Living small, thinking circular

There is something familiar about Mod-u, in the way that it is an invitation to play: to stack, rearrange, assemble and reassemble. Designed by Melbourne-based Joanne Odisho, the winning entry of the 2026 Australian Furniture Design Award draws on the instinctive logic of modular building blocks, translating childhood memory into a sophisticated response to contemporary compact living.Presented by the National Gallery of Victoria and Stylecraft as part of Melbourne Design Week, the Australian Fu