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ADA Event:: Mud Talks 10 I Offcuts, By-products + Beautiful Waste
For World Environment Day we led an important discussion about material reuse, hosted by Mud Australia, with Brickworks, Edition Office and Five Mile Radius. Watch on YouTube.
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 [...]
ADAxMDW: Future-Proofing Design: from Originality to Impact
Industrial design can play a critical role in addressing the environmental crisis by driving sustainable innovation and circular practices. At MDW25 at RMIT, the ADA highlighted this through the lens of sustainable [...]
MDW Talk :: ADA with Living Edge, Hassell, Australia Post
Australia Post has redefined the modern workplace through circular design principles. Join us as we explore a unique project helmed by a collaboration of Hassell with Living Edge. Presented in partnership with [...]
MDW Talk: ADA at Future-Proof by Redacted + RMIT Industrial Design
Join us at Melbourne Design Week for Future Proof, presented by Redacted Design Podcast and RMIT School of Design. This three-night exhibition and speaker series highlights how the ingenuity of Australian industrial [...]
ADA Talk : Understanding Copies & Imitations in Interior Design
Have you taken steps to protect your brand from one of your team inadvertently creating or specifying copies? In a world flooded with images and ideas, knowing when inspiration crosses into copying is crucial for [...]
ADA Stakeholders: Good Design Award Entry Discount Code
ENTRIES EXTENDED: Submit by Friday, May 2nd – ADA Stakeholders receive discounted application fees! To be recognised in one of the oldest and most prestigious award programs, submit by midnight (AEST) on May [...]
AWARD: Vivid Design Comp Entries Now Open
Calling early-career furniture, lighting, and object designers! Entries are now open for the 2025 Vivid Design Competition. Entries close on Sunday, April 13th. Open to professional designers who have been [...]
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This website is not functioning correctly when viewed from Safari browsers; we recommend Chrome. Over the coming months, we are implementing upgrades and appreciate your patience while we launch our new initiatives. [...]
GEELONG DESIGN WEEK :: Design Futures, Dowel Jones & More!
Cultivated hosted a day-trip to visit Geelong Design Week that began at Agency Projects before heading to Geelong to tour adaptive re-use project Eden Oak Retreat by Plus Architecture; student-led projects at Design [...]
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 […]