The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) has announced the first nine of 18 jurors invited to judge the 2022 Designers Australia Awards.
The jurors are locally and internationally respected individuals from across all disciplines in the design sector.
They include curator, architect and University of Sydney professor Kate Goodwin; artist, designer and founder of Sheehan Studio Thomas Sheehan; artist, designer and founder of Superlocalstudio Liane Rossler; architecture editor Ellie Stathaki; designer and cofounder of Dowel Jones and Friends and Associates Dale Hardiman; and The Australian’s Wish magazine editor David Meagher.
Launched in 2021, the DIA brings together the broader design community to celebrate good design in all its forms, from architecture, to graphic design, to textiles, to jewellery.
“Now more than ever, our built environment needs to foster a better, more equitable future where we care for the planet and all people,” said juror Kate Goodwin.
She added, “By working together and sharing disciplinary knowledge, the creative industries can forge a better future.”
For the 2022 awards, three new entry categories have been created to reflect the cross-disciplinary approaches to problem-solving in our built environment.
These categories are: Place, which encompasses the spaces in which we live work play; use, defined by the objects we use; and interact, which is how we interact with things.
“As someone who has spent many years avoiding most competitions based on rigid categories, updating the traditional [awards] format and allowing more ambiguity encourages more diverse entries and future speculative and pragmatic outcomes,” said juror Dale Hardiman.
The deadline for entries for the DIA awards has been extended to 12 April, with shortlisting and judging due to take place throughout April and May. The shortlist will be revealed on 15 June, followed by the final awards ceremony on 4 August.
For more information visit the Design Institute of Australia website.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
