The Victorian Government is calling on Victoria’s most innovative designers, architects and design-led enterprises to showcase their leadership in creative problem-solving and innovation, with entries now open for the 2025 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards.
The 29th edition of the Awards will celebrate the powerful role of design in transforming businesses, industries and communities - from building smarter infrastructure and healthcare products and systems, to enhancing brand experiences and digital platforms.
With Victoria’s design economy contributing more than $6 billion annually and employing more than 200,000 people, the Awards are a high-profile platform to promote and recognise the commercial value and environmental, social and cultural impact of professional design.
Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks said: “The Victorian Premier’s Design Awards celebrate the crucial role that design plays in our everyday lives, helping to shape the way we work, play and learn, how we interact and where we live."
“The awards also highlight the talent and excellence in Victoria’s remarkable design sector, which not only changes lives with its innovation and creativity but supports thousands of Victorian jobs and generates millions for our state’s economy.”
The Awards span eight categories that reflect the breadth of Victoria’s world-class design capability:
Businesses that participate in the Awards join a community of design leaders and innovators whose work has achieved both local and global recognition.
Previous Award winners include:
Northcote Aquatic and Recreation Centre (2024 Victorian Premier’s Design Award, Best in Category - Architectural Design).
A benchmark project in sustainable public infrastructure, demonstrating how architecture can deliver long-term economic, health and environmental returns for the community.
ISO Brand Identity (2024 Victorian Premier’s Design Award of the Year).
A bold reimagining of brand identity for the Geneva, Switzerland based International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), proving how design can reinvigorate a brand and elevate customer engagement and commercial positioning.
NeoNav ECG Tip Location System (2024 Victorian Premier’s Design Award, Best in Category - Product Design)
A cutting-edge medical device that improves neonatal care, exemplifying how design can enhance patient outcomes and improve product performance, safety and scalability in healthcare markets.
These Award-winning projects illustrate the strategic impact and potential of design across multiple sectors, including health, infrastructure, corporate branding, and advanced manufacturing. Other notable projects include innovations such as the KeepCup, DreamLab app, and the International Indigenous Design Charter - each showcasing the role of design in building global impact from a Victorian base.
Why Enter?
For designers, architects and businesses, being recognised in the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards signals to partners, clients, investors and customers that design is embedded in your strategic thinking. It affirms your role in shaping a future-focused economy and aligns your brand with Victoria’s global reputation for creativity, innovation and design leadership.
Entry to the Awards is free and open to Victorian-based businesses, designers, studios, architects and tertiary students. Winners will be announced in November 2025 at the Victorian Premier’s Design Awards Ceremony.
Entries Close Fri 11 July 2025.
For eligibility criteria and to enter, visit: premiersdesignawards.vic.gov.au
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