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20 November 2024

Awards shine a spotlight on the best of Victorian design and architecture.

01 November 2024

Celebrating the best and brightest Victorian design and innovation.

16 August 2024

A multidisciplinary design and production collaboration that fuses contemporary and traditional music, costume, technology and performance.

09 August 2024

We spoke to 3 leading Victoria Design Studios about their experience exhibiting at Milan Design Week.

05 August 2024

We asked the curatorial team behind Melbourne Design Week to reflect on the evolution and growth of the festival and what they feel most proud about.

15 July 2024

The Victorian Premier’s Design Awards (VPDA) were established in 1996 as a meaningful way to showcase and celebrate the state’s vast design capabilities.

10 July 2024

Erosion Mitigation Units (EMU): 2023 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards Jury Commendation – Product Design

27 June 2024

CYBERTONGUE® – a first-of-its-kind, sensitive and accurate in-house testing protocol for detecting bacteria contamination in lactose products – is a shining example of the critical importance of product design in the development process of cutting-edge technology.

17 June 2024

When trend forecaster Clarice Garcia PhD enrolled to do her PhD within the School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University, she wasn’t sure about her research question. Having spent a decade working with the trend forecasting industry – both in her native Brazil and in Melbourne – she decided to turn her attention inwards to reflect on how she could interpret cultural and social-political shifts to create a more sustainable and equitable fashion industry.

29 May 2024

Little things can lead to big things.

20 May 2024

The Allan Labor Government is celebrating some of Victoria’s leading designers, creators and innovators, with entries for the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards now officially open. Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks today invited entries for the awards which have honoured Victoria’s leading designers, architects and design-led businesses.

16 May 2024

Project Shift – the winner of a Commendation Award for Student Design at the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards – was inspired by the designer’s love of motorcycle riding and his empathy for fellow enthusiasts whose riding options become limited if they end up as an amputee.

15 April 2024

Discover how AKQA Studios developed its 2023 VPDA ‘Best in Category for Digital Design’ – winning project Never Done Evolving – a multi-sensory, virtual experience that gives its audience a front-row seat to Serena William’s momentous 25+ year tennis career via an epic AI-powered match-up between ‘1999 Serena’ & ‘2017 Serena.’

21 March 2024

Browse and Download Photos from the Awards Ceremony.

13 March 2024

Celebrating the best and brightest of Victorian design, innovation and creativity.

12 December 2023

Celebrating the best and brightest of Victorian design, innovation and creativity.

09 November 2023

San San Truong may be new to her role as Victorian Premier’s Design Award (VPDA) judge for the Communication Design category, but she brings a wealth of personal knowledge and professional expertise – both here and overseas – to her position and is truly passionate about elevating the understanding of communication design and celebrating the extraordinary contributions of Victorian creatives to the field.

26 September 2023

Meet Design Strategist, Architect and Public Purpose Sector Specialist Mathan Ratinam PhD, the 2024 VPDA Design Strategy category judge.

07 September 2023

Join our writer, Charis Heelan in conversation Rachaporn Choochuey.

07 July 2023

While most architectural articles tend to focus on mid-career and iconic practitioners, it’s important to also showcase what the next generation of Victorian architects might look like. If we’re lucky, they’ll have the same conviction and sheer passion that Blake Hillebrand has.

30 June 2023

What began 5 years ago as a neighbourhood walk by the former Victorian Planning Minister – where he observed the poor quality of high-density residential developments – evolved to become the Future Homes initiative, a better way of anticipating and planning the future of apartment living in metropolitan Melbourne.

15 June 2023

Residents in the small town of Girgarre devoted a decade to turning an empty paddock into a world-class botanic garden, which opened this month. The Gargarro Botanic Gardens in Girgarre are world-class.

15 June 2023

Entries are now open for Victoria’s annual celebration of local design excellence, the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards. Minister for Creative Industries Steve Dimopoulos invited the state’s designers, architects and design-led businesses to submit their work for the 27th edition of the awards.

25 May 2023

Victorian Premier’s Design Awards’ 2022 Special Commendation (Design Strategy) recipient Solid Lines describes itself as a First Nations-led illustration agency fuelled by a constant connection to identity, culture and Country.

23 March 2023

When Melbourne’s Brearley Architects and Urbanists (BAU) and Grant Amon Architects (GAA) joined forces to design the Victorian Pride Centre, collaboration, consultation and community connection were central to their approach.

21 March 2023

Leah Heiss is no stranger to the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards (VPDA). As both a long-time judge and dual VPDA award recipient, she certainly encapsulates what the awards represent and will undoubtedly be instrumental in elevating the status of Victorian design on a global stage for many years to come.

17 March 2023

From cutting edge architecture to life saving products, the winners of the 26th Victorian Premier’s Design Awards showcase new innovations and the remarkable ways design can impact our everyday lives.

15 February 2023

Melbourne-based Rove Wheelchairs is single-handedly changing the perception and stigma around disability products, creating mobility devices that are fully customisable, accessible and in the designer’s own words…. “sexy.”

15 December 2022

Celebrating the best and brightest of Victorian design, innovation and creativity.

28 October 2022

A disused quarry in the Otway Ranges is being transformed into a creative space to inspire future generations of architects, planners and designers.

12 September 2022

Architect Jefa Greenaway wears many hats. Being a judge for the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards’ Architectural Design category is one he’s particularly proud of.

04 September 2022

A Melbourne start-up designing building materials using seaweed residue as a replacement for cement is in the early stages of testing and development.

17 August 2022

For Dewi Cooke, being a judge for the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards’ Service Design category is an opportunity to shine a light on an area of design that is often invisible or overlooked.

13 July 2022

A collaboration led by Traditional Owners working with architects and designers will embed symbolic design features into Bendigo’s new GovHub. (Image: copyright 2021 Murrupuk Art by Natasha Carter. This artwork is reproduced with permission)

08 July 2022

"Go for it." That's Melbourne designer Courtney Holm's heartfelt advice to any fashion brand unsure about pitching for the 26th Victorian Premier's Design Awards.

29 June 2022

A campaign designed to effectively change the way people interact online.

06 June 2022

The best and brightest of Victorian design excellence will once again be showcased with the state’s annual recognition of design excellence now open for entries.

26 April 2022

Best in category for product design and overall winner, Victorian Premier’s Design Award of the Year: Savic Motorcycles’ C- Series.

01 April 2022

The 25th anniversary of the Victorian Premier's Design Awards was celebrated in style across two special events during Melbourne Design Week.

24 March 2022

Australian designed electric motorcycle, Savic C-Series, has won the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Design Award of the Year by exceeding all four criteria for the Awards including design process, design excellence, design innovation and design impact.

12 March 2022

To mark 25 years, Creative Victoria has commissioned award-winning industrial designer, Monash University academic and design historian Ian Wong to build an exhibition celebrating our design industry.

12 January 2022

Victoria is way out in front when it comes to the design and commercialisation of innovative medical devices (MedTech) and pharmaceuticals in Australia.

05 January 2022

A recycled water washing machine, a survival gadget that turns snow into drinking water, compostable cardboard furniture… Tim Lutton’s a natural for conjuring up a Pandora’s Box of useful designs.

17 December 2021

The finalists for the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards have been announced – showcasing an extraordinary breadth of projects across the state and recognising the Victorian designers and architects behind them.

09 December 2021

Moe GP Lindsay Wakefield has morphed into a market-leading manufacturer, selling custom lifts to the US, Japan, South East Asia and the Middle East.

16 November 2021

We chat with Victorian Premier’s Design Awards 2021 jury member Richard Henderson, Founder and CEO, R-Co about the intersection between design and business.

08 November 2021

Wiradjuri woman Denni Francisco, a jury member in the VPDA fashion category, has a keen design eye that’s making a global impact.

21 September 2021

Working “shoulder to shoulder” with First Nations People helped Fitzroy company Today produce an award-winning service design.

09 September 2021

Following a public tender, Tony and Melinda Coombes from leading design company Coowhi were given the task of rebranding, to re-establish the awards as a voice of leadership and excellence in the sector.

02 September 2021

Celina Clarke has been in the design business for over thirty years and says the awards create a benchmark for design excellence.

24 August 2021

The Victorian Government is marking 25 years of design excellence, with this year’s Victorian Premier’s Design Awards set to showcase more ground-breaking design ideas.

20 August 2021

Cobalt Design in North Melbourne has taken out the Victorian Premier’s Design Award’s top honour for a revolutionary eye testing machine due to be launched later this year.

19 August 2021

RMIT University design students have come up with an award-winning recyclable gown for medicos treating patients with COVID-19.

31 March 2021

A world-first 3D diagnostic machine for measuring optical properties of the eye has received the highest honour for design in Victoria, taking out the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Design Award of the Year, as well as Best in Category for Product Design.

01 July 2018

The Victorian Government is supporting local, world-first technology that will give Victorians better access to more convenient, affordable hearing aids.

30 March 2018

Indigenous design charter receives Victoria’s highest design honour A ground-breaking Indigenous design charter has taken out the highest design honour in Victoria receiving the 2018 Victorian Premier’s Design Award of the Year.

08 December 2017

Unique exercise equipment that makes child’s play out of a serious gym workout has taken out the top prize in the 2017 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards.

15 December 2016

A ground-breaking bicycle bell has been awarded the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Design Award of the Year, the highest honour for design and innovation in the state.

08 October 2015

Winners of the 2015 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards were announced last night at Government House in front of Victoria’s leading designers and architects.

02 October 2014

The 2014 Premier's Design Award Winner announced on Wednesday 1 October was awarded to The Commons, designed by Breathe Architecture and commissioned by Small Giants. The Commons was also awarded the Best In Category for Architectural Design.