The Voice of Professional Design

Build it yourself.

Posted Thursday, 16 May 2013

Are flat-pack house designs the answer to housing shortages and affordability?

According to a recent study released by the 9th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, Australia ranks as the third most unaffordable housing market in the world – just a whisker behind New Zealand, with Hong Kong towering above everyone.

Time out in the city.

Posted 14 May 2013
DIA member redesigns a Manhattan hideaway.
Back in the black.

Posted 13 May 2013
Black is the flavour of the month in the air and on the ground.
Stories from the couch.

Posted 13 May 2013
Crowd funding campaign to help digitise classic Australian film.
Not just for designers.

Posted 30 Apr 2013
World Industrial Design Day 2013.
A bit crazy.

Posted 28 Apr 2013
Designing and illustrating a hotel, bit by bit.
Back to the couch.

Posted 25 Apr 2013
Homer’s odyssey, re-interpreted.
The long and the short of it.

Posted 25 Apr 2013
(Some) pasta problems are now a thing of the past.
Watch out Helvetica.

Posted 25 Apr 2013
Yes, another font, but this one looks really good.
Star struck.

Posted 24 Apr 2013
If you have the talent to see the potential, anything is possible.
Distinctive flavour.

Posted 24 Apr 2013
DIA member designs Chinese-influenced Sydney tea bar.

Lorna Wallace

MDIA

Cherel Millist

MDIA

Suzette Jackson

MDIA

Christopher Elliott

MDIA

Robyn Wood

MDIA

Gordon Stuart

FDIA

Lisa Hunt

MDIA

Frank Stillitano

MDIA

Barbara Bromley

MDIA

Aileen Angus

MDIA

Caecilia Potter

MDIA

Natalie Wright

FDIA

Gillian MacMillan

MDIA

Gary Bortz

FDIA

Diana Henshall

FDIA

Jurgen Schirmacher

MDIA

Eminè Mehmet

FDIA

What is an Accredited Designer™?

An Accredited Designer™ is a full member of the professional body who makes an annual commitment to comply with the DIA's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program.

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‘Since joining the DIA I have gained enormous insight into the design industry, and benefited by meeting many designers from varying disciplines.’

‘This group of highly professional, talented members has opened my eyes to possibilities in both my business and personal life, and the DIA continues to be a most valuable asset to my career.’

Oliver Kratzer FDIA

Industrial Designer, Managing Director, Ideal Industrial – product design & development

Lives:
Redfern, Australia

Likes:
Wine, wife and song

Best design I've seen lately:
The Canon EOS 5D Mk III camera – incredibly sophisticated, highly evolved, single-mindedly functional yet somewhat quirky.

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