Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective
Bringing together innovators and creative practitioners to incubate and collaborate on circular economy design initiatives
Image Credit: Mural by Oli Ruskidd & Chehehe, interior wall of the Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective (Supplied by Oli Ruskidd & Chehehe)
The Fishermans Bend Circular Design Collective brings a range of innovators and creative practitioners working on circular economy initiatives together to imagine, incubate, experiment, collaborate and showcase new design approaches. We aim to show the future vision for Fishermans Bend in action - by creating a thriving collaborative community that demonstrates innovative approaches to environmental sustainability, liveability, connectivity, diversity and innovation.
In partnership with Gamuda Land Australia, transformed an empty warehouse space located behind Gamuda Land’s ‘The Canopy’ display suite into a thriving creative hub of activity. Alongside the day to day activities of our Innovators in Residence, we host a regular program of public and industry facing events showcasing innovative design solutions and upcycling to create products and services that are circular by nature.
Project Partners
FB IDEAs
Gamuda Land Australia
Meet our Innovators in Residence
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Circular Threads, by After
Innovating textile recovery and advancing circular economy solutions for textile waste.
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[RE]Maker, by The University of Melbourne
Turning wetsuit surplus materials into architectural design solutions.
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Precious Plastic Melbourne
Empowering communities and sparking a generation of changemakers towards a circular future.
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No Bull Cause
Turning the clothes that people don’t want into something they do.
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Leftovers, by Lousy Ink + Dodgy Paper
Inspiring others to rethink waste by showing how art and sustainability can intersect to make a positive impact.
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PowerMOVE, by QuietRIOT and Additive Lighting
Prototyping a kinetic dancefloor that transforms human energy into energy for more sustainable events
Video Gallery
Check out this 7-part series of short documentary videos created by Felix Toohey from No Bull Cause as part of their residency.
In this episode, Kate Spencer of FB Ideas explains the rationale of the space and how it will support the innovators in residence in 2025.
In this episode, we follow Yesha Patel and Nehal Jain from After on their journeyas they put on their 2025 Melbourne Design Week exhibition at the Circular Design Collective, showcasing upcycling projects unusable textile and clothing waste.
Sofia Colabella and Katie Skillington, from University of Melbourne, talk about the ReMaker project and the process of making the Circular Design Collective's iconic wetsuit walls.
Oli, from Lousy Ink, and Roger, The Pulp Professor behind Dodgy Paper, talk about the process behind their exhibition project, "Leftovers", which showcased 11 artists utilising recycled inks and paper.
Piers Mossuto, Director of Precious Plastic Melbourne, explains their mission is to transform plastic waste into value.
Felix Toohey, founder of the No Bull Cause, shows us how he screenprints sustainable fashion at the Circular Design Collective.
In the final episode, we learn about Linda Catalano's Power MOVE project - a temporary kinetic dance floor created at the Circular Design Collective and taken to Fed Square in the heart of Melbourne.
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