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Josh Duke becomes Nguluway DesignInc’s new Chairperson
Experienced commercial leader and proud Dunghutti man, Josh Duke, today joins the Nguluway DesignInc team as Chairperson following inaugural Chair Damien Barnes stepping down from the role due to increasing work and board commitments.
Niwili White Forrest joins Nguluway DesignInc’s design leadership
Nguluway DesignInc welcomes experienced Associate and Ngangiwumerri/Ngangikurrungurr man, Niwili White Forrest, as the fifth Indigenous designer at the studio.
Nguluway DesignInc named ‘Indigenous Business of the Year’ finalist—NSWICC
Nguluway DesignInc have been named as one of three finalists for the ‘Indigenous Business of the Year Award – Urban’ at the 2024 NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (NSWICC) Awards.
Cultural cadetship like none other—celebrating Liam Khan
Liam Khan’s journey into the architectural world is one marked by determination, cultural pride, and opportunity. A proud Kamilaroi man and student of architecture at Western Sydney University, Liam was the recipient of the first fully-paid Indigenous architect scholarship funded by DesignInc Sydney.
Listen on ABC Radio Canberra: Procurement, cultural appropriation, Designing from Country and ‘incubators’
In this exclusive interview, Nguluway DesignInc Managing Director, Craig Kerslake discusses procurement, cultural appropriation, Designing from Country, and the pivotal role Indigenous businesses—or ‘incubators’— play in nurturing the next generation of First Nations designers with ABC Radio Canberra’s Georgia Stynes.
‘Now More Than Ever’—Recounting our National Reconciliation Week panel
This National Reconciliation Week, we were proud to have hosted a very full, very engaged room of industry professionals for discourse around this year's theme—Now More Than Ever.
The home according to Australian First Peoples
Have we over-valued privacy to the detriment of social interaction and a sense of community? Indigenous thinking would suggest we have.
Nguluway DesignInc Celebrates Three Years!
It's been three years since Nguluway DesignInc began, and we're proud to have made a huge impact through our projects, our culture, our people and events.
UNSW 100K Alumni—Craig Kerslake
This month, UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture achieved the milestone of having 100,000 graduates. To celebrate, they connected with key alumni, including Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake, to hear how they are making the world a better place.
VIVID Ideas 2023
As part of the VIVID Ideas 2023 program, Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake spoke as part of a panel about ‘(Human) Nature in the City’.
We are Moving!
As the Nguluway DesignInc and the DesignInc Sydney teams continue to grow, we are moving!
Vote YES for the Voice
Discussions are happening far and wide about the proposed referendum enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament into the Constitution. At Nguluway DesignInc we wholeheartedly support a ‘YES’ vote in the referendum.
Vogue Living Australia
These First Nations firms are making waves in Australia’s design space.
Craig Kerslake was interviewed by Vogue Living Australia as one of Australia’s leading First Nations designers. He talks about his vision, what designing from Country means, and how it can be applied to the built environment.
Urban Greening Symposium
Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake is speaking at the 2023 Urban Greening symposium.
VIVID Ideas 2023
As part of VIVID Ideas 2023, Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake is part of a panel of urban designers, artists and architects sharing the blueprint for cities that connect us. They will be talking about how cities can be better built around our human need for community and belonging.
Greater Cities Podcast
Nguluway DesignInc Director Craig Kerslake discusses the connection with and responsibility for Country within First Nations cultures. He posits that looking after the people, nature and environment is a core part of First Nations—is a relationship of belonging and reciprocity where sustainability is assumed.
The Local Project
Nguluway DesignInc is thilled to share our feature in The Local Project.
Blak Hand Collective on Radio National
In July 2022, two founding members of the Blak Hand Collective—Craig Kerslake (Nguluway DesignInc) and Jefa Greenaway (Greenaway Architects)—talked about their journey and vision on ABC Radio National’s Blueprint for Living program.
Belonging to Country—YINDYAMARRA WINHANGANHA
People are often asking about what it means to be a First Nations designer, and what designing from Country really means. Nguluway DesignInc Director, Craig Kerslake, has published a manifesto of his ideas around belonging to Country and designing from Country in the Architecture Bulletin.
Shortlisted—Ngurra Cultural Precinct
Nguluway DesignInc is pleased to be part of the shortlisted Blakhand Collective led proposal for the Ngurra Cultural Precinct Competition in Canberra.