A New Take on the Classic Beanbag Melbourne-based designer-maker Ash Allen has won the 2025 Clarence Prize for his innovative work Beanless, reflecting an ongoing exploration of sustainable materials and inventive [...]
VIVID Emerging Designer Awards 2025: Jacob de Dassel Wins Double Honours! The 22nd annual VIVID Emerging Designer Awards at Decor+Design Melbourne has announced a new wave of exceptional Australian furniture, [...]
Emerging Designer Awards 2025: Celebrating Australia’s Next Generation of Design Talent We’re proud to announce that the Authentic Design Alliance (ADA) is once again a Supporting Partner of the Emerging Designer [...]
Calling early-career furniture, lighting, and object designers! Entries are now open for the 2025 Vivid Design Competition. Entries close on Sunday, April 13th. Open to professional designers who have been [...]
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 [...]
The best of Australia’s early career designers were recognised at the Vivid Awards at Décor and Design presentation on 17 July. The awards program is Australia’s longest-running competition for emerging designers [...]
ADA director Anne-Maree Sargeant joins the gohome team for the launch of Ben McCarthy’s Utility collection at an event in collaboration with Sculptform during Melbourne Design Week. The launch will be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
