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Fashion forward: Jarrod Reid’s fearless approach to design.
With his design turning heads at the 2024 NGV Gala, Jarrod Reid is emerging as one of Melbourne’s most talked-about creatives.
The art of storytelling with NZ artist Andrew J. Steel.
See the world through the eyes of influential artist, Andrew J. Steel, who believes art as more than just expression – it's storytelling.
The infinite legacy of Yayoi Kusama.
One of the greatest artists in living history, Yayoi Kusama has turned a lifetime of extraordinary challenges into timeless artworks.
Behind the lens of a Mercedes-Benz content creator.
We catch up with Australian photographer Jr Ross, who shares his experience as a Mercedes-Benz content creator.
Fernando Laposse on Conflict Avocados.
At the 2023 NGV Triennial exhibition, designer Fernando Laposse reveals the harsh reality behind the world’s insatiable demand for avocados.
Agnieszka Pilat on Heterobota for NGV Triennial.
Agnieszka Pilat’s robotic installation at NGV Triennial blurs the line between art and technology.
Elmgreen & Dragset at NGV Triennial.
Elmgreen & Dragset’s thought-provoking sculptures at NGV Triennial challenge our assumptions about art, identity and belonging.
Fashion meets motorsport for a world-first event.
To celebrate the 2024 F1 AUSGP, we hosted an exclusive trackside event with Vogue Australia at the Mercedes-AMG Lounge.
A&A revive tradition for Melbourne Design Week 2024.
The winners of the 2024 Melbourne Design Week Award are putting a unique spin on a long-established French craft.
The dream garage made for car enthusiasts
Step inside the luxury garage on The Local Project featuring a collection of iconic Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Turning heads: Mercedes-Benz wheels through the ages.
The evolution of Mercedes-Benz wheel design is a tale of continuous innovation, artistic expression and engineering excellence.
Meet the designer “ageing” fine wine.
Inspired by the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR wheel, this new wine glass is said to “age” wine by up to four years.
Art and high fashion at the NGV Gala 2024.
The unmissable 2024 NGV Gala offered an exclusive glimpse of Australia’s largest-ever exhibition of Yayoi Kusama artwork.
Fashion forward: Jarrod Reid’s fearless approach to design.
With his design turning heads at the 2024 NGV Gala, Jarrod Reid is emerging as one of Melbourne’s most talked-about creatives.
More than meets the eye with set designer Nat Turnbull.
Set designer and art director Nat Turnbull reimagines the classic shapes of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle and transforms them into abstract still life sculptures.
A family legacy shaped by clay.
We enter the world of Robert Gordon Australia and the family that produces over 300,000 local pieces of pottery a year.
Jenny Kee on the drive to keep creating.
Join the Australian fashion legend at home in the Blue Mountains to explore the landscape that inspires her timeless creations.
Revival Projects’ Robbie Neville on building a greener world.
In the lead up to 2023 Melbourne Design Week, we catch up with 2022 award winner Robbie Neville to learn about his latest initiative.
Emily Nolan’s made-to-measure suits for the everyday.
Melbourne-based womenswear label E Nolan designs thoughtful, timeless garments tailored to the female build.
Interior designer Fiona Lynch champions one-of-a-kind design.
Award-winning Melbourne-based interior designer Fiona Lynch shares how she looks beyond the obvious to create the extraordinary.
The making of the Mercedes-Maybach Haute Voiture.
Belinda Günther, Mercedes-Benz Head of Colour & Trim, on the combination of high fashion and automotive design.
Steffen Köhl on designing the all-electric EQS Sedan.
We go behind the scenes with our head of Advanced Design to explore the design philosophy of the all-electric EQS Sedan.
Inside the all new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan.
Our Head of Interior Design Hartmut Sinkwitz reveals the principles that guided him when designing the all new E-Class Sedan.
Why Sophie Hicks loves her G-Class.
The London-based architect has built her reputation by focusing on design essentials – much like her utility green ‘G-Wagon’.
Meet three trailblazers from Melbourne Design Week.
Experimentation, innovation and speculation are key to the work of three talented designers exhibiting at Melbourne Design Week.
Lilli Waters turns her lens to the Mercedes-Maybach GLS.
The fine arts photographer draws on her love of cinema and nostalgia to capture the Mercedes-Maybach GLS in a whole new light.
Thinking bigger to build cities better.
Melbourne Design Week Award winner Revival Projects is inspiring architects and developers to rethink the wrecking ball.
The Australians designing a circular economy.
These designers are turning potato waste into pallet wrap and wool scraps into blankets, all in pursuit of closing the loop.
The new frontiers of sustainable architecture.
Architects are coming up with ingenious ways to minimise the environmental impact of the spaces in which we live, work and play.
A fresh vision for sustainable eyewear.
Sydney brand Local Supply is pioneering plant-based eyewear and a holistic approach to sustainability in its supply chain.
Virgil Abloh imagines the future of luxury.
The revolutionary fashion designer partnered with Mercedes-Benz chief design officer Gordon Wagener on Project MAYBACH.
Why nature lights the way for David Trubridge.
The New Zealand lighting designer reflects on how the environment has shaped his work and his search for ways to give back.
Architect Norman Foster’s life in motion.
The celebrated British architect shares his thoughts on the future of cities, cars and the ventilation of his 300 SL “Gullwing”.
A floristry designer who finds beauty in our backyard.
Proud Yorta Yorta business owner and floristry designer Shahn Stewart of Alchemy Orange makes bold moves in the botanical world.
Gardening sustainably at home and beyond with landscape architect Phillip Withers.
The landscape architect on a mission to regenerate Australia’s landscape with a focus on sustainability and natural materials.
An insider’s look wat the 2022 NGV Gala.
We take you from the black carpet to behind the scenes to explore how this year’s event is a fitting tribute to the legendary Alexander McQueen.
Sabina McKenna on the curly question of hair and identity.
The Australian writer and curator’s latest project looks at the connection between hair and cultural identity for women of colour.
Inside Hattie Molloy’s other-worldly flower wonderland.
The floral artist’s latest installation is a striking homage to Valentine’s Day, commissioned exclusively for Mercedes-Benz.
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Yan Yan Chan.
Fashion influencer Yan Yan Chan discusses her plans for Lunar New Year.
Visiting a mid-century marvel with The Design Files’ Lucy Feagins.
The founder of Australia’s most popular design blog hits the road in a Mercedes-Benz GLB to check out the iconic Fender House.
Tamsin and Patrick Johnson on designing for the end user.
The top interior designer and her husband, founder of P Johnson Tailors, share how they put people at the heart of their approach.
How Maggie Marilyn is designing a new future for fashion.
Fashion designer and eco-pioneer Maggie Hewitt talks slow wins and her exciting new partnership with Mercedes-Benz.
Christine Centenera talks sustainable fashion.
The fashion director of Vogue Australia on how conscious design and consumption has fuelled the growing success of Wardrobe.NYC.
Moving masterpieces: French Impressionism from Boston to the NGV.
Special flight routes, climate-controlled trucks and high security. Welcome to the world of transporting priceless works of art.
Design evolution: Mercedes-EQ.
Steffen Köhl, head of Advanced Design at Mercedes-Benz, explains how Mercedes-EQ is redefining the electromobility aesthetic.
Touring the Flinders Ranges with photographer Gary Heery.
South Australia’s rugged terrain sets the scene for new works inspired by the natural world and the creatures flying through it.
HoMie is where the heart is.
Discover the Melbourne ethical fashion label and social enterprise that is fighting the good fight against youth homelessness.
How bassike staged Australia’s first carbon-neutral fashion show.
The label hit ‘Pause’ and set a new standard for sustainable fashion by rethinking the runway at Australian fashion week.
Homewares brand Kip&Co on the long road to going green.
The trio behind the cult lifestyle label unearthed plenty of learning curves on their journey towards achieving carbon neutrality.
The SL legacy lives on.
As the original SL model approaches its 70th birthday, we meet some of the lifelong fans in possession of its iconic successors.
Eastop’s second nature.
Award-winning architect Liam Eastop designs residences that instinctively celebrate the landscape through interconnected spaces.
For Dina Broadhurst, luxury begins with a feeling.
The Sydney-based mixed-media artist turned her creative gaze to the GT Black Series for a unique collaboration with Mercedes-AMG.
Patrick Johnson on fatherhood and slowing down.
As a fashion designer and tailor, Patrick Johnson has achieved global success. But fatherhood is his most treasured role yet. We sat down with the style icon on the eve of Father’s Day to find out what being a father means to him.
Paris Georgia flourishes after Mercedes-Benz partnership.
Kendall Jenner. Hailey Bieber. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. These are just a few of the big names who have been spotted wearing Paris Georgia, the Auckland-based clothing label by designers Paris Mitchell Temple and Georgia Cherrie.
Enjoy a virtual art experience at the NGV.
Housebound and craving some culture? You’re in luck – the National Gallery of Victoria has just launched virtual tours.
Inoda+Sveje: when two worlds collide.
Meet the Japanese and Danish design pair creating a new aesthetic in furniture design.
Say hello to Riga: Europe’s next arts hub.
The Latvian capital is fast becoming known as a centre for contemporary art.
Ladies Day powers on: explore the glamour and fashion.
Mercedes-Benz Ladies Day was a unique celebration of Australian fashion this year. During a panel, experts revealed their top trends for 2020.
Get ready for P.E Nation’s next sustainable fashion collection.
P.E Nation is making big moves in ethical fashion this year, starting with an eco-friendly snow collection.
Pioneering luxury with Mercedes-Benz and Virgil Abloh.
Called Project Geländewagen, this exciting collaboration marks the unification of fashion and art with automotive.
Bringing the outdoors in: the rise of biophilic design.
Through biophilic design, architects are doing incredible things to make us more connected with nature.
Aquabumps turns the EQC into a moving canvas.
Cult surf photographer Eugene Tan transformed the all-electric EQC with an iconic image of his beloved Bondi.
Behind the scenes at the NGV Triennial.
The NGV’s curators and conservators reveal how they brought its blockbuster 2020 Triennial to life in the middle of a pandemic.
How to style your home for the festive season.
Interior stylist Steve Cordony shares his tips to help you deck your halls with understated elegance this Christmas.
Sarah & Sebastian design the CLA Mood Ring.
When dynamic jewellery designers Sarah & Sebastian laid eyes on the new Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupé, they found all the inspiration they needed to design and create a mood ring in its honour.
Aje co-founders sparkle with new jewellery line and artistic links.
Co-founders of fashion label Aje Edwina Forest and Adrian Norris continue to break new ground and innovate, recently revealing their first jewellery collection, Aje Adorn, at an exclusive Mercedes me Store Melbourne event.
On the streets of 1980s New York at the NGV.
The National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) summer exhibition shines a spotlight on the artistic friendship between two great contemporary artists, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, who drew their inspiration from the streets of the Big Apple.
NGV Friday Nights is back with an ‘80s-era lineup.
The best way to see the world-exclusive Crossing Lines exhibition is during the NGV's Friday Nights, where music, food and art combine in a vibrant tribute to ‘80s New York Cty.