The Design Institute of Australia QLD Branch invites QLD based designers and design students to meet the new DIA QLD Council and hear about the 2024 DIA program of events and advocacy priorities.

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The Green Pathways, Gold Places is a collaborative project between the Queensland Chapters of the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) to promote good design and planning for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympic Games and legacy.

The Design Institute of Australia QLD Branch invites QLD based designers and design students to meet the new DIA QLD Council and hear about the 2024 DIA program of events and advocacy priorities.

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The Design Institute of Australia QLD Branch invites QLD based designers and design students to meet the new DIA QLD Council and hear about the 2024 DIA program of events and advocacy priorities.

Join us in Melbourne or via Zoom for a panel discussion hosted by Mim Fanning, to build consensus on the issues facing our interior design profession and consider next steps for action in this advocacy campaign

Brisbane Designscape • reconnect is a one-day event to be inspired, further your professional development, and network within the wider design community.

Come along and hear from an eclectic group of speakers, including architects, designers, artists, storytellers, and neuroscientists, talk about connection. Be inspired by their stories, learn from their work, and connect with friends and colleagues, old and new.

Join our first ever face-to-face Town Hall Meeting in our fight for the licensing of the interior design profession. Following a successful ‘Join the Fight’ NSW online forum and evidence-gathering exercise on 12th September, DIA has submitted a proposal to argue the case for licensing of interior designers under the NSW Building Authority. This meeting will help us build consensus on the issues facing our profession and the next steps for action in the Queensland advocacy campaign.

‘Beautiful Wickedness’ is the most significant exhibition of work by celebrated Australian artist eX de Medici yet staged. The survey examines the artist’s central concerns, including the fragility of life, global affairs, greed and commerce, and the universal themes of power, conflict, and death.

The DIA is delighted to invite the design community to attend an exclusive Q+A forum with the artist, eX De Medici and QAGOMA’s Curator of Australian Art, Samantha Littley, followed by networking cocktails and a tour of the exhibition, Beautiful Wickedness.

The DIA QLD Branch Council invites the design community to join an online in-depth conversation about the future of Australian manufacturing.

Australian manufacturing is a shadow of its former self but the resilience of Australia as a nation relies on the rebirth of local manufacturing. Join us for a conversation about the sector as it stands, the unique Australian manufacturing ecosystem and what it's going to take to support the scaling needs of Australian design initiatives.

Join us at Stylecraft as we celebrate and announce our 2023 State and National Graduate of the Year Award (GOTYA) winners!

This year, we've made a slight change to the format by combining the State and National Winner announcements into one exciting event. Witness the recognition of exceptional designers from across Australia in the early stages of their careers.

Please join us in celebrating the shortlisted entries and Awards of Merit recipients, which acknowledge Australian designers' and their contribution to ethical, innovative and impactful design. The cocktail event welcomes the attendance of the broader design community as well as entrants and previous winners.

The Design Institute of Australia QLD Branch invites QLD based designers and design students to meet the new DIA QLD Council and hear about the 2023 DIA program of events and advocacy priorities.

The Design Institute of Australia QLD Branch invites QLD based designers and design students to meet the DIA QLD Council and hear about the 2023 DIA program of events and advocacy priorities.

Presented by Design Speaks on 9 June as part of the 2023 Asia Pacific Architecture Festival, this symposium brings together an international line-up of accomplished industry voices to explore architecture's role in the culture, sustainability and economy of the Asia Pacific.

Join us for 'An in conversation with Lydia Pearson' at the Museum of Brisbane on Thursday, 8 June. In collaboration with the Museum of Brisbane (MoB).

It promises to be a night to remember, filled with glamour, sophistication, and the magic of Easton Pearson's remarkable contributions to the design world. Guests are invited to dress up and enter a world of style and grace as they arrive at the MoB, where champagne and canapés await.

As designers work across a growing range of disciplines, this event will explore how the next generation can advocate for the crucial role of design in addressing contemporary challenges and how cross-disciplinary collaboration can encourage knowledge-sharing, debate, and connection within the broader design community.

As designers work across a growing range of disciplines, this event will explore how the next generation can advocate for the crucial role of design in addressing contemporary challenges and how cross-disciplinary collaboration can encourage knowledge-sharing, debate, and connection within the broader design community. The event will examine how design culture is impacting businesses, institutions, and governments, and how innovation is making life easier for people and improving society.

The DIA QLD Branch Council is delighted to invite QLD designers to a private tour of HOTA's blockbuster exhibition Pop Masters: Art from the Mugrabi Collection, New York. Be guided through iconic works from artists Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, with a collection of works never before seen in Australia.

The Design Institute of Australia QLD Branch invites QLD based designers and design students to meet the new DIA QLD Council and hear about the 2023 DIA program of events and advocacy priorities.

Bringing together Australia's broad design community to celebrate ethical, innovative, and impactful design, the awards are an opportunity to support our emerging and established design community. Join us and celebrate our designers, their contributions and the profession.

5 Cities, 5 Celebrations: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney