Flip the switch: Design Week starts with lights on show

Melbourne Design Week's 100 LIGHTS exhibition shines a spotlight on talented designers. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Of more than 350 events and exhibitions for Melbourne Design Week, it's easy to pick which one shines brightest.

At North Melbourne's Meat Market Stables, the free exhibition 100 LIGHTS illuminates the work of more than 100 Australian designers, from moody bar lighting, to chandeliers worthy of a concert hall.