Good Design Australia

Adaptive design for the Australian sun. Renee Aquilina's UNSW Industrial Design Honours project, Ori, is an interactive shade canopy inspired by deciduous trees and kirigami folding that adapts to changing conditions to enhance outdoor comfort, earning the 2018 Good Design Award Gold in the Next Gen category. Join Renee at Designing the Future: Industrial Designers and the Power of Good Design | Saturday 29 November 2025 | 3:30–5:00 pm | White Bay Power Station, Rozelle Register now to attend. https://lnkd.in/ggkW-jZ3 UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture | Good Design Australia | Renee Aquilina | UNSW

Designing the Future: Industrial Designers and the Power of Good Design. Join Dr. Brandon Gien at the UNSW Final Year Exhibition as he hosts a panel discussion with four UNSW Industrial Design Alumni and Good Design Australia Award Winners. #goodesignaus

In Marrickville, Sydney, a timber reuse business has reshaped how communities engage with waste. Wastewood: Designing Systems of Reuse, Storytelling and Self-Service reimagines timber recycling through thoughtful design strategy, easing staff workload, improving services, and empowering local makers. Developed with and for the community, this evolving system is a model for circular design and storytelling in action. Congratulations to the team behind Wastewood, recognised with a Best in Class Award in our Design Strategy category.

How does good design shape a better world? Join Dr Brandon Gien, Chair of Good Design Australia and Adjunct Professor at UNSW, as he leads an inspiring conversation with award-winning UNSW Industrial Design alumni on innovation, entrepreneurship, and the power of design to make a difference. Designing the Future: Industrial Designers and the Power of Good Design Saturday 29 November 2025, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm White Bay Power Station, Rozelle Register now to attend. https://lnkd.in/gydCVs7u? aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=b1bc3a5459&mc_cid=c1785cb3f5 UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture | Good Design Australia | Brandon Gien

Join us at the UNSW Built Environment Graduation Exhibition for an industry panel on Designing the Future: Industrial Designers and the Power of Good Design. The UNSW Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) program turns ambitious ideas into award-winning, real-world innovations, from autonomous marine-cleaning robots and smart safety wear to assistive devices and inclusive product systems. Hosted by the Chair of Good Design Australia Dr Brandon Gien, the discussion will examine how design education, innovation, and entrepreneurship come together to shape a more sustainable, inclusive, and intelligent built environment. #gooddesignaus

Bold ideas and brilliant design took centre stage at the 2025 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards! Taking out the top honour, Design Award of the Year, is Blackmagic Design for the URSA Cine Immersive Camera, developed in collaboration with Apple. This groundbreaking stereoscopic camera replicates natural human vision with stunning realism, opening new frontiers for filmmakers, broadcasters and educators worldwide. Congratulations to Simon Kidd, the Blackmagic Design team, and all of this year’s winners! For the past 12 years, Good Design Australia has proudly managed this prestigious program on behalf of the Victorian Government and Creative Victoria, recognising the bold ideas and creative excellence that cement Victoria’s reputation as Australia’s design capital. Explore the Winners via the website! https://lnkd.in/gCf_guFd

Footprints on Gadigal Nura is a place shaped by story, and made with Community. Designed by mili mili Pty Ltd and AG Public Art, and led by Yamaji Wajarri creative Nicole Monks, the work celebrates Waterloo’s Aboriginal legacy through story, form and collaboration. In 2025, it received both the Indigenous Design Award and the Powerhouse Design Award - a rare and significant recognition. Read our conversation with Nicole, which dives into the design approach to this monumental contribution.  https://lnkd.in/gCQkfVsb

The PB/5 Pedestrian Button is one of Australia’s most enduring designs. It's pressed millions of times a day, recognised by touch, sound and silhouette. You can even hear it's familiar beep in #BillieEilish’s song, ‘Bad Guy’. First developed in the early 1980s by Nielsen Design for the NSW Roads Authority, its rounded form and magnetic mechanism were built to last. Four decades on, it continues to do its job. The PB/5 was honoured with the 2025 Livio Bonollo Award for Longevity. Good Design Australian commends its timeless contribution to safety, accessibility and design that simply works. We sat down with Adam Laws, Director of Neilsen Design, to explore why this humble button became a cultural icon of Australian design. Start reading: https://lnkd.in/gFrVHG5x

Created by designer and recent QUT Industrial Design graduate Teddy Meredith, SCOOT is an open-source power-assist system for manual wheelchairs The product is designed to make movement safer and simpler. Every element is affordable, repairable and open for anyone to build. In 2025, SCOOT received the Robert Pataki Award for Healthcare Design, recognising its potential to redefine accessibility and independence through open-source innovation. Read our conversation with Teddy to discover how a simple idea - and a lot of persistence - became a prototype changing lives. https://lnkd.in/gvPyw6Vu

In 2025, the Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, presented the Michael Bryce Patron’s Award for the first time. Congratulations to the Winner of the 2025 Michael Bryce Patron’s Award - First Responder. We commend the EMVision Medical Devices Design and Research Team on their outstanding contribution to solving complex healthcare challenges through design.