AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE ® members enable our ongoing education, advocacy and event program and support the best future for the Australian furnishing sector.
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, [...]
Following our participation in the IP Australia stakeholder forum in December, we met with the research team last week to further flesh out issues we felt were yet to be included in the ongoing ACIP review into [...]
Earlier this year IP Australia announced a review into design systems that includes design registrations, trade marks, patents and other rights. As part of the review ADA® stakeholders have hosted several round [...]
Object Subject at DESIGN Canberra Festival, the second iteration of the national design writer’s conference, explores ‘Design Responsibilities.’ Created for practitioners, the symposium unpacks [...]
The debut edition of the TDF DESIGN AWARDS delivered a fresh take on the well accommodated Australian design awards roster at a superbly executed event at Federation Square on September 19. The brainchild of TDF [...]
Our ‘My Milan’ series dives into ADA Member experiences during April’s Salone Del Mobile. Artedomus / New Volumes creative director Thomas Coward had dual agendas – exhibiting New Volumes with LOCAL MILAN, and reconnecting with Artedomus brand partners – whilst trying to experience as many FioriSalone installations across the city as possible! Additional text by […]
After the Australian design set descended on Milan for Design Week last month, we spoke to Authentic Design Alliance members for an insider snapshot of their personal experience. Cult founder and managing director Richard Munao is a Salone veteran having first attended in 1999! Aside from discovering new product collections from the 20+ Cult partners, […]
Stepping behind the scenes of this year’s Milan Design Week we’ve asked ADA Members to share their inside tips and experiences from the 56th edition of Salone del Mobile in our My Milan series. James Marshall joined the Christopher Boots team as they showcased installations at Fiorisalone in three locations in central Milan. Based in […]
The 56th edition of Salone del Mobile featured the bi-annual lighting exhibition Euroluce that takes over several pavilions at the Rho Fiera, the official trade fair component of Milan Design Week. Our My Milan series features interviews with ADA Members to unearth their most memorable experiences, pro hacks and discoveries! Brisbane-based design studio Luxxbox launched […]