Calling early-career furniture, lighting, and object designers! Entries are now open for vivid design competition 2021 // Entries close May 2nd. Open to professional designers who have been practicing for less than [...]
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MDW21 :: IP AUSTRALIA EVENTS RECOMMENDED FOR ADA NETWORK
IP Australia joins Melbourne Design Week with three virtual events. Free to attend, participants will have the opportunity to direct questions and contribute to this next stage of the designs review, the ‘solutions’ [...]
PROGRAM UPDATE :: JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN STRATEGY SESSION // Melbourne (March)
Our intended February roundtable sessions have been rescheduled in Melbourne (March) and Sydney (April). We invite you to join our strategy sessions and help inform the ADA® program, education, and advocacy [...]
CONTRIBUTE TO ADA® CAMPAIGN STRATEGY + HELP SHAPE OUR 2021
We are excited to share that our first events in 2021 will enable our network to help shape ADA® campaigns, and have a say! In February, we will host roundtable sessions in Melbourne and Sydney to refine our 2021 [...]
IMPORTANT UPDATE I A GREAT WAY TO END THE YEAR – PROGRESS!
What a great way to round off this challenging year – finally, tangible progress from our ongoing consultation with IP Australia, with a Bill presented in Parliament proposing amendments to the Designs Act. [...]
RECIPROCAL DESIGN RIGHTS BETWEEN UK & EU END JAN 1, 2021
In 2016 Britain announced sweeping changes to UK intellectual property (IP) laws following extensive lobbying by a group of leading European brands. Among many new initiatives, the replica furniture industry was [...]
NEWS I READ IP AUSTRALIA REPORTS Designs Review
To round off the research phase of the IP Australia Designs Review, some ‘short-term wins’ are due (fingers crossed) to hit Parliament in late 2020. GRACE PERIOD The introduction of a ‘grace [...]
VIVID DESIGN COMPETITION l The 2020 winners are ….
We are proud to support the 17th edition of the vivid design competition for the fifth year, Australia’s leading springboard for emerging furnishing designers. Helmed by the team at Latitude, and held in [...]
AUSTRALIAN DESIGN COUNCIL l Set to drive a design-led renaissance!
The announcement of the re-formation of the Australian Design Council is great news! Helmed by industry leaders spanning innovators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers, the Council strives to embed design as a driver to [...]
WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR INSTAGRAM?
FOLLOW OUR NEW HANDLE @authentic_design_alliance Please support our cause by following (and sharing) our NEW Instagram handle to help rebuild the substantial following that has been lost. We’re not exactly [...]
IP AUSTRALIA DESIGNS REVIEW UPDATE
Despite all atm, it’s still business as usual with our ongoing consultation to the IP Australia review of design systems! IP Australia, the government body responsible for administrating patents, trademarks, [...]
ENTER I GOOD DESIGN AWARDS 2020 by April 24
We are proud to support our Affiliate partners Good Design Australia who helm the Good Design Awards – one of the most prestigious design awards in the world and the nation’s highest design honour ✔️ Entries [...]
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 […]