EVENTS
Our curated programme of design events invites you to see, hear, do and meet. Events on the 2026 program go live regularly and subscribers to our email new hear first!
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DESIGNFREO ON LOCATION 18: DE SOUZA RESIDENCE
12 JULY 2025 // Share wine and conversation around the fire as Ian and Ros discuss the evolution of their space, how they inhabit it, and how we might live more fully without regard for convention.
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SPECIAL EVENT: CULTIVATED X MARK TUCKEY
8 MAY 2025 // Join us over drinks in a zero-waste, pop-up showroom for an engaging deep dive into the life – and sometimes, near-death – of high-quality, beautifully designed furniture.
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DESIGNFREO ON LOCATION 17: PENHALE&WINTER/ADA STREET
12 APRIL 2025 // ‘The good, the strange and the ugly,’ is how architects Penhale & Winter jokingly first described this South Fremantle house – join the architects and owner to explore its transformation.
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DESIGNFREO CONVERSATION 08: FORESTS ATLAS / DANIEL JAN MARTIN AND ADAM BAHAR
3 APRIL 2025 // The Forests Atlas is a field guide to the magical forests of Southwest Australia. Join editor Daniel and designer Adam to explore what this award-winning book tells us, and how.
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END-OF-YEAR SUNDOWNER: BAUWERK COLOUR
15 NOVEMBER 2024 // Join us at Bauwerk Colour for our last event of the year – a behind-the-scenes look at one of Fremantle’s great design success stories!
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FREMANTLE DESIGN WEEK 2024
18 – 25 OCTOBER 2024 // The second Fremantle Design Week brings seven days of exhibitions, conversations, tours, workshops, films, open studios and special events to Walyalup from 18 – 25 October 2024.
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DESIGNFREO ON LOCATION 16: EWERT LEAF/ KINGSWAY PASSIVHAUS
28 SEPTEMBER 2024 // It takes a lot for us to cross the bridge, but this month’s house is worth the journey! Join us in Nedlands to explore a new family home by national architectural practice, Ewert Leaf.
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DESIGNFREO ON LOCATION 15: SPACEAGENCY / WHITE-HOUSE
31 AUGUST 2024 // Step inside a contemporary riff on the classic, white-painted timber cottage, reimagined to accommodate a growing family. The architect and homeowners will share the design story behind the transformation of a tiny house into a generous and welcoming family home.
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DESIGN FREO X CULTURE CLUB: COULD THAT WORK HERE? A EUROPEAN SLIDE SHOW
07 AUGUST 2024 // Why does everyone rave about Denmark? In our first collab with Culture Club, come on a visual journey of shared observations from our recent European study trips. Could these ideas translate to Freo?
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DESIGNFREO ON LOCATION 14: REZEN / VIN POPULI
19 JULY 2024 // What are the ingredients for great hospitality design? Join us for our first hospitality ‘On Location’ conversation with designers Rhys and Zenifa Bowring and restaurant owners, Emma Ferguson and Dan Morris.
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AUTUMN SUNDOWNER / BACK TO MEMPHIS – A DESIGN REVOLUTION
20 APRIL 2024 // The Memphis movement – fun and fab, or over the top? You decide, at our autumn sundowner at the unique Offmarket Gallery in Claremont.
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DESIGNFREO ON LOCATION 13: KATE MOORE & GIAN TONOSSI / BURT STREET
23 MARCH 2024 // ‘An experiment with small spaces and big tables’ is how architects Kate and Gian describe the renovation of their Fremantle cottage. We invite you inside this warm, elegant and playful family home.
