When the inaugural Melbourne Design Fair opens its doors this month, it will align the city with global design capitals where similar collector fiestas flourish, notably London, Paris, Basel and Miami.

A collaboration between the Melbourne Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Victoria, the fair brings together 10 leading galleries, organisations and agencies – including Sullivan+Strumpf (Sydney), JamFactory (Adelaide) and Melbourne’s Broached Commissions – to show one-off and limited-edition pieces that teeter along the increasingly fine line between art and design.