The Design Files is taking up residency at East Brunswick Village (EBV) for one huge weekend of events and design inspiration later this month!

From Saturday March 14 – Sunday March 15, we’re transforming the EBV display suite with local furniture brands and art, to inspire your own apartment styling.

We’re also hosting a series of talks, offering expert advice on apartment styling for real life with interior designer Lauren Li; great ideas for rooftop and balcony gardens with landscape designers Ian Barker and Clea Cregan, and trends in global apartment culture with Never Too Small.

It’s been a while since we’ve hosted a public event, and we’d love to see as many TDF readers there as possible! We’ll be on site from 10am to 4pm, with To Be Frank serving free coffees and pastries to the first 100 visitors on both days until sold out. You can also purchase the latest copy of The Design Files Magazine from our magazine kiosk out the front!

If you haven’t heard of East Brunswick Village, it’s an apartment complex with a vibrant community spirit (and some very passionate residents – see inside two of their apartments here!).

Created by the team at Banco Group, the development is truly world class, offering residents generously designed apartments and amenities, from a retail precinct (featuring a supermarket, eateries, pharmacy, medical centre, cinema, florist, and Pilates studio) to private communal spaces, including what has to be Melbourne’s healthiest edible rooftop garden (which you can tour on the Sunday – more on that below)! The precinct contains one, two and three bedroom apartments, each with secure parking, storage and a 7.5-star NatHERS Rating.

The EBV display suite is free to visit at any time during the The Design Files Apartment Project from 10am to 4pm, but all expert talks are ticketed (just $5.00 per session). See below for the full schedule, and links to book!

The Design Files Apartment Project
East Brunswick Village display suite
8 Bluestone Way, Brunswick East VIC
Saturday March 14 – Sunday March 15, 10am-4pm daily

Day 1, Saturday March 14

10am: The Design Files Apartment Project is open to the public. Free coffee and pastries by To Be Frank for the first 100 visitors, until sold out.

11am-midday: Apartment Styling for Real Life event with Lauren Li of Sisällä Interior Design, moderated by The Design Files founder Lucy Feagins. Book your ticket for $5 here.

3pm-4pm: Designing Successful Balcony + Rooftop Gardens event with landscape designers Ian Barker and Clea Cregan of Miniscape Projects, moderated by The Design Files founder Lucy Feagins. Attendees will also be offered a tour of the EBV rooftop gardens at the end of the session. Book your ticket for $5 here.

4pm: EBV suite closes

Day 2, Sunday March 15

10am: The Design Files Apartment Project is open to the public. Free coffee and pastries by To Be Frank for the first 100 visitors, until sold out.

11am-midday: Celebrating Global Apartment Culture event with small-living video and magazine publishers Never Too Small, moderated by The Design Files founder Lucy Feagins. Book your ticket for $5 here.

12pm – 4pm: The Design Files Apartment Project is open to the public all afternoon! Pop in for your last chance to meet our team, check out our dream styled apartment set-up, or grab a copy of The Design Files magazine from our magazine kiosk.

4pm: EBV suite closes

Click here to book a $5 ticket to The Design Files Apartment Project talks series here.