From Denfair to Melbourne Design Week, Design Show to vivid, around 15,000 design lovers visited our exhibitions, awards and talks in 2022. Download our newspaper and learn more about our biggest year since [...]
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AFFILIATION:: ADA x Image Makers Association Australia
We’re proud to announce our affiliation with the freshly minted industry body representing Australian photographic professionals – Image Makers Association Australia (IMMA) Formed to counter copyright [...]
ADA Keynote at Victorian Pride Centre for Design Fringe
Join us Friday, October 7th at the Victorian Pride Centre for the Design Fringe Keynote featuring designer Ella Saddington, weaver Lis de Vries, futurist and academic Bridgitte Engeler, led by ADA director [...]
CASE STUDY REVISITED :: Discount Retailer Knocks-off Local Designer
What happens when big businesses knock off local designers? When a major retail chain advertised an identical product to one they’d borrowed for a photo shoot from a small Melbourne brand, it’s no [...]
DESIGN FRINGE :: Register to Exhibit (by August 1st)
Design Fringe, the new evolution of Melbourne Fringe’s longest-running program, Fringe Furniture, will be making its home at Linden New Art in 2022. This year’s provocation is Design the Future: Don’t Waste Time, [...]
MEDIA :: DESIGN ONLINE on the ADA Vision, Journey and Outcomes
Ahead of next week’s Decor+Design show, Design Online speak with ADA director AMS about the problem, the solutions and why the industry must be more aware! The ADA has worked with D+D since 2016 to eradicate [...]
JOIN THE ADA :: WHAT MEMBERSHIP IS RIGHT FOR ME?
AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE ® members enable our ongoing education, advocacy and event program and support the best future for the Australian furnishing sector.
DENFAIR rebrands as DESIGN SHOW :: 18-20 October, ICC Sydney
Join us October 18-22 at ICC Sydney for the newly rebooted Interiors Australia I Denfair, now known as DESIGN SHOW. The industry event will be held annually each October, alternating between Sydney and Melbourne. [...]
VIVID DESIGN COMP :: Meet The Next Wave of Local Design Talent
PREVIEW NEW WORK BY 2022 FINALISTS Australia’s longest-running design competition celebrates its 19th anniversary shining a spotlight on early-career furniture, lighting and object designers. VIVID has kick-started [...]
MDW 22 :: Find Us at FUTURES COLLECTIVE, Villa Alba Museum
Occupying a heritage-listed building in one of Melbourne’s oldest suburbs is Design Week’s most surprising and stellar exhibition. The dilapidated 1880s mansion hosts a sublime showcase of innovative [...]
FINALLY A WIN :: 12-month Grace Period from March 10
From March 10, 2022, Australian designs now officially have a 12-month ‘Grace Period’ that enables initial protection prior to the lodgement of design registration. A 12-month Grace Period has now been legislated, [...]
MDW 22 :: ADA Partners with SAY IT LOUD, 17-27 March
We are proud to support the Australian debut of SAY IT LOUD, a global initiative that cultivates and elevates the contributions of BIPOC designers to raise the visibility of their contributions to the built [...]
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 […]