Federal Government Backs Creators’ Rights. In a surprise decision, the Australian Government has rejected proposals to weaken copyright laws. Big Tech will not get free access to Australian creative work to train [...]
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Good Design Awards: Meet This Year’s Recipients!
The 2025 Good Design Awards span more than 30 categories across 11 design disciplines under the theme Rewarding, Defining, and Celebrating Better Design. This year’s program highlights projects that [...]
Australian Design Centre :: MAKE Award Winners Announced
The MAKE Award 2025 has named designer and metalsmith Cinnamon Lee as the winner of the $35,000 First Prize for NOCTUA. The work is a striking fusion of jewellery and lighting that pairs the permanence of metal with [...]
ADVOCACY:: AI Copyright Reform Threatens Design Industry
Read Our Objections To Proposed AI Copyright Reforms in Australia. The Authentic Design Alliance has lodged a formal submission to the Productivity Commission’s AI Copyright Inquiry, objecting to proposed AI [...]
Prestigious Clarence Prize :: Ash Allen ‘Beanless’
A New Take on the Classic Beanbag Melbourne-based designer-maker Ash Allen has won the 2025 Clarence Prize for his innovative work Beanless, reflecting an ongoing exploration of sustainable materials and inventive [...]
INDE AWARDS :: Adam Markowitz Wins The Object Category
Adam Markowitz Wins The Object at the 2025 INDE.Awards Melbourne designer–maker Adam Markowitz, in collaboration with craftsman Simeon Dux, has won the Object category at the INDE. Awards 2025 for A Cabinet of [...]
ADA Award :: Vivid Emerging Design Competition
VIVID Emerging Designer Awards 2025: Jacob de Dassel Wins Double Honours! The 22nd annual VIVID Emerging Designer Awards at Decor+Design Melbourne has announced a new wave of exceptional Australian furniture, [...]
ADA x Green Design Show:: MCEC July 16-18, Register Now!
Authentic Design Alliance Returns as Green Design Show 2025 Partner We’re proud to return as an Event Partner of the Green Design Show Melbourne 2025, Australia’s only trade event dedicated exclusively to [...]
Partnership: (Emerging) Designer Awards/Artedomus + Local Project
Emerging Designer Awards 2025: Celebrating Australia’s Next Generation of Design Talent We’re proud to announce that the Authentic Design Alliance (ADA) is once again a Supporting Partner of the Emerging Designer [...]
ADA Event:: Mud Talks 10 I Offcuts, By-products + Beautiful Waste
MUD Talk 2025: Offcuts, By-products + Beautiful Waste – EVENT RECAP The World Environment Day event, Offcuts, By-products + Beautiful Waste, hosted by MUD Australia and Brickworks, a live conversation on [...]
ADA Talk: Design Show / From Icons to Imitations, with Cultivated
Sustainable Interior Design & Authentic Sourcing – ADA x Cultivated Talk at Design Show Melbourne 2025 Can the Future of Interior Design Survive the Copycat Era? Join us on Friday, 13 June at 12:50 pm at the [...]
ADAxMDW: Furniture Reuse at Scale, Living Edge, Hassell, Aust Post
Melbourne Design Week Recap: Circular Thinking at Scale with Australia Post. Hosted by Living Edge, in partnership with the ADA, the panel discussion offered an in-depth look at Australia Post’s landmark [...]
ADA 11 :: Sustainability, Authenticity & Circular Practice
Download our latest newspaper for highlights from our touring speaker series spotlighting fast furniture as a growing environmental crisis, unpacking how ADA members invest in tools that help consumers and specifiers track carbon emissions. Investing in authentic furnishings from reputable brands is the most sustainable choice to minimise environmental impact; join us to learn how. […]
ADA AWARD :: Vivid Design Comp Finalists – See the Work
For our eighth year, the ADA proudly supports the 21st edition of Australia’s longest-running design competition, Vivid Design Comp, to promote opportunities for next-generation designers. Open to designers with up to five years of experience, categories include market-ready and prototype furniture, lighting, and object designs. Vibrant Visions in Design (vivid), curated by Latitude Group’s Daniel […]
ADA PARTNERSHIP :: ADA Education with IP Australia
We are thrilled to announce our education partnership with IP Australia, the government agency tasked with administering design rights including Patents, Trade Marks, Design Registrations and Plant Breeders’ Rights. A new ADA-led education series, delivered in partnership with IP Australia, will debut during Melbourne Design Week in May. The first in-person workshop will lay the […]