ADA Award: vivid Design Awards Entries Extended
vivid Emerging Designer Awards 2026 entries extended to 28 April. Enter now for the chance to join the finalist exhibition at Decor + Design in July.
ADA Award: vivid Emerging Designer Awards 2026
Calling all early career furniture and lighting designers, vivid Emerging Designer Awards are open. Enter by 12 April. Finalists exhibit at Decor+Design in July.
ADA 3.0: New Board, Mentor Program + Industry Code of Conduct
ADA 3.0: new governance, sustainability tools, mentor program and ethical Code of Conduct. The biggest reset in our 16-year history launches March 2026.
INDUSTRY NEWS:: DIA Announce Simone LeAmon as New CEO
Simone LeAmon steps into the role of DIA CEO, marking a significant moment for Australian design and future industry leadership.
Prestigious Clarence Prize :: Ash Allen ‘Beanless’
BEANLESS by Ash Allen takes the Clarence Prize, reinforcing the impact of conceptual craft and thoughtful experimentation in design.
ADA Award :: Vivid Emerging Design Competition
This year’s Vivid competition spotlights impressive emerging designers, showing the strength and diversity of Australia’s next wave.
Partnership: (Emerging) Designer Awards/Artedomus + Local Project
We proudly support the second edition of the Emerging Designer Awards in partnership with Artedomus/New Volumes and The Local Project.
AWARD: Vivid Design Comp Entries Now Open
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 [...]
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 [...]
MEET THE WINNERS :: Awesome Talent at vivid design comp
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 [...]