Design and Related Awards

Recognition for Designers

Design awards offer an opportunity for designers to gain public and peer recognition for their skills. The more prominent awards also assist designers in the marketing of their services.

The DIA is pleased to support professional award programs by recognised design organisations. The awards listed here are for information purposes only and do not imply endorsement by the DIA unless specifically indicated.

The awards listed have been divided into four categories in an attempt to show their purpose and focus. In practice the divisions are not rigid. In many cases commercial businesses are primary sponsors or organisational partners in more than one award category.

Name	Organiser	Categories	Since When?	Coverage	Who	Freq.
Professional Body/Design Association Awards.	Recognising best practice at a national and state level - focus is on recognition of individual members' professional skills within the professional peer group
Interior Design Awards	DIA, DesignEX, Artichoke	Interior Retail, Hospitality, Corporate, Public, Installation, Residential, Residential Decoration, Colour, Environment & Emerging	2004	National	Professional	Annual
Australasian Student Design Awards	DIA	Interior, Interior Decoration, Exhibition & Display, Visual, Furniture, Textile, Industrial, Jewellery, Fashion	1995	Regional	Tertiary Student	Annual
DIA (WA) Awards	DIA Western Australian Branch	Interior, Visual, Product	/	Western Australia	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
DIA South Australian Design Awards	DIA South Australian Branch	Interior, Visual, Product	/	South Australia	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
Graduate of the Year Awards	DIA New South Wales Branch	Interior, Interior Decoration, Industrial, Graphic, Textile	2007	New South Wales	Tertiary Student	Annual
Graduate of the Year Awards	DIA Victoria Branch	Interior, Interior Decoration, Industrial, Graphic, Textile, Jewellery	2008	Victoria	Tertiary Student	Annual
Queensland Design On Show	DIA Queensland Branch	Interior, Visual, Product	/	Queensland	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual

AGDA National Biennial Awards	Australian Graphic Design Association	Graphic	1992	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Biennial
AILDM National Student Design Competition	Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers	Landscape	/	National	Tertiary Student	Annual
BDAA National Design Awards	Building Designers Association of Australia	Building Design	/	National	Professional	Annual
Cicely & Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award	NGV	Different design discipline each year	1994	Victoria	Professional	Triennial
INDEX: Design Challenge	INDEX	Humanitarian Design	/	International	Tertiary Student / Graduate / Educator	Annual
INDEX:Award	INDEX	Humanitarian Design	2002	International	Professional / Tertiary Student / Novice	Annual
International Design Excellence Awards	BusinessWeek magazine and Industrial Designers Society of America	Interior, Product, Packaging & Graphics, Strategy, Research	1980	International	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
JAA Australian Jewellery Awards	Jewellers Association of Australia	Jewellery	/	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Biennial
Landscape Architecture Project Awards	Australian Institute of Landscape Architects	Landscape	1986	National	Professional	Biennial
Lighting & Luminaire Design Awards	Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand	Lighting	/	Statebased	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
National Architecture Awards	Royal Australian Institute of Architects	Architecture	1981	National	Professional	Annual
National Landscape Design Award	Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers	Landscape	/	National	Professional	Annual
Retail Design Awards	Retail Design Institute	Interior, visual merchandising	2010	National	Professional	biennial
Student Sustainability Design Awards	Point of Purchase Advertising International	Point of purchase retail display / merchandising unit	/	Regional	Tertiary Student	Annual
Industry Association/Industry Promotion Awards	Focus is on industry promotion. Awards are often directed at a business rather than an individual.
Australian Design Award - James Dyson Award	Standards Australia	Industrial, Engineering, Furniture, Textile	2001	National	Tertiary Student	Annual
Australian International Design Awards	Standards Australia	Industrial, Engineering, Furniture, Textile	1958	International	Professional	Annual
Australian Packaging Awards	Packaging Council of Australia	Packaging & Graphics	/	National	Professional	Annual
Australian Timber Design Awards	Timber Development Association	Architecture, Interior	1999	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
Book Design Awards	Australian Publishers Association	Graphic	1953	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
Southern Cross Student Package Design Awards	Packaging Council of Australia	Packaging & Graphics	1985	National	Tertiary Student	Annual
Magna	Museums Australia	Exhibition, Public Programs & Sustainability	2011	Australia & New Zealand	Professional	/
Government Awards	Focus is on state or national promotion, industry support and the reinforcement of policy
Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award	Powerhouse Museum	Textile	/	International	Professional / Tertiary Student / Novice	Triennial
Premier's Design Awards	Victorian Government	Open to all design	/	Victoria	Professional	Biennial
Queensland Premier's Design Awards	Queensland Government	Open to all design	2006	Queensland	Professional / Graduate	Annual
School Design Awards	Victorian Government	Architecture, Interior	2006	Victoria	Professional	Annual
Commercial Awards/Manufacturers Awards	Focus is on product and industry promotion. Awards are often directed at a business rather than an individual.
agIdeas newStar	Design Foundation	Open to all design	/	International	Secondary & Tertiary Student / Graduate	Annual
Australian Wool Fashion Awards	Australian Wool Innovation Limited	Fashion	1981	National	Tertiary & Secondary Student	Annual
Bathroom Innovation Award	Reece	Product	2004	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award	Bacardi Lion Pty Ltd	Open to all design	2002	National	Tertiary Student / Graduate	Annual
Boral Design Award	Boral	Architecture	2005	National	Professional	Annual
Corian® Design Awards	DuPont	Interior	2006	National	Professional	Annual
CREATE:Awards	Desktop Magazine	Graphic, Packaging, Photography, Web	2004	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
DG Student Design Competition	DG Design Network	Graphic	/	National	Tertiary & Secondary Student	Annual
Dulux Colour Awards	Dulux Australia	Architecture, Interior	1986	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
Electrolux Design Lab	Electrolux	Industrial	2003	International	Tertiary Student / Graduate	Annual
Evolve Awards	Designer Rugs	Textile	2010	Regional	Professional	Annual
Fashion Awards Australia	Fashion Awards Australia	Fashion, Textile	/	National	Professional / Tertiary & Secondary Student	Annual
Flair Awards	/	Fashion	1994	National	Professional / Tertiary Student/Novice	Annual
Greenpeace Design Awards	Greenpeace	Graphic	2009	International	Tertiary Student / Graduate	Annual
iF communication design award	International Design Forum	Graphic	1953	International	Professional	Annual
iF concept award	International Design Forum	Open to all design	1953	International	Tertiary Student / Graduate	Annual
iF material award	International Design Forum	Open to all design	1953	International	Professional	Annual
iF packaging award	International Design Forum	Materials, products & processes	1953	International	Professional	Annual
iF product design award	International Design Forum	Product	1953	International	Professional	Annual
Interior Design Excellence Awards	(inside) interior design review	Interior, product	2001	National	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
International Design Awards	Farmani Group	Architecture and interior, product, graphic, fashion	2008	International	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
Kit Design Award	Kit Cosmetics & Frankie Magazine	Packaging	2008	International	Professional / Tertiary Student	Annual
Launch Pad	Indesign	Product, Furniture	2004	National	Professional	Annual
Qantas Spirit Of Youth Awards	Qantas	Fashion, Film, Industrial, Music, Photography, Visual Arts, Visual Communication		National	30 and under - Professional / Tertiary Annual Student / Novice
Red Dot	red dot institute	Product design, communication design, design concept	1955	International	Professional	Annual
Spark International Design Awards		Graphics, product, transportation, architecture	2001	International	Professional / Tertiary Student / Novice	Annual
Tessuti Fashion Awards	Tessuti	Fashion	2007	National	Professional / Tertiary Student / Novice	Annual
Vision Awards	Viridian™	Architecture, Interior	2009	National	Professional	Annual