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Ralph Lauren’s Solar-Powered Backpack

Ralph Lauren's Solar Panel Backpack can charge iPhones, iPads and iPods in a matter of hours.

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AquaNotes Create Waterproof Notepad for Shower Thinkers

Shower-thinkers now have a creative outlet with waterproof AquaNotes notepads

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Caipiroska Flavoured Vodka Comes in Peelable Bottles

Smirnoff introduces their new flavour, Caipiroska, in funky peelable skins.

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Sketch Your Own Chair

Sketch Chair allows anyone to design and build their own custom chairs.

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The Revolutionary Masterplan for Mentougou Eco Valley Development

Eriksson Architects have designed the most modern environment friendly development to date, the Mentougou Eco-Valley.

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Eurovision Alert: Here's When and Where 2024's Song Contest Is Unleashing Its Europop Marvels

Electric Fields are representing Australia with 'One Milkali (One Blood)', which features the language Yankunytjatjara from the Anangu peoples.
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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month

Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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Must-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far

Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024 standout shows that you need to see.
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Seven New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with Sydney Sweeney as a nun, Timothée Chalamet's return to Arrakis and a Bob Marley biopic.
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Twelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March

Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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Hop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend

Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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Twelve New Movies You Can Watch in March That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming

Get comfy on the couch with a haunting Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal romance, Sofia Coppola's take on Priscilla Presley and stunning Oscar-winner 'Anatomy of a Fall'.
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From the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition

The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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Nine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately

'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them all out now.
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Say Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game

Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.

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Phoenix Bamboo Car Defies Convention

A new kind of eco-friendly car.

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Functional Wall Stickers Make Organisation Fun

Being well-organisation has never looked so good.

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Turn Your Favourite Book Into A Lamp

Designer Boris Dennler lets you highlight your book collection by turning them into functional lamps.

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Bike Helmets Get Fashionable

Designers give the lid a new look.

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‘The Cube’ Portable Restaurant

Portable restaurants to tour the landmarks of Europe.

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The Incredible, Edible Pen

If you're a pen-chewer, we have some good news.

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Counterweight Vinyl & Espresso

32 Chambers Street, Footscray

Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.

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A Mobile that Can Recharge in your Pocket

An environmentally friendly mobile phone that can run on body heat

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Silicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere

Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.

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IKEA Helps Organise Your Computer Desktop

Can't get enough IKEA in your home? Download IKEA's digital storage solutions for your desktop

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Pepsi Develops 100% Sustainable Plant-Based Bottle

Pepsi trumps Coke with a 100% plant-based bottle made of switch grass, pine bark and corn husks.

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The new look Concrete Playground

We've nipped, tucked and delivered Concrete Playground to you in a shiny new package, re-imagining everything from the ground up.

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Homes Getting Cheaper and Smaller by Design

With the global economy in a less than premium position, sustainable micro-houses might be awaiting us all in the future.

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Latest Events

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Firelight Festival

Friday, June 28 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Docklands Harbour Esplanade, Docklands

Melbourne's after-dark arts festival is back for a fiery time at Docklands, complete with an underground light show and labyrinth beneath Marvel Stadium.

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Boy Kills World

Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.
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Good Food & Wine Show 2024

Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf

Expand your gastronomic horizons with a star-studded lineup of chefs and over 300 exhibitors at this annual event.

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ALUMNI at Crown Melbourne

Thursday, May 16 - Sunday, August 4, 2024
Evergreen, Southbank

This pop-up restaurant will feature residencies from four former 'MasterChef Australia' contestants.

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Raclette Supper at Handpicked Wines

Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Handpicked Wines Cellar Door, Melbourne

Cosy up with some melted cheese and bold wines this winter.

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Mother's Day High Tea at Queen Victoria Market

Sunday, May 12, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

Treat the most important woman in your life to this one-off high tea experience designed by the well-known Tommy Collins team.

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Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap

Wednesday, July 31 - Saturday, August 3, 2024
Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston

Initially premiering in London's West End in 1952, the world's longest-running play is coming to Melbourne — again.

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Sleater-Kinney: 'Little Rope' Tour

Sunday, May 19, 2024
Forum Theatre, Melbourne

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker are touring Down Under three decades after recording their first album in Australia.

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The Warehouse Project

Saturday, May 25 - Sunday, May 26, 2024
PICA (Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts), Port Melbourne

Manchester's rave scene is heading Down Under, with The Warehouse Project making its first Australian visit.

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Universal Everything: Beings

Wednesday, May 22 - Sunday, September 29, 2024
ACMI, Melbourne

This world-premiere exhibition at ACMI features installations that respond differently to every visitor.

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Scrabble Revived with Designer Fonts

Now not only is Scrabble a delightful game for grammar pedants but for typography fetishists as well.

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Literary Figures Give Lego Bookish Cred

The one thing Lego has always needed was a smug F. Scott Fitzgerald and brooding Ernest Hemingway to give it some literary credit.

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Lego Releases Digital Camera

The new go-to gadget for anyone who wants a colourful, geometric and completely unique and workable camera.

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Daft Punk and Coke to Release Shiny Limited Edition Bottles

New Coke bottles inspired by Daft Punk's robot helmets will undoubtedly become the source of many a French hipster's pick-up line.

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Kite-Powered Car Drives Across Australia

A unique take on raising environmental awareness involves a kite and a pair of German 'extreme sportsmen.'

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Tron: Legacy Inspires Icehotel Art Suite

British designers/sci-fi fans redesign Sweden's icehotel, Tron: Legacy style.

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World’s Smallest Postal Services

Things are always better in miniature. Including the postal service.

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