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 the peak promotional body for the Australian design industry, 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 a global benchmark of quality in manufactured goods. Furthermore, the Australian International Design Awards raises standards by encouraging excellence in product design. More about us.

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.

Australian Design Award-Dyson Student - Award South Australian student takes top prize: South Australian student inventor Michael Ng has been chosen by a panel of Australian design industry experts, as this year’s stand out Australian industrial design student talent. More Information.

International designs make tough competition for Aussies: The introduction of internationally-designed products in this year’s Australian International Design Awards has produced the highest standard of entrants in the history of the awards with global design powerhouses including Philips Design, Miele and Audi vying for the top accolade. More Information.

Announced this Friday 30 May - 2008 Australian International Design Awards: Australia’s top industrial designers will gather in Sydney this Friday 30 May to recognise and celebrate the best of Australian design. More information

2008 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS: Winners announced on Friday 30 May: This year 61 products are vying for the top industry accolade of Australian International Design Award of the Year and 13 student design finalists are fighting it out in the Australian Design Award – Dyson Student Award. More Information.

Finalists for the Australian International Design Awards Announced
For the first time Australian designers are competing against their international colleagues in this year’s Australian International Design Awards, the fiftieth anniversary of the nation’s peak design awards program. More information.

Australian International Design Awards welcomes Defond as a partner of the 2008 Awards: Founded in 1978, Defond is a leading Hong Kong electronics company specialising in the design and manufacture of electronics and electro-mechanic products such as solenoid valves and pumps, energy-saving LED lighting, industrial controls and home automation for global markets. Defond has became a supporting partner of the 2008 Australian International Design Awards, to take place Friday 30 May 2008 in Sydney. More information on Defond.

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

Design experts in Sydney to judge 2008 Australian International Design Awards: The 2008 Australian International Design Awards judging panel includes some of the world's most esteemed and celebrated designers from New York, San Francisco, Florida, Melbourne and Sydney. More Information.

2008 Australia International Design Awards Shortlist Announced: A retractable blade ceiling fan and a breakthrough wheel chair design based on symmetrical biomechanics are among 122 unique products shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Australian International Design Awards. More Information.

2008 Australian International Design Awards entries announced: Entries to the 2008 Australian International Design Awards are now available for review, sparking some of the biggest competition in history with products from Qantas, Caterpillar, Sunbeam, Breville, Holden, Saab, Philips, Miele, Bose, Electrolux, Compumedics, ResMed and Caroma, to name a few. More Information.

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.

Australian International Design Awards, formerly Australian Design Awards, is global 2008 marks the 50th year of design assessment and promotion in Australia under the auspices of the Industrial Design Council of Australia (established in 1958) followed by Standards Australia through the Australian Design Awards. This milestone creates an opportune time to celebrate 50 years of Australian design and recognise design as a global activity moving forward. More information.

Anniversary celebration
2008 marks 50 years of design assessment and promotion in Australia. Join us in celebrating this monumental occasion by becoming a partner of the Australian International Design Awards. For more information on the level of commitment and return benefits associated with a stake in this high profile industry program, contact us to obtain a partnership prospectus.

Exhibition
The 2007 Powerhouse Museum Design Award and Selection from the finalists in the 2007 Australian Design Awards are now on display in the Museum's Success and Innovation gallery. Also on display is a selection of finalists in the 2007 Australian Design Award - Dyson Student Award. More on the Powerhouse Museum Selection.

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