The Australian International Design Awards, a division of Standards Australia, is recognised by the Commonwealth Government and the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design [ICSID] as Australia’s peak design assessment and promotion body, and for its important role in fostering a culture of design and innovation in Australia.

In keeping with Standards Australia's peak status as the national standards body, the Australian International Design Awards sets an international benchmark of design excellence and quality in manufactured goods. More about us.

Winners of the 2009 Australian International Design Awards announced
An economy airline seat has topped this year's Australian International Design Awards, taking out Australia's top design and innovation prize. Winners, including 30 Design Awards and 43 Design Marks were announced in Melbourne on Friday 29 May. More Information.

Qantas A380 Economy Seat flying high with top International Design Prize
With an innovative footrest net, dual-movement recline and flawless attention to detail across the entire product, judges have awarded the Qantas A380 Economy Seat this year’s top accolade in Standards Australia’s Australian International Design Awards. More Information.

Electrolux wins Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design
The Australian designed and manufactured Electrolux 2008 Refrigeration Collection has won the 2009 Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design in Standards Australia’s Australian International Design Awards. More Information.

Victorian student rides away with top student design prize
Emerging Victoria designer, Robert Dumaresq, has been chosen by a panel of Australian design experts as this year's most inspiring industrial design student talent in the student category of the Australian International Design Awards. Robert was awarded Gold Prize in the Australian Design Award-James Dyson Award. More Information.

2009 Australian International Design Awards Finalists Announced
Judges have nominated 73 products as finalists in the 2009 Australian International Design Awards, Standards Australia’s world renowned design recognition program. Australian and internationally-designed products as diverse as an office chair, hearse, onboard marine safety device, baby carrier, motor grader, asthma puffer, bicycle light and battery-heated wetsuit are among this year’s finalists recognised for their design merit, quality and innovation. More Information.

2009 Australian International Design Awards - First Round Shortlist announced
Over 100 entries, including a cooktop which converts to a kitchen bench, compact bicycle tools, two airline seats, waterproof digital movie camera, hearing devices, motor grader, and innovative office workspace have made the shortlist for the 2009 Australian International Design Awards, announced today. More Information.

Which design will reign supreme? 2009 Australian International Design Awards entries now online. With everything from an Australian-designed hearse and reborn Victa lawnmower to a pair of Swiss-designed socks that cool your feet, a revolutionary medial device to obtain tear samples and eco-resin wall panels craft by artisans from around the world, the 2009 Australian International Design Awards is a melting pot of Australian and international design innovation. More Information.

2009 Australian International Design Awards now open for entry. Be in the running for Australia's top design award. The Australian International Design Awards, a division of Standards Australia, is now calling for entries in the 2009 Awards. More Information.

Free Online Design Directory Opens: Australia’s first free online industrial design directory, www.australiandesign.org, is now accepting business listings from consultancies, manufacturers and other organisations associated with design. The online portal is the latest initiative from the Australian International Design Awards. More information.

Winners of 2008 Australian International Design Awards announced: An Australian-designed snowsports performance tracking device has taken out the top prize in this year’s Australian International Design Awards, in which local designs were judged against internationally-designed products for the first time. More Information.

Aussie Design Wins 2008 Australia International Design Award of the Year: Queensland design consultancy, CMD Product Design & Innovation has taken out the top prize in this year’s Australian International Design Awards with its snowsports performance tracking device, Flaik. More Information.

Exit light wins Award of Sustainable Design: An emergency exit sign that can give a 70% energy saving and potential greenhouse emissions reductions has been given the green light by the Australian International Design Awards and Sustainability Victoria. More Information.

Thinking of going global? Help your designs take off overseas
IP Australia has recently launched a series of Intellectual Property (IP) and exporting facts sheets for the United States of America, Republic of Korea, China, India, Indonesia and Japan. These fact sheets are designed to assist you to understand IP issues when doing business overseas and some of the challenges you may face when attempting to protect your IP in other countries. For more information, visit www.ipaustralia.gov.au

Australian appointed to International Design Board: Mr Brandon Gien, Executive Director of the Australian International Design Awards has been elected to the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) Board at its 25th General Assembly held in San Francisco, USA, on 22 October 2007. More Information.

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