How Americans fight knockoffs! Knock-offs are a huge problem the Americans take seriously. Now independent and emerging designers join heritage manufacturers in the fight against the copied designs, despite the [...]
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FED UP WITH KNOCK-OFFS — WHAT THIS DESIGNER DID NEXT!
What happened when a designer discovered a big name brand promoting knock-offs their work on social media? With no response from the offending brand (or their distributors) to social media call-outs, the industrial [...]
ADA EVENT // OWNING AUSTRALIAN DESIGN IP 101
What happens when your work is ripped off? What’s next? And how do you prevent future Intellectual Property (IP) infringements? Our panel of legal experts and award-winning designers present an essential [...]
ADA EVENTS I STUDIO TRULY TRULY I Melb, Syd, Brisbane
CAFE CULTURE INSITU present Studio Truly Truly ‘in conversation’ with Authentic Design Alliance director Anne-Maree Sargeant at CCI Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane showrooms to showcase TYPOGRAPHY, a [...]
ADA PANEL ANNOUNCED // DESIGN CANBERRA FESTIVAL
Locally created Australian products command a greater currency than ever before – with our designers now engaged in a record number of home-grown projects! Join us as we unpack why investing in Australian design is [...]
HOW NEW ZEALAND GAINED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR DESIGN
The National Design Summit was held at MAAS (Powerhouse Museum) during Sydney Design Festival, attended by industry leaders to probe strategies to get Federal Government support for the Australian design economy. [...]
ADA EVENT // IP 101 – Intellectual Property Workshop 101
Workshop – Melbourne Design Week Presented by Authentic Design Alliance TM in partnership with Banki Haddock & Fiora Lawyers Trade Marks, Copyright, Design Registrations + more. The essential introduction [...]
ADA EVENT // UNIQUE. ONE-OFF. COMMISSIONED.
Unique. One-0ff. Commissioned. Exploring Australia’s thirst for functional sculpture and ambitious one-off works of design. As we forge our own Australian design identity, a by-product of the current boom in luxury [...]
ADA EVENTS I MELBOURNE DESIGN WEEK
ONE-OFF. UNIQUE. COMMISSIONED – Exploring our thirst for collectible works of design. Tickets – Unique. One Off. at Christopher Boots Atelier // $20.00 + bf As we forge our own [...]
ADA EVENT // DISCOVERING AUSTRALIAN DESIGN
DISCOVERING AUSTRALIAN DESIGN Created for Sydney Design Festival, presented by Authentic Design Alliance Why should we recognize and support Australian designed furniture and lighting? An award-winning industry [...]
ADA EVENT // OWNING AUSTRALIAN DESIGN – IP 101
Intellectual Property (IP) unpacked. Trade Marks, Copyright, Design Registrations + more. The essential introduction into protecting original creative concepts. Created for Sydney Design Festival, presented by [...]
ADA EVENTS // SYDNEY DESIGN FESTIVAL
OWNING AUSTRALIAN DESIGN – ADA Intellectual Property 101 WORKSHOP // Sydney ADA IP 101 provides a broad introduction to what to do and how to do it – when protecting creative concepts and business ideas. [...]
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 […]