Clarice Cliff in the Powerhouse collection
A selection of Clarice Cliff tableware recently donated to the Powerhouse Museum by Sydney collector...

A new design for a new age
The recent acquisition of a chair designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1927 marks a significant addition t...

The story of Australian furniture with Joh...
A new, four week lecture series at Michael Reid gallery in Elizabeth Bay.

I've got you (under my skin)
Nanette Carter discusses Dutch designer Jurgen Bey's knack for transforming the banal and useful int...

Savage Luxury: Modernist design in Melbour...
A lavish insight into early modernist interior design originating in Melbourne during the 1930s.

'Not a proper job': designer Tom Dixon
London-based design maverick Tom Dixon recently visited the Powerhouse. Here he talks to Anne Watson...

Modernism & Australia: Documents on Art, D...
This first anthology of modernist art, design and architecture in Australia reveals the raw nerves t...

Chewing the fat
Rebecca Roke talks to London-based FAT architects about their award-winning practice that is breakin...

The power and pleasure of objects
Over 800 objects from the Powerhouse Museum's extensive decorative arts and design collection are on...

Ove Arup – Masterbuilder of the Twentieth ...
Anne Watson, Curator of Architecture & Design at the Powerhouse Museum, and author of 'Building a ma...

Freedom of fantasy
The acquisition of a telephone designed by Marcello Nizzoli represents an important addition to the...

Remembering Rowe Street
A website that celebrates one of Bohemian Sydney’s most famous landmarks.

Building a masterpiece: the Sydney Opera H...
A new book from Powerhouse Publishing offers a unique account of the Sydney Opera House and is essen...

A short history of typography
Like any other creative pursuit, the design of letterforms is determined by the prevailing cultural...

Charlotte Perriand: Living Design
A true radical at heart, Charlotte Perriand created some of the most significant and recognisable de...

Disappearing act
Why is there a growing trend for furniture we can see through? Are we just being ironic, or is this...