Alberto Alessi was inducted into the Hall of Fame as the first International Inductee in 1996, the inaugural year of the Hall of Fame.

Alberto Alessi was born in Arona, Italy and is the eldest son of Carlo, and the first of the third Alessi generation. He graduated in Law in Milan before joining the Alessi family company to become responsible for marketing, communication and research.

From 1970 he has developed and worked with architects and designers world wide, making Alessi one of the most important names in the international design field. He is currently managing director and acts as general manager for strategic marketing, communication and design management.

He is the author of several books and a member of the Scientific Committee for the Domus Academy in Milan and of the Academic Board of the University of Industrial Art of Helsinki.

He collaborates with many international publications and writes and reviews issues of design.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art in London, Honorary Professor of the Hochshule de Bildenden Kunste in Saarbrucken, Germany, a member of the Honorary Committee of the Design Museum in London, and Doctor of Fine Arts at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Stephen Bennett is the founder of Country Road Clothing Pty Ltd, and has been responsible for the creation and success of the company from its inception in 1974 to its pre-eminent position as a specialty retailer and wholesaler.

He has been directly involved in the fabric selection, development and direction of design elements at Country Road. Stephen has been driven by a quest for Australian authenticity, particularly with the company's use of cotton, linen and wool.

The past twenty one years has seen the business grow from four people to more than 16,000, and from one shop to sixty two stores in Australia, sixteen in America, three in Singapore, one in Jakarta and Hong Kong. The company's retailing network receives international acclaim as exponents of a quintessential Australian style.

Florence Broadhurst is being nominated as she was a female designer her made her way in business in the early C20th century to create wallpaper company that demonstrated innovation. Her impact has been lasting as other designers either use or reinterpret her designs today.

Florence Broadhurst was born in rural Queensland, Australia in 1899. In 1959 Broadhurst had established Australian (Hand Printed) Wallpapers Pty Ltd, '...she designed, manufactured and marketed locally produced, high-quality, handcrafted wallpapers in luxurious, oversized patterns with vivid combinations of colours, inspired by an eclectic range of sources….Innovations included printing onto metallic surfaces, the development of a washable, vinyl-coating finish and a drying rack system that allowed her wallpapers to be produced in large quantities.' In 1969, the company Florence Broadhurst Wallpapers Pty Ltd was established.

In recognition of her talent and contribution to the design world, The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, holds a collection of her work and The Broadhurst collection is distributed now by Signature Prints Pty Ltd. Some of her fabric prints have been reinterpreted by Akira Isogawa, Nicole Zimmermann and other leading Australian fashion designers.

Michael Bryce AM AE LFDIA from Queensland is an architect and visual communication designer and principal of Minale Bryce Design Strategy.

Michael established an architectural practice in Brisbane and expanded its interests to include graphic and industrial design. In 1977 he was elected the inaugural Queensland President of the then Industrial Design Institute of Australia and National President in 1979.

Michael was Principal Design Advisor of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and currently advises the International Cricket Council.

Michael is Adjunct Professor of Design at the Queensland College of Art (Griffith University) School of Design and Architecture (University of Canberra) and the College of Fine Arts (University of New South Wales).

In 2003 the University of Canberra conferred Michael with the degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa.

In 2006 Michael was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services as an architect to the development of industrial, graphic and commercial design, reflecting Australian heritage and the environment, to education, and to the community.

Frances Mary Burke, MBE (1907-1994) established Burway Prints, Australia's first registered textile screen printery in 1937 and was an astute businesswoman, dedicated to promoting innovative and distinctly Australian textile design.

Frances Burke studied at the National Gallery School, the George Bell School and Melbourne Technical College, (RMIT). She successfully organised the financial and marketing aspects of her business that showed innovative textiles in vivid daring colours to a public that was hungry for visual stimulus after the war.

She believed that exposure to, and education about design were vital. She sought to educate her clients in the use of appropriate fabrics to create an ambience for the new wave of interior design and architecture generated by such practitioners as Roy Grounds, Frederick Romberg, Robin Boyd, Guildford Bell, Grant Featherston, Clement Meadmore and others.

In 1970 Frances Burke was awarded an MBE for services to design and in 1987 was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the RMIT Faculty of Art.

Richard Carlson is an independent Industrial Design Consultant who has provided Australian manufacturers with over 200 export products. He was awarded the Prince Phillip Prize for Australian Design in 1980 for the design of the Decor Insulated BYO Wine Chiller, which is now on permanent display in the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

The Design Institute of Australia awarded Richard the Inaugural Gold Medal for Industrial Design in 1984.

Sue Carr FDIA from Victoria is an Interior Designer and is Principal of Carr Design Group.

Sue co-founded the ground breaking architectural and interior design firm Inarc and moved on to work alongside architects Denton Corker Marshall before opening Carr Design. Carr Design has been long recognized for a contemporary aesthetic with a strong focus on detailing and is one of the most respected design firms in the country.

Some of her major interior projects include the Adelaide Hilton, Melbourne’s Westin Hotel, Australian Stock Exchange, Deacons Law Tenancy National Roll Out and Brisbane’s Vision Apartments.

Sue has worked as an Interior Designer, educator and tireless promoter of the design profession and has worked throughout her career to raise the profile of Interior Design as a challenging and significant profession.

She has been a member of the Design Institute for more than twenty years and was made a Fellow in recognition of her outstanding contribution to Interior Design.

Ken Cato is Chairman of Cato Design Inc. Pty Limited, established in Melbourne in 1970 and now with offices in Sydney, Perth, Tokyo, Jakarta, Singapore, Buenos Aires and Auckland.

Cato Design is the largest design company in the southern hemisphere, with projects ranging from graphic design, product design, fashion /uniform design, interior and environmental design. Cato Design has received numerous Australian and International awards and is extensively represented in exhibitions and galleries throughout the world.

Ken is an Honorary Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia, the Australia Marketing Institute, and a foundation member and former Chairman of the Australian Writers and Art Directors Association. He is International Director of Alliance Graphique Internationale, a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, ICOGRADA, Young Presidents' Organisation, Type Directors Club of New York, Australian Type Directors Club, Industrial Design Council of Australia and the Australian Academy of Design.

Edwin Codd has spent a lifetime crusading to improve the educational and professional standing of architecture and design in Australia.

Edwin is one of Australia’s most noted designers having a career spanning some 35 years.

He commenced private practice in 1968 and consults to both industry and government achieving many major developments in building systems technology and furniture. Products that he designed have received several Australian Design Awards and in 1984 Edwin was awarded the Price Phillip Prize.

As managing director of Codd Stenders in Brisbane, has played a significant role in advancing the profession of architecture, particularly through his position as the inaugural head of the School of Built Environment at the Queensland Institute of Technology. He established the School of Built Environment in 1975 where he reviewed and restructured courses in all building disciplines, as well as introducing 13 new courses. Between 1970 and 1989 Edwin traveled and worked extensively Asia, Europe, the Middle East and USA.

Edwin has held many roles with the profession including a role as a Council Member for the DIA in Queensland and has been named Queensland 2000 Architect of the Year by the Board of Architects of Queensland.

In recognition of his services he was made a Fellow of the Institute in 1989.

Susan's prolific talent, which nurtured the foundation of Workshop 3000 to encourage alternative ways of creating and producing jewellery forms, has been recognised by the National Gallery of Victoria by the inclusion of her work in its collection.

Her interests expand beyond jewellery into the design of small accessories, costumes, and into industrial design, and the design of all her price tags, labels and cards are evidence of her six years work as a trained graphic artist.

She has exhibited extensively in Australia, East and South East Asia, Japan and Europe. She has won several awards including an Australia Council Fellowship Grant in 1994. She is President of the Board of Craft in Australia and is represented by the Anna Schwartz Gallery.

Major recognition in 1995 was on an international scale, when Susan's elegant and evocative bowl design was accepted by the renowned Alessi company of Italy for world wide distribution. She is the first Australian to achieve this acclaim.

David Davenport graduated in Furniture and Interior Design at High Wycombe Institute of Art & Technology, UK 1954. He came to Australia in 1955 and worked with furniture makers, including Fler & Co. before joining Don Johnson Pty Ltd as a designer in1961.

In 1964 he began interior design practice as David Davenport & Associates and had an association with KG Wragg and Michael Knight in Melbourne from 1968 to 1972. His sole practice continued until he joined Richard Campbell to found Davenport Campbell & Partners in 1977, which grew to be one of the largest multi disciplinary practices in Australia and Asia, providing architectural services, facility planning, urban and master planning and interior design through offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Hong Kong and Singapore.

David was a major influence in establishing design as a profession in Australia and played a large role in creating the Sydney College of the Arts, where he lectured for many years on Professional Practice.

He was admitted as a member to the Industrial Design Institute of Australia in 1960. He served as a NSW State Chapter Treasurer and President in 1965 and in 1969 he was made a Fellow.

From 1970-1972 he served as Federal President of the Institute.

He was responsible for numerous interior design projects, some of which include The Australian Club, The Hilton Hotel Melbourne, The Australian National Press Club and the Menzies at Rialto, Melbourne.

One of his major contributions he has brought to the profession has been his training of young designers and the integrity and standing he has brought to the profession.

Accepting on David's behalf was his long time friend and partner Richard Campbell.

Brian Davis established the Australian Decor Corporation in 1958. The company manufactures and sells close to 500 different houseware products, and is an acknowledged leader in its field.

A major contribution to the company's success is the work of independent designers Tony Wolfenden and Richard Carlson.

Décor products are marketed in 38 countries world wide via direct exports or licensing agreements. From the beginning the company has applied a philosophy of design excellence, with a strong emphasis on research and development. The excellence o f Decor products has been recognised with numerous awards, including more than 250 Australian Design Awards, the Australian Retailers Association Award for Excellence in Manufacturing, the Prince Phillip Prize for Design and several Australian Export Awards.

Garry Emery is design director of Emery Vincent Design, an internationally acclaimed graphic design practice responsible for graphics programs for some of Australia's most significant and high profile public institutions, corporations and projects.

Garry is highly regarded throughout the design world and has been the recipient of many prestigious international awards, including the Gold Award (1992) and Award for Excellence (1996) from the Tokyo Type Directors' Club and the Gold and Silver Award from the Biennale of Graphic Design, Brno, Czechoslovakia (1994), two Awards for Excellence from the New York Type Directors' Club (1996), Honor Award and two Merit Awards from the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, USA.

Garry was the winner of the inaugural Victorian Design Award for Graphic Design in 1996.

He is a member of many Australian and international graphic industry organisations and associations, including the Australian Graphic Design Association and Alliance Graphique Internationale.

Emery Vincent Design was established in 1980 in Melbourne and in 1987 in Sydney.

Grant Featherston (1922-1995) was born in Geelong Victoria. Self-taught, he designed lighting and glass panels before serving in the army from 1940-1944. Returning to Melbourne he produced the first of his famous plywood shell Contour chairs in 1951.

Featherston Contract Interiors furniture showroom opened in 1956, and in 1957 he became a consultant to Aristoc Industries for 13 years. His design partnership with his wife Mary was formed in 1966 and they worked on major projects in the ensuing years, including the Expo 67 Talking Chair and the Numero range for Uniroyal.

Grant was a foundation member of the Society of Designers for Industry, the forerunner to the Design Institute of Australia.

Mary Featherston (nee Curry) was born in Shirley, Surrey England and arrived in Australia in 1953. She trained in Interior Design at RMIT and worked as a designer for Mockridge, Stahle and Mitchell Architects in the mid sixties, until she formed her lifetime partnership with Grant.

Major projects included the furnishing of the National Gallery of Victoria, the Children's Museum of Victoria and Research into Play/Learning Environments for children.

Grant Featherston (1922-1995) was born in Geelong Victoria. Self-taught, he designed lighting and glass panels before serving in the army from 1940-1944. Returning to Melbourne he produced the first of his famous plywood shell Contour chairs in 1951.

Featherston Contract Interiors furniture showroom opened in 1956, and in 1957 he became a consultant to Aristoc Industries for 13 years. His design partnership with his wife Mary was formed in 1966 and they worked on major projects in the ensuing years, including the Expo 67 Talking Chair and the Numero range for Uniroyal.

Grant was a foundation member of the Society of Designers for Industry, the forerunner to the Design Institute of Australia.

Mary Featherston (nee Curry) was born in Shirley, Surrey England and arrived in Australia in 1953. She trained in Interior Design at RMIT and worked as a designer for Mockridge, Stahle and Mitchell Architects in the mid sixties, until she formed her lifetime partnership with Grant.

Major projects included the furnishing of the National Gallery of Victoria, the Children's Museum of Victoria and Research into Play/Learning Environments for children.

Geoff Fitzpatrick epitomizes those design champions who have established design as an essential professional and commercial activity in Australian industry. He has achieved this both by the exercise of his professional skills and by his continuous volunteer involvement.

His advocacy and support of professional design to government, industry and the community have had significant impact on the profession of design in Victoria. His design acumen in the areas of textiles, furnishings, floor coverings, consumer goods and furniture has resulted in great commercial benefit for his employers.

He has been continuously involved with the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), the professional body representing designers, on a state branch and national level since 1986. He has contributed extensively to its organization and programs including high profile events such as the Victorian Design Awards, Designer's Saturday and Colourways.

He was awarded the status of Fellow (FDIA) in November 1989. On behalf of the DIA he instigated and edited the first thirteen issues of the design publication Artichoke - now a successful commercial publication.

He has been a valuable mentor to the design community though his balanced and diplomatic approach to furthering the interests of design and his comprehensive knowledge of the design environment in Victoria.

Rae Ganim graduated from the Gordon Institute of Technology in Geelong in 1974. She joined the central design team of the well-known Australian fashion company Prue Acton Designs Pty Ltd as fabric designer and buyer, before establishing Rae Ganim Designs in 1978 and producing her first fashion collection.

In 1980 Rae was joined in the business by her husband Anthony. They formed an award-winning dynamic team that over the next fourteen years, consolidated the appeal and innovation that became synonymous with Rae Ganim Designs.

The business grew in size and output until it was producing a total of four comprehensive collections a year for both women and children, with wholesaling distribution to 120 boutiques and department stores around the country and overseas. The company's signature of bold Australian colour and pattern spread to encompass home textiles and product, furnishing fabrics, corporate dress and fine art applications.

Sadly, in 1994, Anthony died of cancer. Rae then chose to diversify the company's design base and spread a new design influence into previously untried markets.

Today, Rae Ganim Design is a streamlined business successfully operating across a number of complementary and influential areas, with an increasing involvement in interior design, colour consultancy and home product. She is increasingly in demand as a design consultant on a wide range of projects which all have one thing in common, a desire for quality and excellence in interpreting colour and line in an Australian context.

Rae is represented in collections at the National Gallery of Victoria, The State Library of Victoria, The Museum of Victoria, Yulara Tourist Resort, Silvertons Development and the private collection of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Fraser.

Peter Geyer is an independent design consultant operating as Peter Geyer-Designer Pty Ltd since October 2008. He founded Geyer Design (later called Geyer Pty Ltd) in 1977 which became Australia’s largest specialist interior design practice. In 2000 he initiated a succession plan enabling the next generation of designers to continue Geyer Pty Ltd without his involvement. He is a graduate of Interior Design and is current Chair of the Course Advisory Committee there.

He has contributed to several committees on Design Education and guest lectured throughout Australia. In 1988 RMIT awarded Peter with its Centenary Medal for outstanding services to the Institution. He has continually advanced the cause of Interior Design as a stand alone profession based on strategic, technical and professional aspects, as well as the important factors of creativity and aesthetics.

Don Goodwin began his design career as a student of industrial Chemistry but after one year he joined AWA as an Industrial Designer, where he designed car and mantle radios before moving to a printing and mail order company, where he developed his skills for print and packaging.

From 1961 to 1963 he practiced in the fields of exhibition, display, symbols, packaging and general print before leaving for London to work with the Henrion Design Office prior to joining Conran Design Group. Here he worked for five and a half years for clients such as British Airport Authority, Gillette,Oneida and Macy's New York.

On returning to Australia in 1969 Don worked with Carl Nielsen to expand the graphic design facility within Nielsen & Associates and remained until 1973 at which time he joined with John Spatchurst at Corporate Graphics before founding his own consultancy, Goodwin Design in 1979.

Some of Don's most recognized work include the Australian Bicentennial Symbol, the Ink Group logo, BOCM UK corporate identity and the Perisher Valley Hotel imagery. Don's roles in the Institute have been as Hon Secretary [NSW] 1972-73, President [NSW] 1976-77, Delegate to ICSID Congress Dublin, 1977 and Federal President, 1978-79.

Don was recognised with a Fellowship in 1984 and awarded a Life Fellowship in 1991.

Edward John Healy [Ted] has been a member of the Institute since 1958 and has served in many capacities from Council Member to Chapter President to Federal Vice President. Ted was a Foundation member of the Institute [1958] and one of the signatories to the Articles and Memorandum.

Ted graduated in Industrial Design with an Associate Diploma from RMIT and was a Designer with A.G.Healing Ltd from 1949 -1959. Following this he was with Crown Crystal Glass 1959-62, Email Ltd, 1962 ­ 63, Chhief Designer at A.G. Healing Ltd, 1963-68. He was a practicing Private Consultant from 1971 for many years and his principle client was Pye Industries Ltd.

His history with the Institute saw him serve as Treasurer of the Victorian Chapter 1958-59, Committee Members NSW over various years, Vice President NSW Chapter 1971-72-73, President NSW Chapter 1973-74 and Federal Councilor 1972-73-74.

His great belief in design has been conveyed through his professional practice as an Industrial Designer and as a teacher in Design Education.

He is one of the few practicing designer who have made a significant contribution to design education by consistently teaching while practicing throughout his professional working life. As such he was awarded a Fellowship in 1974 and subsequently a Life Fellowship in 1991.

During his employment at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) from 1979 Emeritus Professor Heath contributed to the education of design practitioners and design academics. Prior to becoming an academic, Tom was the director of a leading architectural firm based in Sydney, Australia.

He was highly respected both nationally and internationally for his knowledge and expertise in the areas of design theory and design research. In association he was an active member of professional bodies such as the RAIA and EDRA. During his career he published numerous articles and papers across a breadth of aspects pertaining to design as well as books on design methodology.

Emeritus Professor Heath was the Dean of the Faculty of Built Environment until 1991, and on his retirement in 1995, was appointed as Emeritus Professor at QUT.

His significance was tangibly recognised within the University when he passed away in 1998. through the establishment of the Tom Heath Gallery within the QUT Art Museum.

During his working life and to today his influence on the design community is extensive.

A leading Australian graphic designer, Richard Henderson has contributed to the evolution of Australia's visual culture over his 30-year career. In 2003, Richard established R-Co, a brand identity, image and internet solutions consultancy, where he is CEO and creative director. Richard has developed a diverse range of brand image projects for the retail, corporate, environmental and government sectors. His experience includes image identity work for Telstra, BHP Billiton, Australian Super, Crown, ANZ Bank, FoodWorks, Mitsubishi, Orica, Tennis Australia, Golf Australia, Hayman and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In 2003, Richard was appointed visual identity consultant for the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Richard is also a visiting design professor at Chinese universities Southern Yangste University Wuxi and the Academy of Design Guangzhou. Richard has written two books on design including The Value of Creativity and Identity. He is a regular presenter at design conferences and business seminars.

Richard Henderson is the recipient of many awards including the Apple Master Award in 2000 and the 2007 Monash University Distinguished Alumni Award.

Born in Dresden, Germany in 1911 Gerard attended Realschule Teachers Seminar College and then obtained Diploma Industrie & Handelskammer ID Textil Design, completing his studies in 1995.

Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939, Gerard served with the Australian Military Services from 1939-1945. His manuscripts of this service with the Labour Battalion at Albury were accessioned into the Australian War Memorial Private Records Collection in 1995.

At the end of the war Gerard took job as an art director at Prestige Limited in Melbourne. In the Prestige Fabrics Design Studio Gerard was involved in the development of designs and printing manufacture that would revolutionise the look of Australian fabrics and fashion.

Whilst working at Prestige, Gerard conducted evening classes at the Melbourne Technical College School of Art from 1951. In 1955 he left Prestige and began part time teaching at Melbourne Technical College, later to become RMIT.

In 1960 he was appointed Principal Lecturer at RMIT Department of Industrial Design.

Upon his retirement in 1976, students of Gerard Herbst reflected on his contribution to the Department of Design. He was described as a teacher and mentor who "fought apathy, ignorance and reaction with great courage, dedication and extraordinary energy".

From 1969 Gerard was listed on the regular schedule of guest lecturers at the Pratt Institute in New York. He received the L'ordre Du 'Merite Culturel' Warsaw in 1986 and was awarded the RMIT Centenary Medallion in 1987. A prolific writer, Gerard has also been responsible for the formation of a collection of over 2000 posters, representing a selection of design from the last 40 years.

The collection provides an overview of contemporary poster design practice in Europe with a smaller amount of material from the USA, Japan, Asia and Australia. This collection was given to The University of Melbourne in 1996.

The list of Gerard's accomplishments continues: he has written articles, contributed to international exhibitions, served on the Standing Committee for Visual Communication at the University of Melbourne, received local and international film awards for a documentary on the Australian Textile Industry and conducted international lecture tours in Mexico, Chicago, L.A. and Florence.

Tom’s impressive list of completed works include the International Antarctic Centre in New Zealand, Bradman Museum, Bowral NSW, Old Commissariat Stores, Brisbane, Gold of the Pharaohs traveling exhibition, Sandakan Memorial Park, Malaysia, Wadlata Outback Centre, Port Augusta, Gallipoli Gallery, Australian War Memorial, Hermannsburg Historic Site, NT, Hellfire Pass Museum, Thailand, Wellington Museum City and Sea, New Zealand, Al Shaqab Museum, Doha, and the Pylon Lookout and Museum, Sydney Harbour Bridge to mention just a few.

Ian Kidd began his career in advertising.

During two years with Clem Taylor, Ian worked as a Junior Account Executive but created most of his own layouts and used the studio only for finished artwork. Graphic Design as we know it, was not being practiced. Aged twenty one he settled in London and was engaged by the large Polytechnic organisation to design brochures for their travel division.

A brief sojourn with Ottawa's only advertising agency led to an appointment with the largest privately owned property developer in Canada, and for six years Ian was house designer of the corporation's advertising, brochures, corporate identity and just about everything else. He worked closely with architects, engineers, builders, planners, marketing consultants and management at every level.

When he finally chose to return to Australia, he had a sound working knowledge of graphic design, particularly in relation to these disciplines. In 1968, with three major design awards from the USA for marketing commercial and domestic property, the first won by a Canadian company, he returned to Australia.

Ian was a founding member of the Adelaide Art Directors Club and is a past committee member.

Born in the United Kingdom David Lancashire studied fine art before settling in Australia. After working in advertising and design he set up his own practice in 1976. David's experience encompasses a wide range of design disciplines including exhibition and environmental design, corporate identity programs, packaging, and publication design.

His client's have included Dulux, BHP, Australian Airlines, Air New Zealand, Berri Estates, Kraft, Sportsgirl, Oberoi Hotels, Mitre 10, McPhee Gribble Publishers, Penguin Books, National Parks and Wildlife (Victoria), the Australian Nature Conservation Agency, the Melbourne Museum and the Koorie Heritage Trust.

David has directed work on two projects for the ANCA in Kakadu National Park, namely the Bowali Visitor Centre and the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre. He directed the interpretive and graphic elements for the World of Platypus display at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria's Open Range Zoo and the Galeena Beek Living Cultural Centre.

His work has been recognised with many awards and has appeared in numerous Australian and international graphic design publications. David's standing in the design community is reflected by his membership of Alliance Graphique Internationale.

A former Victorian President of the Australian Graphic Design Association and President of the Melbourne Art Directors Club, David has served as a judge on many award committees and was a member of the Advisory Committee for the RMIT Photography Department, the Advisory Board of Australia Post, and the Graphic Design Advisory Committee for Phillip Institute of Technology.

In 1998 his company merged with Steve Blenheim Design to form Lancashire Blenheim Design where he is Design Director. He is currently Design Director for the Aboriginal Centre at the new Museum of Victoria's Melbourne Museum and the Aboriginal Visitor Centre in Karijini National Park, Western Australia.

William and Keera Le Lievre have enjoyed a successful business partnership in Interior Design and have actively supported the design industry and the arts for almost three decades.

Now retired, the couple formed the business partnership William Le Lievre of Melbourne after their marriage in 1956. The following year they added a retail showroom to their design studio which had opened in Armadale in 1955.

In 1969 they formed the company William Le Lievre Interiors Pty Ltd with an expanded studio and showroom. By 1972 they had moved to a larger premises and incorporated the Le Lievre Centre for Designers, Artist and Craftsmen. William and Keera closed the showroom in 1984 and worked from their home studio until they retired.

Commercial projects included companies such as CIVIL, Dunlop, Tioxide, Repco, Shell, Hungerfords and Pioneer Concrete. Both William and Keera were graduates of the first diploma of Interior Design at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology established by Frederick Stern in 1946.

William and Keera Le Lievre have enjoyed a successful business partnership in Interior Design and have actively supported the design industry and the arts for almost three decades.

Now retired, the couple formed the business partnership William Le Lievre of Melbourne after their marriage in 1956. The following year they added a retail showroom to their design studio which had opened in Armadale in 1955.

In 1969 they formed the company William Le Lievre Interiors Pty Ltd with an expanded studio and showroom. By 1972 they had moved to a larger premises and incorporated the Le Lievre Centre for Designers, Artist and Craftsmen. William and Keera closed the showroom in 1984 and worked from their home studio until they retired.

Commercial projects included companies such as CIVIL, Dunlop, Tioxide, Repco, Shell, Hungerfords and Pioneer Concrete. Both William and Keera were graduates of the first diploma of Interior Design at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology established by Frederick Stern in 1946.

Madeline Lester LFDIA from New South Wales is an Interior Designer and Design Manager and Principal of Madeline Lester Design Management.

Madeline has made an exceptional contribution to the design profession in Australia, to academia and to design at an international level.

As a founding partner of Interni, a well recognized and respected Interior Design Practice and now managing Director of Madeline Lester Design Management, Madeline has worked at the top level of her profession for many years.

During this time she has also undertaken the role of New South Wales State President of the Institute (several times) and was National President during a significant period of change for the DIA. She was the Director and Chair of the highly acclaimed Sydney Design 99, an international conference sometimes referred to as the Design Olympics. On the academic side she has lectured at KvB College, UTS School of Design and is Adjunct Professor of Design at the University of NSW.

Madeline has been a member of the Institute for more than 20 years and has been made a Life Fellow in recognition of her personal contributions.

Madeline has worked tirelessly on numerous committees, councils and boards to professionally represent the profession of design and currently she is the President of IFI, the International body that represents Interior Designers globally. This is a significant role and the first time it has been held by an Australian.

Born in Germany in 1919 Fred escaped to Belgium in 1938 after Crystal Night. He entered England in 1940 via the Dunkirk evacuation and was interned and transported in 'true convict style' on the Dunera to Australia where he was interned in Hay and Tatura.

In 1942 Fred was reclassified as a 'friendly' enemy alien and was released for work as a fitter and turner. By 1945 he had started a small business as a wood turner selling salad bowls, platters and other items to gift shops.

A partnership with Ernest Rodeck saw the opening of FLER (a combination of the two partners' initials). An interesting start to a business as Fred made woodware and Ernest made propelling pencils! But the partnership led to much bigger things and by 1948 FLER had entered the furniture market.

Fred completed a basic course in Furniture Design & Construction at Melbourne Technical College (RMIT) from 1949-50. He was joint managing director and chief designer of FLER and from mid 1964 took a sabbatical year to undertake Design Studies with Professor Herbert Hirche at Stuttgart Academy.

In 1966 FLER was taken over by Australian Controls and for two years Fred continued as Design Director of the company.

Selected by Robin Boyd, Fred was one of three designers who contributed special designs for the Australian Pavilion, Expo Montreal, Canada in 1967. In 1968 he left FLER to start up TWEN with Howard Lindsey. Known to us today as TESSA, the company has exported to many countries throughout the world since 1969.

His most notable awards include receipt of the Dunhill Design Award in 1970, the Sebel Design Award in 1972 and a Special Commendation in the Prince Phillip Design Awards in 1973. In 1974 three of his designs were included in the 'One Hundred Modern Chairs' exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. These three and two other designs are now in the Permanent Collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.

Fred received the Advance Australia Award, for Outstanding Contribution to Furniture Design in 1981. In 1985 he received 5 'Classic Designs' Awards from the Industrial Design Council of Australia. In 1986 Fred retired from active work with TESSA and worked as a design consultant for the next four years.

In 1987 he was made a Member, General Division, Order of Australia (AM) for service to furniture design and manufacturing. Fred Lowen's story is also chronicled in the Immigration Museum, as part of the Impacts display, which celebrates the contribution migrants have made to our industry and culture.

Alma Maccallum began her professional design career in 1968 as a fashion designer and manufacturer and after some seven years she changed direction to Interior Design and Decoration working for others for the next thirteen years. In 1988 she commenced her own practice and dealt with both residential and commercial projects as well as marine fit outs both in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Her clients have include Rene Rivkin, Retirement Villages, Medical Surgeries and Nike International.

Alma became a member of SIDA in 1988 and became an active committee member from 1990-1995. In 1998 she became the SIDA NSW Convener and, upon amalgamation, she became a DIA NSW Council Member. She was thereafter elected to DIA National Council in 2001 and made a Fellow in 2001.

Alma became President of the NSW Council in 2004-05 prior to which she was elected President of the SIDA Foundation in 2002-03 and continues on the Executive of the Foundation to the present day. She was conferred a Life Fellowship in 2006.

Ross Madden established one of Australia's first local design-oriented wholesale outlets, Aero Design, in 1974, and today owns and manages R.G. Madden, a retail chain of eight stores around Australia. The company maintains a strong philosophy of support for Australian designed products.

Aero Design opened as a retail showroom in 1976 in Bridge Road, Richmond. The philosophy of the company was simple but effective: well structured furniture that was aesthetically pleasing and functional, mainly designed and made in Australia.

Ross sold the business in 1986 and in 1987 he opened a designer home wares store, appropriately named By Design, in Toorak Road South Yarra.

In 1990 the name of the store was changed to R.G. Madden to reflect the personal direction of the business.

Ross is a past Board member of the Victorian based Artists and Industry and is currently a Board member of the Australian Academy of Design.

Bob Miller-Smith has been a passionate and effective contributor to design education for close to 40 years. With professional qualifications in typography, Bob Miller-Smith’s academic positions have included Professor and Head of Design at Swinburne University; Principal of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee; Head of the South Australian School of Design; Head of Visual Communications DJCAD; and Co-ordinator NDD Typography London College of Printing Design Department; Lecture/Graphics Leeds College of Art. He currently holds a position with Swinburne as Emeritus Professor of Design. Over the years, Bob Miller-Smith has been a great advocate and champion of design and the Design Institute of Australia and has been an active and committed DIA member at State and National levels where his opinions and knowledge of the design industry and education have made an invaluable contribution. As an educator, Bob Miller-Smith’s passion for the design sector has encouraged many cohorts of design students to become active in their chosen profession and professional body.

Fred Moylan is regarded as the `Father' of the Australian Mohair and Cashmere industries. In 1950 he founded Moylans Woollens to create exciting new wool fabrics. The company grew to be a world leader in new cloth developments and fashions, and supplied brilliant cloths to the top fashion houses in Europe, USA, Japan and Australia, including Christian Dior in Europe.

He formed the first Mohair Growers Association in 1958 and was president for 12 years. During the 70's he promoted the Australasian Cashmere industry as Managing Director of Kinross Cashmere Company. He was twice Rural Finalist in the BHP Awards of Excellence before retiring in 1988.

He is an Honorary Life Member of the Angora Mohair Association of Australia, Australian Cashmere Growers Association and Cashmere Producers of New Zealand.

Gerry Musset is a true leader of the Australian industrial design profession. Although ever youthful, to generations of designers Gerry has been lecturer, employer, teacher, mentor and friend. He also led through example and inspired his staff and clients to reach new heights through his passion and belief in design.

Gerry served on the DIA committee for many years and set the standard of how professionals can contribute to their industry through service. Some of the designers Gerry has worked with, and influenced many of Australia’s current pool of industrial designers, including; Phil Slattery, Mike English, Paul Taylor, Cheryl Fraser, Matthew Lewandowski and Steve Martinuzzo amongst many others. He also served as Victorian State President and was elected as Fellow of the Institute in recognition of his strong contribution to the profession at both a state and national level.

Carl commenced his own practice in Sydney in 1961, and during his years of practice he became a founding member of the Society of Designer for Industry, NSW Chapter, a founding and council member of the Industrial Design Institute of Australia, the NSW Chapter President and then the Federal President. He also held positions as Chairman of the IDCA Editorial Advisory Committee and Deputy Chair of the IDCA Education Committee. He went on to hold many posts in the field of Education.

In recognition of his significant contribution to the design profession he was made a Fellow in 1970 and then accorded a Life Fellowship in 1991.

Carl is considered to be an outstanding candidate for the Hall of Fame.

Jane Parker has a Diploma in Design and Pattern Making and worked as a design assistant prior to joining her brother Stephen Bennett shortly after Country Road was founded in 1974. Her role was pivotal in the sourcing of fabrics, designing and the establishment of the renowned colour palette and look of Country Road products.

Jane is currently responsible for the direction of Country Road's collections for the company's international network of stores in Australia, New Zealand, America and Asia.

Robert Pataki has been a practicing designer and an effective contributor to the profession for the past forty years and a member of the Design Institute of Australia since 1978.

Robert graduated in Industrial Design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and commenced work at John Holland Constructions. His career has seen him work with major industries such as Phillips (in Australia and Holland), ACI Design Centre and then as General Manager and Design Director of PA Consulting.

In 1987 Robert created The Neo Group of Companies, including NeoTechnics, the largest industrial design consultancy in Australia, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and Singapore and NeoProducts Pty Ltd in 1989, electronics manufacturers. He has also worked extensively in many other Asian countries.

His particular areas of expertise are in appliances, professional and technical equipment, home wares, packaging and graphic design. His clients have been major industrial companies including Motorola, Phillips, Black and Decker, Vulcan, Varian, Honeywell, GE, Kambrook, and Fischer & Paykel.

Robert served on the Victorian State Council of the Institute and was active on the course advisory committee of the Industrial Design programs at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and Chairman of the Course Advisory Committee at Monash University.

In recognition of his services and commitment to the profession he was made a Fellow of the Institute in 1985 and inducted into the Design Hall of Fame in 2007.

Professor John Redmond is Foundation Dean of the Faculty of Art & Design, and holds a Chair in Industrial Design, at Monash University. Prior to taking up this position, he was the Foundation Head of the Department of Industrial Design at the University of New South Wales. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, and a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia. He has had a wide involvement in industrial design consultancy through UNSW and Monash companies. Design work has been undertaken for Major Australian and international companies as well as research corporations. His research interests have ranged from equipment for the handicapped to a current work in the theory of form. It is this work that saw him appointed by the Attorney General as a Consultant to the Law Reform Commission’s Review of the Design Act.

John has been an active member of the Institute for many years and acted in the role of Federal Secretary, NSW State President and State Secretary. In recognition his Fellowship of the Institute was awarded in 1985.

David Robertson has arguably been the single most significant contributor to the professionalisation of the design sector in the history of design in Australia.

Prior to his election as DIA National President in 2000, David was South Australian DIA council and State President. Since assuming the role of National President, David has developed and consolidated the administrative, financial and marketing infrastructure of the Institute. Some of his many major initiatives and achievements include the establishment of the new ABS occupational categories in design practice [Australian & New Zealand] the annual Institute salary survey, the DIA web site, a new DIA membership system and most recently, the relocation of the Institute’s National Office as an autonomous operation with dedicated staff.

David has authored many media articles and web-publications that document the history and current state of the design sector in Australia. His service to the design profession in this country is unparalleled.

Brian Sadgrove is Principal of Brian Sadgrove and Associates, a Melbourne based design practice.

After studying at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Brian Sadgrove worked as an editorial designer at BHP and the Department of Trade and later as an art director for USP and J Walter Thompson.

In 1968, Brian Sadgrove commenced private practice as a graphic designer and his work includes corporate, packaging, editorial, stamp and currency design. The practice has won numerous awards in Australia and overseas and its work has been represented in most major design publications including Graphis, Idea Magazine, Design, Design World (Australia), Design Down Under.

The practice's work has been featured in the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney and at the New York Art Directors' Exhibition. Brian Sadgrove served as a member of the Stamp Advisory Board and he is a Member of the Course Advisory Board of Swinburne University, the Australian Design Academy, AGDA, and he is a fellow of the Design Institute of Australia.

Brian Smyth FDIA from South Australia is an Automotive Designer and is now retired.

Brian joined the Institute in 1963 and was President of the South Australian Council (possibly the second president replacing Hugh Whisson) from 1976 to 1979, and was made a Fellow in 1979. He spent ten years on the Administration Committee of the Design Council of Australia.

Brian joined Chrysler Australia in 1949 and was involved in the design of many vehicles including the Simca Station Wagon and the legendary Valiant. He also worked internationally and contributed to design programs in Detroit and also in South Africa.

When he left in 1977 it was noted that 'he left behind him at Chrysler Australia a well organized department with a number of trained stylists highly competent in the areas of clay modeling, colour and trim design, and general styling and design activities. Brian Smyth is a man of outstanding ability, experience and achievement in the field of industrial design.' signed I.E. Webber, Deputy Chairman, Chrysler Australia.

John Truscott began his remarkable career learning a trade at Caulfield field Technical College. At 16 years of age, after submitting a folio to Gertrude Johnston at the National Theatre, he was employed to design A Midsummer Night's Dream, so beginning a journey that would take him from Melbourne to Hollywood and back again.

In 1955, John started a seven year association with Melbourne's Little Theatre as resident designer, working on and enhancing over 80 productions. While at the Little Theatre, he accepted commissions as guest designer for The King and I, West Side Story, Music Man and The Most Happy Fella from Garnet Carroll, for several productions for Frank Thring's repertory company, and for the Caine Mutiny Court Marshall on HSV7, the first television drama produced by a commercial television station.

The King and I was a big success for John and he was then invited to design sets and costumes for Camelot for JC Williamson in 1963. Camelot was the show which catapulted him to fame.

He was actually on his way to London to study when the producer of the London production of Camelot, on the advice of Sir Robert Helpmann, offered him the show's design contract. Other London commissions included productions at Guildford Theatre, for Sadler's Wells and the Festival Ballet.

John was then invited to Hollywood to design the sets and costumes for the film of Camelot. He triumphed winning two Oscars, one for Costume Design and the other for Art Direction, and he stayed in Los Angeles for fourteen years, working on films like Paint Your Wagon, which also earned him an Oscar nomination.

In 1980 George Fairfax, former General Manager of the Victorian Arts Centre, went to Los Angeles to persuade John to return to Melbourne to undertake the massive task of designing the interior finishes of the Centre. It was a bold stroke and one that has given the Centre international standing.

Five years later the task was done, one he considered the most important of his career because he saw that this project could be the springboard for others, refocusing the city and drawing people back to it.

John returned to Melbourne in 1989 as Artistic Director of the Melbourne Festival, and over his three festivals he taught Melburnians to take to the streets and join in a major arts festival. He dressed up the city with lights and fountains and flowers because he believed passionately that it was the right of all people to experience and enjoy the best. Each year he ensured that some element of the Festival remained to permanently enhance the city: the fountains in the moat of the National Gallery of Victoria, the lights in the gardens around the Arts Centre and the lights on Flinders Street Station.

His last, though unfinished work, was back at the Victorian Arts Centre as artist-in-residence, to re-assess and refurbish the Arts Centre for the10th Anniversary of its opening, and to plan for the next decade at the same time imbuing another generation with his insistence on quality and style. John Truscott died in Melbourne, the city he adored, in 1993.

Barrie Tucker is one of Australia’s most outstanding and distinguished designers and has been a practicing designer and a major contributor to the profession for the past forty two years.

Barrie worked in both Zurich and London for several years before returning to Australia in the early seventies. He became the first Australian to have his work included in the New York Art Directors Awards Exhibition and Annual. He became design consultant to the South Australian Theatre Company and as a result of his outstanding work he was the first Australian-born designer to be commissioned for a cover of Graphis Magazine.

As a testament to his skill, Barrie has won numerous national and international awards and has been honoured by being elected to membership of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.

Barrie has been a member of the Design Institute of Australia since 1984. In recognition of his outstanding achievements in the profession he was made a Fellow of the Institute in 1986 and a Life Fellow in 2001.

Leslie Walford is perhaps one of the best know figures in this country in Interior Design and Decoration and has worked at the top levels of design for several decades, not only in Australia but also in Europe, Asia and the UK and Walford and Horgan Interiors is a byword for excellence in design.

Leslie was educated in the UK and France and rose to prominence early and during his career he has won numerous awards.

A great deal of his work is known to us through the major publications and Leslie himself is a writer of note.

He has been appointed to numerous committees and is a Director of the NSW Art Gallery and was a foundation member of the Society of Interior Designers and National President from 1965 to 1966. In recognition of his contribution to the profession Leslie was made a Life Fellow of the Institute.

Fred Ward stands as a major figure in the history of Australian design.

Fred was a Foundation Member of the Industrial Design Council of Australia and Design consultant to Australian National University from 1949 to 1961. Following this he acted as Design Consultant to the Reserve Bank of Australia, to the Treasury, the National Capital Development Commission and to the National Library.

In 1964 he was the first recipient of the Essington Lewis Award for Outstanding Service to Industrial Design in Australia.

Prior to his sojourn in Canberra Fred's story begins in Melbourne where he trained and graduated from Melbourne National Gallery Art Schools. Fred then worked in the design department of Myer Stores in Melbourne and later lectured in Interior Architecture at the University of Melbourne.

Fred's life fits into two consecutive, convenient periods ­ his formative years of 1900 to 1950 in Melbourne and 1949 to 1990 in Canberra. The story of his Melbourne years have been discovered from many sources, and what is revealed is that his design philosophy was one that was not only inherent to his commissioned work, but to his lifestyle.

Fred was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the Institute and to the profession when he was awarded a Life Fellowship of the DIA. As a footnote this was due to the efforts of fellow inductee and then National President, David Davenport.

Tony Wolfenden arrived in Australia from London via North America in 1962. His work in a variety of design disciplines of interior, product, lighting and furniture have won numerous awards. Major design projects include The High Court of Australia and the new Parliament House, Canberra.

Architect, industrial designer, solar consultant.

Currently Derek can be described as being retired and a solar utilisation researcher experimenting with low-energy and low resource retrofitting of existing houses. Derek has been a practicing designer since the early 1950's. A qualified architect, Derek was a founding member of the NSW Chapter of the Society of Designers for Industry, which subsequently became the Industrial Design Institute of Australia and eventually the Design Institute of Australia. He was the first Honorary Secretary / Treasurer of the NSW Chapter and was a close associate of many of the founding members of DIA such as Fred Ward, Ron Rosenfeldt, Colin Barrie, Charles Furey, and Carl Nielsen.

Derek was also an initiator of the Design Council along with Ron Rosenfeldt and was recognised by the Institute and awarded a Fellowship in 1970. His field of practice was in Furniture and he worked in conjunction with Fred Ward and also worked in the field of design of lighting and street furniture.

Derek received his diploma in Architecture in Manchester in the UK, and was an associate of the RBIA, RAIA, and a Fellow of RAIA.

Derek has lectured in Architecture at UNSW and worked on the design of ANU. He was a former President of the Canberra Art Club and Founder and Chairman of the Cultural Clubs of Canberra [Griffen Centre] and Founding member of the Craft Association of the ACT.

Derek has maintained a continuing engagement with design and education practice and was recognised again in 1986 when he was awarded a Life Fellowship of the Institute.

Since 1977, upon leaving ANU, Derek has been engaged heavily in disability design and in environmental/ ecological/ sustainability design [products and systems], involving inventions, research, prototypes, and product designs.

Derek was awarded a member of the Order of Australia in 1980 for work on technical aid to the disabled.

He is currently engaged in the research and preparation of his next book.

Phillip Zmood began his design career with General Motors Corporation in 1965 as a designer and is currently the General Manager of the Mid/Luxury Car Division of Holden /GM International Operations (USA), leading and contributing to future design programs.

As Assistant Chief Designer for GMH Australia from 1967 to 1969, Phillip was a key contributor to the contemporary HQ Series of vehicles.

From 1969 to 1981 he was Chief Designer in both Australia and Germany and was responsible for the UC/LX, Australia's first hatchback, along with several other models, including the Ascona 500 rally model for Europe.

Phillip was Executive in Charge of Design from 1986 until 1995 during which period Holden Design Australia became one of the most cost effective automotive design units in the world.

Dario Zoureff has been a practicing designer for almost fifty years and has been a member of the Design Institute of Australia since 1958.

Dario completed his studies in Interior Design at the Royal Melbourne Technical College an immediately commenced work at Zoureff Pty Ltd as a furniture designer and manufacturer of custom built furniture. He continued in this role until 1966 when he established his own private practice, which services an established clientele of residential and small commercial projects.

Dario served on the Victorian State Council of the Institute and was active on the course advisory committee of the Interior Design program at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Dario has had a passionate commitment to his profession and he consistently attends and supports a great number of functions and activities initiated by the Institute.

In recognition of his services and commitment to the profession he was made a Fellow of the Institute in 1990.