ADVOCACY :: Support Funding for Melbourne Design Week 2025
UPDATE:: NGV has announced MDW dates and expressions of interest are now open! Thank you to everyone who jumped into collective action, the message clearly transmitted! [...]
KNOCKOFFS + DUPES :: Search engine dupe.com sued by retailer
Digital platform Dupe.com has gone viral on Instagram and TikTok. It entices users to the search engine with claims that big box brands are white-labelling products and selling identical furnishings at vastly [...]
DESIGN TASMANIA :: Women in Design 2024, November 1-2
We are thrilled to once again join the annual Women in Design program at Design Tasmania! Themed ‘Agents of Change: Women Leading Design’, the Design Colloquium and networking event features nine [...]
ADA Advocacy :: WIPO Finalising International Design Law Treaty
Next month, WIPO will host a Diplomatic Conference to finalise a Design Law Treaty (DLT). This is the final stage in a multi-year international series of negotiations. WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) [...]
DESIGN FRINGE 2024 :: See the Winners at Linden before Nov 24th
Design Fringe at Linden New Arts is open until November 24 – meet the winners! During our ongoing partnership with Design Fringe, a highlight of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, we’re proud to present the [...]
ADA DESIGN FUTURES AWARD :: Meet Our Winner Carl Broesen
Meet the winners! During our ongoing partnership with Design Fringe, a highlight of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, we are proud to present our ADA Design Futures Award to honour a body of work or ongoing practice of [...]
Advocacy Update :: IP Australia Consultation Outcomes
Enhancing Australian Design Protection – Essential read! IP Australia has released the outcomes of the two-year consultation on proposed ways to enhance protection for ‘Virtual’, [...]
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 [...]
CLIMATE EMERGENCY :: ADA Joins Design Declares
Design Declares is a pivotal movement mobilising the design industry to tackle the climate crisis. The ADA has joined this movement to underscore our unwavering commitment to sustainability, innovation, and [...]
VICTORIAN PREMIER’S DESIGN AWARDS :: Closing Friday 2nd
VICTORIAN PREMIER’S DESIGN AWARDS The design sector is a significant contributor to the Victorian economy. Established in 1996, the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards highlight and celebrate local design [...]