New Foundation Membership Supporting Small Studios
Authentic Design Alliance Foundation Membership supports early-career designers and small studios with credibility, community and advocacy.
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.
INDE AWARDS :: Adam Markowitz Wins The Object Category
Adam Markowitz secures the INDE Object Award, a strong achievement recognising thoughtful craft and excellence in contemporary design.
MEDIA :: DESIGN ONLINE on the ADA Vision, Journey and Outcomes
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 [...]
EVENT I ADA x HOME.GROWN. for Sydney Design Festival 8-10 March
HOME.GROWN. // Discovering Australian Design for Sydney Design Festival 2019 Mungo Scott Flour Mill, Summer Hill Presented by AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE® + The Design Directory.org Curated by ADA® director Anne-Maree [...]
EVENT I ADA x HOME.GROWN. at Design Canberra Festival
Our HOME GROWN series joined Design Canberra Festival hosted by ADA member showroom designCRAFT where award-winning furniture designers explored the importance of investing in Australian design, and the invaluable [...]
ADA AWARD OF MERIT I Melbourne Fringe Furniture – Origami Recliner
The inaugural Authentic Design Alliance Award of Merit – Fringe Furniture – unanimously went to Melbourne Uni Ex-Lab student Cheng-Yeu Jai for ORIGAMI RECLINER. After much deliberation from our judges [...]
MEDIA // IP TRENDING + DESIGN THEFT GONE WILD!!
Our interview by new media news site GOAT went viral. #IntellectualProperty was trending as broader issues of design theft hit the millennial readership with some basic facts about Australia’s lax IP [...]
CASE STUDY // Don’t Ask Designer-Makers to Copy Original Designs!!
What happens when credible studios or makers unwittingly accept a commission to produce what they believe to be original work only to later discover the project is a knock-off? Hot off the heels of the scenario last [...]