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Australia’s best architects design tiny six-by-ten-metre homes

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City living is in hot demand. But what sacrifices would you be willing to make to get that prime location? Would you be prepared to max out your bank account? Buy a fixer-upper with none of the funds to actually fix it up!? Or how about live in a tiny house?

Celebrating sustainable, small-scale architecture, Melbourne’s upcoming design exhibition MINI LIVING – INVERT has challenged 14 architects to design a home fit for a family of four on a unique six-by-ten-metre site(!) at the rear of 200 Little Collins Street in central Melbourne.

Each architect will exhibit their designs as well as a 1:20 scale model on the CBD site from tomorrow until Sunday (4-to-8 October). Free talks will be held on Thursday and Friday October 5 and 6, where the architects will share the inspiration behind their designs. Videos of the talks will be posted after the event.

Held by Green Magazine in collaboration with MINI and the City of Melbourne, RMIT architecture students have also been asked to participate, one of whom will have their work shown at the MINI lIVING – INVERT exhibition.

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We’re loving: these wallpapers by RMIT students

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Custom wallpaper company Design To Print has collaborated with RMIT textile students again this year with some pretty fabulous results. The partnership (which began in 2015) gives RMIT students studying the Bachelor of Arts in Textile Design, the opportunity to work on a live brief and sell their designs to the public. Obviously, this sort of commercial exposure is invaluable for any budding designer.

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Design by RMIT student Stephanie Cannalonga

“It goes without saying that it is of primary importance that emerging textile designers have every opportunity to work with the industry on live projects. The Design To Print custom wallpaper project engages students with the wider market comprising home renovators, decorators and designers, enabling them to bring their highly creative design ideas to a myriad of applications,” says Claire Beale, RMIT program manager. The collection has certainly piqued our interest and we’re particularly taken with Stephanie Cannalonga’s striking designs.

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Design by RMIT student Alice Rooney

“From the perspective of the program, projects that showcase the skills of textile designers to a broad customer base are a great way to inform the public about just what it is we can do to enhance your life and demonstrate to the design profession the potential for collaboration and innovation in a commercial sector,” says Claire.

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Design by RMIT student Maddy North

“It was a totally invigorating experience to be among such enthusiastic and talented young people with a passion to create, and who are not afraid to explore their imagination,” says Gianni Favaro, managing director of Design To Print.

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Design by RMIT student Qing Lin

Available to purchase on the Design to Print custom wallpaper shop, all of the new student designs are available for $120 per square metre and a commission is paid to each student when their work is purchased.

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Design by RMIT student Stephanie Cannalonga

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Country Road collaborates with the designers of tomorrow

Collaborating for the seventh year in a row for their annual Window Project, Country Road has asked students from the visual merchandising program at RMIT University to design and implement a series of window displays at their flagship South Yarra store.

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Celebrating Country Road’s milestone 40th birthday, this year’s project focuses on the brand’s iconic and most loved products, including a new take on their classic duffel bag, the cult men’s chino and everyone’s favourite tea towel in a wide selection of colours.

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Students work to a real-life brief, which includes considerations such as using sustainable materials, and draw inspiration from Country Road’s brand identity and seasonal themes to develop and work through concepts; take feedback and direction from the Country Road team; liaise with suppliers; and finally install the window concept.

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The Window Project, which launched at the beginning of this week will be on display for four weeks at Country Road, 252 Toorak Road, South Yarra.

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Online shopping fix: House of Lulu

I only discovered House of Lulu this week but it just celebrated its first birthday. It’s owned by Vicki Sapountzis, who studied decorating at RMIT, and is one of those people whose friends always wanted to know where she found her latest buys.

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There’s a great selection of rugs, cushions, vases, prints, kitchenware, accessories and more. I pulled together some of my favourites (above) including the gold leaf agate bookends (can’t get enough of agate lately!), dip-dye tassels and cool cushions. I think the prices are very reasonable.

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RMIT students showcased in Country Road Window Project

Country Road has unveiled this year’s Window Project. The annual collaboration between the store and the RMIT Diploma of Visual Merchandising program is now in its sixth year.

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The 10-week program kicks off with a briefing session for the students at the Country Road head office and asks the students to design and implement a series of windows showcasing the homewares range, to be displayed at the brand’s flagship store in South Yarra. Over the next 10 weeks the students work to a real life brief – developing and working through concepts, taking feedback and direction from the Country Road team, liaising with suppliers and finally installing the window concepts.

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