Expressions of interest are now open for the milestone tenth edition of Melbourne Design Week, Australia’s largest annual design festival, set to return from 14–24 May 2026 with a statewide program celebrating the power of design.
Presented by the NGV, the festival has grown significantly since its launch in 2017, expanding from fewer than 100 events in its first year to more than 450 in 2025, with over 100,000 attendees.
Designers, studios, makers and collectives are now invited to propose bold and original ideas for talks, exhibitions, installations, workshops and more. Submissions are open until 13 November 2025. The 2026 program will again extend beyond Melbourne, activating venues across Victoria and including the Melbourne Art Book Fair, for which expressions of interest close on 1 December 2025.
Tony Ellwood AM, director of the NGV, said: “Since 2017, Melbourne Design Week has grown in strength and ambition – due in large part to the limitless imagination of our local design community. In 2026, we invite designers, architects, makers and collectives to help us shape the milestone tenth edition of the festival and to share their groundbreaking achievements with our ever-growing audience.”
For further information about Melbourne Design Week 2026, visit designweek.melbourne
Source: Architecture - architectureau
