The Good Design Awards celebrate standout projects, recognising designers shaping Australia’s future with thoughtful, original work.
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Australian Design Centre :: MAKE Award Winners Announced
This year’s MAKE Award highlights bold work from innovative designers, reinforcing the value of original Australian design practice.
ADVOCACY:: AI Copyright Reform Threatens Design Industry
Proposed AI copyright reforms elevate concerns for designers who face new risks to their work, rights and long-term creative ownership.
Prestigious Clarence Prize :: Ash Allen ‘Beanless’
BEANLESS by Ash Allen takes the Clarence Prize, reinforcing the impact of conceptual craft and thoughtful experimentation in design.
INDE AWARDS :: Adam Markowitz Wins The Object Category
Adam Markowitz secures the INDE Object Award, a strong achievement recognising thoughtful craft and excellence in contemporary design.
ADA Award :: Vivid Emerging Design Competition
This year’s Vivid competition spotlights impressive emerging designers, showing the strength and diversity of Australia’s next wave.
ADA x Green Design Show:: MCEC July 16-18, Register Now!
The ADA joins the Green Design Show at MCEC, driving conversations about sustainable practice and authentic design across the sector.
Partnership: (Emerging) Designer Awards/Artedomus + Local Project
We proudly support the second edition of the Emerging Designer Awards in partnership with Artedomus/New Volumes and The Local Project.
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 [...]
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 […]