Awards are an important opportunity to recognise and reward achievement in design innovation and excellence from Victorian designers and manufacturers, while defining global standards and establishing industry benchmarks.
To showcase innovation through design and manufacturing excellence is to celebrate Victoria’s cutting-edge design and manufacturing diversity and expertise. The outcome of innovation is significant economic, environmental and cultural value that improves the quality of life for many Victorians.
Design Victoria welcomes and encourages design and manufacturing awards from industry to feature on our site, including acknowledgment of successful recipients to inspire and showcase Victoria’s talent and potential.
Current Awards
Unlandscaped, the Landscape Architecture Australia prize for unrealised landscapes, seeks thought provoking responses to contemporary issues.
The 2009 Premier's Sustainability Awards are now taking submissions for sustainable practices in business and community, with a new award category for the Built Environment included.
Australia’s premier awards for interior designers, decorators, architects and other design professionals is calling for registrations for the 2009 program.
Entries now open! The Australian International Design Awards sets a global benchmark of quality in manufactured goods and raises standards by encouraging excellence in product design. Entry is now open to all professionally designed products available for sale in Australia and products professionally designed by Australians for overseas markets.
Past Awards
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January 2009
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The British Council Design Researcher Award (DRA) is now available for early‑career researchers to promote the development of ongoing design research cooperation between the UK and Australia. It supports new links between researchers through the provision of short term research visits to the UK in various areas of design.
On 15 September 2008, six talented young Australians (including three from Victoria) won the 2008 Realise Your Dream program, run by the British Council, and were awarded the opportunity of a lifetime to work with top professionals in their chosen field in the UK.
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October 2008
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An intrinsic part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Fringe Furniture draws a range of entries from established artists and designers as well students and emerging designers. With the focus on art and personal expression through form, Fringe Furniture gives artists an opportunity to showcase new work and an arena to experiment.
The Society of Plastics Engineers (A-NZ Section) reinstates the Plastics Innovation Awards on a broader scale in 2008 after honouring the late Barry Huguenin posthumously with the Plastics Innovation Award in 2005. Submissions close on 15th September 2008 at 5pm.