Designers Australia Awards 2023 Shortlist revealed


MPavilion 2022 by all(zone)

Today, the DIA—Australia's peak national body spearheading the design industry, released the Shortlist for its sought-after Designers Australia Awards 2023. An overwhelming Shortlist of 86 entries was revealed across the three cross-disciplinary categories—Place, Use, and Interact.
 

“Organised by the DIA, designers for designers, the Designers Australia Awards are the ultimate industry benchmark in Australia.

“For over 80 years, the DIA has advocated and promoted design outcomes. In recent years, we have spotlighted the circular economy, diversity, and positive environmental and social impact. Seeing this impressive 2023 Shortlist and the cross-disciplinary ideas around Place, Use, and Interact is incredible.”
—DIA President Gavin Campbell FDIA

“Participation in the Designers Australia Awards 2023 has been an inspiration. It is fantastic to see the talent, innovation and acumen of these designers across all the categories.”
—Awards juror, Sophie Travers, CEO, Australian Tapestry Workshop

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The DIA values collaborative in-group decision-making that promotes trust, thoughtfulness, understanding, competency and responsiveness. The jury includes Brian Parkes, Emma Williamson, Grace Lillian Lee, Gene Bawden, Sophie Travers, and convener Claire Beale.  

The awards have built a reputation for identifying Australia's best designers and studios, emphasising the designer/s and their processes as much as the outcome. They recognise the most nuanced design thinking applied across the categories Place, Use, Interact, and dissolve the traditional silos, reflecting a trend toward multi-disciplinary approaches and problem-solving. They replace conventional design categories such as industrial, interior, graphic, digital, product, environmental, textile, fashion, etc.


The Designers Australia Awards 2023—Shortlisted and Awards of Merit celebrations will occur in each state on Thursday, 31 August 2023, at 6 pm. Tickets are on sale.

The final winners will be revealed on 2 November in Sydney.

The Awards partner with Dulux Venetian Plaster, Smeg, Wood Solutions, Brickworks, and The Australian's WISH magazine.


Luma by Hachem

PLACE representing the spaces we live, work, and play:

  • all(zone) for MPavilion 2022

  • Anna Carin Design Studio for Solid Air

  • Architectus for The Langston

  • Architectus for Markham Avenue

  • Architectus for NATURA, Macquarie Park

  • Arent&Pyke for Hearth House

  • Brinnie T Design for Brinnie T Design

  • BVN for Darlinghurst Workplace

  • ClarkeHopkinsClarke for Waterman Workspace Eastland

  • COMUNiTI for APA Brisbane

  • Cox Architecture for 70 George Street, Cox Sydney Studio

  • Cox Architecture in collaboration with H&E Architects for The Charles Grand Brasserie & Bar

  • Cox Architecture for Glory Days Bondi

  • Cox Architecture for Australian Retirement Trust Workplace

  • Design Theory for City Beach Residence

  • DJAS Architecture for Ian Potter House

  • Elenberg Fraser for Slattery Melbourne

  • Fe Design Interiors for Fe Design Interiors Fiona Bruzzano 

  • Feng Shui Concepts for Feng Shui House

  • Hachem for Luma

  • Hachem for The Playford

  • Hammond Studio for SafetyCulture, Sydney Headquarters

  • Hammond Studio for Darling Quarter South, Lobby, Cafe & EOT

  • jcHQ for Chestnut House

  • Kerstin Thompson Architects for Lothian Street Studio

  • LAHAUS Studio for Upland Farm - Cabin Forest & Cabin Wren

  • LAHAUS Studio in Collaboration with Templewell for Project South Beach

  • LAHAUS Studio for Akiko

  • Lucy Clemenger Architects for Delatite Cellar Door

  • Lynne Bradley Interiors for Apex House

  • Mata Design Studio for Bar Vino

  • McIldowie Partners for Ivanhoe Grammar Sports & Aquatic Centre

  • Nickolas Gurtler Office for Ocean Cosmetics

  • Ohlo Studio and Finespun Architecture for Lawson Flats

  • PAPER for FH2 - Philanthropic Organisation

  • PAPER for South32 Johannesburg

  • Petrina Turner Design for Campground Kitchen

  • Phillips/Pilkington Architects & koush design for Flinders Uni Science & Engineering New College Front

  • Plus Architecture for QV1 Lobby

  • SJB for The Royce

  • Smac Studio for Light House

  • Studiospillane for Tattersall's Club

  • Susi Leeton Architects + Interiors for RIVER House

  • Swanbury Penglase for University of South Australia, Enterprise Hub

  • TKD Architects for Double Bay House III
    Tonkin Zulaikha Greer for Campbell House, Private Offices

  • UniFor & Paper Collaboration for UniFor Showroom Perth

  • Walter Brooke for ARUP Workplace Adelaide

  • Williams Burton Leopardi for East End

  • Woods Bagot for Central Park End of Trip

  • Woods Bagot for Bassendean Hotel

  • Woods Bagot for Blackburne Workplace

  • Woods Bagot for Herbert Smith Freehills, Perth


Volant Chandelier by Ross Gardam

USE describing things we use:

  • ARID industrial design development and manufacturing for Positure "Grip"

  • ARID industrial design development and manufacturing for Embarr Argus

  • Bankston Architectural + Edition Office for Casts by Bankston Architectural + Edition Office

  • Canberra Design Lab for MPavilion 22 'Re-pete' Chair

  • Charlwood Design for Aerolight

  • Danielle Brustman Studio for Fortuna Lights

  • Design Health Collab for PALM - Breathing new life into asthma treatment

  • Dutoit Studio for TUIN

  • Edward Linacre Studio with Kerstin Thompson Architects for Lothian Street Recycled Lighting

  • Little Wonder for Round Rhizome Rings

  • Monash Design Health Collab, SensiLab for PupilMetrix

  • Desiree Ibinarriaga, MADA & Wominjeka Djeembana Indigenous Research Lab for Agave

  • nau for Pa collection

  • Neil Cownie Architect for At Your Service

  • Paraform Design for SEAVU Explorer - Underwater Livestream

  • Queensland University of Technology for AAV - Accessible Autonomous Vehicle

  • Remington Matters for MF Chair

  • Ross Gardam for Volant Chandelier

  • Ross Gardam for Vestige

  • Sedni Studio for Atu Range

  • SensiLab & Monash Art, Design and Architecture for Drawbotic DB-1: A Drawing Robots Platform

  • Street+Garden for Miles CBD - Street Furniture Suite

  • UNO Australia for Taktik Tennis

  • Valet Hygienic for Valet


FOMO Public Art by Art Theory

INTERACT depicting what or who we interact with:

  • Art Theory for FOMO Public Art

  • BMW Group + QUT Design Academy for Digitalisation for Sustainability

  • David Whitbread for The Design Manual

  • Deepend Group for ReachOut - PeerChat

  • Ellis Jones for Karrkad Kanjdji Trust - Brand ID and Digital

  • Monash University for Light Colour Humanity - Alastair Swayn Legacy Showcase

  • Monash University for ICONS - Australian Design

  • Pride at Play for Pride at Play: Queer Games Exhibition

  • The University of Sydney CX Design Team for Sydney Uni App


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