2024 Victorian Premier's Design Awards Finalists Unveiled

The 2024 Victorian Premier's Design Awards Finalists have been unveiled. The Awards shine a light on the latest world-leading ideas and innovations from Victoria’s $6 billion design industry.

The Awards showcase Victoria’s leaders in design across eight award categories - architectural, communication, digital, product, fashion, service, student and design strategy.

This year's 128 Finalists represent innovations and outstanding design across a wide range of disciplines and industries. Finalists include a groundbreaking app that empowers users to create meals that reduce food waste, a medical device that helps to treat critically ill newborns, the stunning new Ned Kelly discovery centre in Glenrowan and the new digital clocks at Melbourne’s iconic Tan running track.

The Finalists demonstrate the many ways designers are helping to tackle critical issues in our world, with projects that support our ageing population, improve environmental reporting and address cost of living challenges to name a few.

Minster for Creative Industries Colin Brooks commented, "Design influences every part of our daily lives; from where and how we work, to what we wear, how we communicate, learn, protect our environment and improve our health and wellbeing.

“This incredible crop of projects demonstrates the importance of good design and its power to innovate, problem-solve and make change.  

“The Victorian Premier’s Design Awards showcase the very best of our design industry and celebrate the achievements of Victoria’s design professionals, and the businesses that invest in and recognise the value of good design.”

Design is a key economic contributor to Victoria’s $40.5 billion creative industries sector, employing almost 20,000 people and injecting $6 billion annually into the state economy including $400 million in exports.

Established by the Victorian Government in 1996, the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards celebrate the design businesses and practitioners across Victoria who work to improve the way we live, from the products we use to the buildings we work and live in, and the services we use.

All Finalists are now in the running to be recognised with the Victorian Premier’s Design Award Best in Category accolade and the prestigious Victorian Premier's Design Award of the Year - the state’s highest design accolade.

Winners of the 2024 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards will be announced on Tuesday 19th November 2024 at the Official Awards Ceremony held in Melbourne.

> View all 2024 Finalists Here