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NewsEight Boutique Online Stores for Beautiful Gifts
Quirky, inspiring, and fun boutiques are only a click away.
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NewsTen of China’s Quirkiest Buildings
From fish shapes, to god sculptures, Chinese structures that rate on the quirky scale.
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NewsGraffiti Inspired Apartment in Melbourne
Hip hop culture, graffiti and architecture combine as one.
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NewsA Sustainable Christmas Tree
Although the traditional christmas tree is generally considered to be an evergreen conifer, many alternative designs have been created throughout history.
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NewsRussia’s Origami Summer House
Moscow-based architect Peter Kostelov has created this all-white 'origami house' for a Russian reality TV show.
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GuideThe Best Places to Buy and Order Plants in Melbourne for 2024
There's a whole world of plants out there — here's where to find them.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Melbourne CBD for 2024
Some of the best small businesses in the city can be found in the CBD's laneways, alleys and arcades.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Florists for Making Grand Gestures
There's nothing like a big, vibrant bunch of freshly-cut blooms to turn a frown upside down.
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NewsEight Stunning Locally Made Jigsaw Puzzles for When Boredom Strikes (Again)
Got too much time to kill? Instead of flicking on the TV, give these beautiful, brain-tickling gems a go.
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GuideThe Best New Melbourne Spaces of 2021
We've rounded up the most stunning buildings and venues unveiled in Melbourne this year.
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NewsAll the Best Australian-Made Picnic Gear for Your Next Park Session
Keep your drinks cool and your shopping local when you plan your next picnic outing.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Boxing Day Sales
Score up to 70 percent off wine, cruelty-free makeup and activewear at these online sales.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Black Friday Sales
Score up to 70 percent off reusable cups, homewares and sportswear at these online sales.
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GuideWhere To Shop Like a Local in and Around Brighton
These great bayside businesses are well worth a look in.
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NewsLearn Code or UX Design with a $3000 Scholarship to General Assembly
Concrete Playground has partnered with General Assembly to offer you the chance to receive a $3,000 scholarship to learn a new tech skillset.
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NewsThe Silent History Reinvents Storytelling
One of the first applications to expand the unchartered boundaries of e-book storytelling.
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NewsThe Autark Home Floating Houseboat
The Autark Home brings a whole new meaning to living on the water.
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NewsConcrete Playground talks to Rohan Anderson (Whole Larder Love)
We preview the new book and talk about cities without supermarkets.
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NewsPortugal’s Centipede Cinema
Located in Guimarães, the Centipede Cinema was commissioned by the 2012 European Capital of Culture.
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News12 Innovative DIY Light Fixtures
Establish an alternative ambience, add some creative flair or improve the decor of a room simply by adding some alternative lights you've made yourself.
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NewsPhotographs of Beautiful Buildings Being Demolished
Seven stories of beautiful buildings being demolished.
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NewsWhat Your Favourite TV Show Says About Your Politics [Infographic]
If this infographic is anything to go by it seems that our TV habits can be a useful barometer for understanding our politics.
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NewsDiscover the Favourite Hangouts of Your Friends Around the World
A social search engine that'll help you find the favourite places of your friends and friends of friends.
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NewsHotTug: a Hot Tub and Boat Combined
Forget about old-school hot tubs and allow HotTug to welcome you to the future.
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NewsThe Price Of Famous Logos [Infographic]
In this nifty little infographic we can compare and contrast the price tags of some of the world's most iconic logos
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NewsSelf-Driving Cars Legalised in California
The subject of many-a sci-fi novel and the dream of every comic book geek is set to become a mass-produceable reality.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Melbourne's Southside
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
It’s officially time to start sorting out your New Year’s Eve plans.
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NewsAndrew Geller: Architect of Happiness
It was the early 1950s when the world got its first glimpse of Andrew Geller's holiday home designs.
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NewsIncredible Maps Depicting Human Activity
Modern digital technology allows us to produce and manipulate visual representations of geography in simply astounding ways.
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NewsBrew Beer On-The-Go
Brew your own beer whenever and wherever you so desire with these tasty, transportable sachets.
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NewsLeaning Buildings From Around the World
Here are ten of the most stunning, mystifying leaning buildings from around the world.
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NewsHow to Get Out of Your Internet Ghetto
Often we end up in a little media bubble, never challenged by new information or opinions. Unless we go looking for it.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets techno-philosopher Jason Silva
We spoke to the self-confessed 'wonder junkie' ahead of his Festival of Dangerous Ideas and Q&A appearances.
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NewsThe $9 Bike Made from Recycled Cardboard
A fully-functioning bicycle would not be the first thing to spring to mind when thinking of items made from recycled cardboard...
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NewsThe World’s Most Magnificent Vertical Gardens
Simply rotating traditional gardens by 90° can completely transform their purpose, possibilities and magnificence...
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NewsTake a Tour of Google’s NYC Offices
Google's revamped headquarters feature a Pac-Man arcade, a Broadway-themed conference room and all the free M&Ms you could wish for.
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NewsVertigo-Inducing Views From One World Trade Center
Tour Manhattan from the 103rd floor of 1 WTC.
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NewsThe Top Ten Tiny Prefab Homes
Here are ten of the most sustainable, imaginative and simply bewildering tiny prefab houses that...
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NewsStunning Satellite Maps of Storms
Stunning satellite photographs capture hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires across the globe throughout history.
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NewsDigitise Your Notes with Moleskine’s Smart Notebook
The lines between the digital and non-digital world are becoming ever thinner and more transparent.
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NewsSeven Unexpected Uses for Social Media
The influence of social media in contemporary society is irrefutable, as are the benefits that can be gained from them.
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NewsFacebook Goes Green
Here are six innovative groups and apps that have taken the fight for a greener future into the world of Facebook.
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NewsTurning Junk into Designer Furniture
These pieces of upcycled furniture have taken pieces of trash and turned them into treasure.
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NewsBeautiful Recycled Houses
Environmentalists have brought new meaning to the phrase "one man's junk is another man's treasure".
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NewsLive: Watch the Curiosity Rover Land on Mars
People around the world are currently tuning in to watch the live stream of the Curiosity Rover landing on Mars today.
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News14 Brilliant Business Card Designs
With designs that range from a balloon to a fortune cookie to a lego piece, here are some of our favourite creative business cards.
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NewsNew York’s Buildings on Top of Buildings
Some of the city's wealthier residents have come up with an inventive way to squeeze into The Big Apple.
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NewsThe Most Magnificent Stadiums in Olympic History
Host cities compete to see who can construct the most awe-inspiring sporting amphitheatres.
