A one-in-four-year opportunity to contribute to the IP Australia fee review closes Sunday, July 02. Public comment on existing and proposed fee structure and associated charges helps inform an internal IPA review [...]
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MILANTRACE 2023 :: Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
MILANTRACE is undoubtedly the ultimate Milan experience for everyone who didn’t attend the world’s biggest design event, IRL! . Presented by Yellowtrace founder and editor Dana Tomic Hughes, in [...]
Pre-registrations :: Design Show June 15-17, Melbourne
Held each June, alternating between Sydney and Melbourne, this year Design Show will be colocated with a new building materials event ArchiBuild Expo from June 15-17 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. [...]
ADVOCACY UPDATE :: IP Australia more legislation reforms
As part of our ongoing consultation with IP Australia on further proposed amendments, we have been invited to review suggested changes to simplify the design registration processes over the coming months. We [...]
Why Buy Authentic? Feature for Cult’s Design Icons Exhibition
As part of Cult’s 25th-anniversary celebrations, we were invited to write a feature to unpack why designer furniture costs what it does. And why we must support original design icons. [...]
ADA to Lead Gender Equality Mentor Program for Design Fringe
ADA director Anne-Maree Sargeant will lead the gender equality mentor program for Design Fringe. The Naomi Milgrom Foundation powers Design Fringe for Gender Equality with the Victorian Women’s Trust, run by [...]
DOWNLOAD ADA 09 :: Outdoor Issue, Icons & Milestones
Celebrating ADA outcomes 2016-22, read about our advocacy and the improvements to design protections against copies. Highlights include ADA Award winners at vivid design comp and Design Fringe, our exhibition and [...]
ADA Outcomes : Finally Legislation & IP Improvements!
We have had our biggest year since the ADA was founded by Cult, Living Edge, Euroluce, Ke-Zu and Stylecraft in 2010! Aside from an action-pack event and award program, we hosted talks, sponsored events and [...]
ADA in 2022 :: Awards, Partnerships and Events
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 […]