MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK
14 — 21 MAY 2026
CHROMEPLEASE presents a series of public events and spatial activations across Melbourne Design Week 2026, exploring publishing as an exhibition format. The program brings together installations and exhibition environments that translate printed work into spatial and collective experiences. Across multiple locations, CHROMEPLEASE investigates material experimentation, spatial storytelling, and audience engagement through architecture, design, and visual culture.
The program includes the launch of CHROMEPLEASE Issue 02, presented by MPavilion, alongside additional exhibition events presented throughout the week.
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EVENT PROGRAM
ISSUE 02 LAUNCH — MPAVILION
THURSDAY 14 MAY
Public Reading Space: 2.00 PM — 5.00 PM
Evening Launch: 5.30 PM — 7.30 PM
Free event. Registration required. Limited capacity.
CREASE: EXHIBITION
18 MAY — 21 MAY
CREASE transforms printed matter into space
A temporary space built from fragments, folds, and distortions
Visitors move through an exhibition derived from the publication
Multiple exhibitions and sessions across the week
Single Sessions
15.00 AUD — 20.00 AUD
PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS BELOW
OR
All Events Exhibition Pass
45.00 AUD
Access to all CREASE exhibition sessions across the program
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EVENT TICKETS
CHROMEPLEASE ISSUE 02 LAUNCH
PRESENTED BY MPAVILION
THURSDAY 14 MAY 2026
MPAVILION
QUEEN VICTORIA GARDENS
380 ST KILDA ROAD, MELBOURNE
380 ST KILDA ROAD, MELBOURNE
SESSION 01: Public Reading Space
2.00 PM — 5.00 PM
SESSION 02: Evening Launch
5.30 PM — 7.30 PM
Free event. Registration required. Limited capacity.
SESSION 01: A public reading space where visitors engage with Issue 02 DELETE at MPavilion, encouraging slow engagement and reflection.
SESSION 02: A public launch bringing together contributors, collaborators, and the design community, marking the release of Issue 02 DELETE at MPavilion.
CREASE — EXHIBITION OPENING NIGHT
A public opening, presenting the exhibition in its initial spatial condition and establishing the conceptual framework for the week. A night to gather, celebrate, and have a drink.
MONDAY 18 MAY 2026
21 EASEY STREET, COLLINGWOOD
6.00 PM — 9.00 PM
20.00 AUD
CREASE: CONDITIONS — EXHIBITION
An evolving installation, examining the spatial and material states of the exhibition through changing physical interventions.
TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026
21 EASEY STREET, COLLINGWOOD
SESSION 01: 12.00 PM — 2.00 PM
SESSION 02: 5.00 PM — 7.00 PM
15.00 AUD
Tickets provide access within your selected two-hour viewing window. Arrive at any time and experience the exhibition at your own pace. Capacity is limited. Bookings are essential.
CREASE: INTERPRETATION — EXHIBITION
An exhibition focused on audience response and collective interpretation, incorporating public reflections gathered before the event week.
WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026
21 EASEY STREET, COLLINGWOOD
SESSION 01: 12.00 PM — 2.00 PM
SESSION 02: 5.00 PM — 7.00 PM
15.00 AUD
Tickets provide access within your selected two-hour viewing window. Arrive at any time and experience the exhibition at your own pace. Capacity is limited. Bookings are essential.
CREASE — EXHIBITION CLOSING NIGHT
A concluding event reflecting on the exhibition’s transformation and accumulated responses across the week.
THURSDAY 21 MAY 2026
21 EASEY STREET, COLLINGWOOD
6.00 PM — 9.00 PM
20.00 AUD
ALL EVENTS — EXHIBITION PASS
Full access to all CHROMEPLEASE events presented across Melbourne Design Week 2026
45.00 AUD
© 2026 CHROMEPLEASE. All rights reserved.
The work of ChromePlease takes place on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.