Across showrooms and activations, visitors to Saturday Indesign 2025 in Melbourne can take part in everything from morning workouts and new product releases to interactive installations and evening talks at the CBD and South Melbourne Precinct.
The morning begins with Cosentino hosting Move With Her Run at 9:30am, an inclusive fitness session led by Amal Omar to celebrate Women’s Health Week. This focus on wellbeing continues at 10am with a guided stretching workshop presented with Technogym. At 10:30am, attention shifts to Gaggenau as the brand unveils the first showing of its new Expressive and Minimalisticappliance series, designed with Bauhaus influences. Meanwhile, Schiavello welcomes guests from 11am with the first instalment of its Garden Party, offering a botanical-inspired start to the day.
By midday, Cosentino’s kitchen space becomes the setting for a healthy cooking demonstration with Thermomix, before Schiavello returns with Garden Party: Afternoon Vibes at 1pm, the first of two cocktail sessions. Gaggenau also continues its launch program at this time with a second opportunity to experience its new series, followed by a further session at 3pm. That same hour, Schiavello keeps the atmosphere social with another cocktail offering, creating a relaxed mid-afternoon interlude.
Cosentino’s final scheduled activation of the day is the Wellness Design Talk at 4pm, a panel discussion on the intersection of food, design and health led by Kelly Donougher and guest speakers. Throughout the precinct, Cosentino also presents Cristalo Resonance, an all-day installation that responds to human touch with light and texture. Schiavello complements this with continuous guided showroom tours and showcases of its latest furniture and technology innovations.
Together, Gaggenau, Schiavello and Cosentino anchor the CBD and South Melbourne program with a blend of product launches, design conversations, lifestyle activations and immersive experiences. The variety ensures visitors can engage with design in multiple ways – whether through innovation in the kitchen, rethinking wellbeing in interiors, or discovering new approaches to workplace and lifestyle environments.
Event booklets containing maps and bus routes will be available from each showroom on the day, with a digital version also available online here. Don’t forget to pick up your official Saturday Indesign tote bag sponsored by DECO!
What’s on at Richmond Precinct?
Meanwhile, this year’s Afterparty is sponsored by ABI Interiors & Woodcut Signorino and tickets are on sale here. Event buses will leave from outside Winnings and Design Precinct, top3 by Design and CULT’s showrooms at 6pm to take people to the afterparty. Public transport also available.
Hop-on, hop-off buses will be running throughout the day. Local loop shuttles will run in a continuous loop within each precinct while precinct-to-precinct buses allow you to travel between the different precincts. Thank you to Studio Bus partner Advanta – and to all of our partners for what will be a fantastic Saturday Indesign 2025!
