The Design Institute of Australia NSW Branch Council wants to meet you! This is an open forum for all designers to share their thoughts, needs and expectations for 2025. Whether you're a member or just curious about the DIA, this is your chance to have your voice heard, connect with the community and help shape the future of design in Australia.

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Join us for an inspiring evening at ReLove, where we will explore the incredible work being done to support women and families in crisis. ReLove's Free Store is a safe place for people in crisis to shop for everything they need to furnish their new home. ReLove provide furniture to help people restart their lives with the agency to choose how they want to live.

Join us for an evening of discussion and review with members of Sydney's design industry and find out what makes a great portfolio. With opportunity to receive direct feedback on your work and ideas, this event brings students and established members of the design industry together across the fields of interior design, product and industrial design, UX and digital design, and graphic design — Bring your portfolio (complete or in progress), a question or open mind and learn from industry leaders.

Join us at Stylecraft as we celebrate and announce our 2024 Graduate of the Year Award (GOTYA) winners!

The GOTYA program, the Design Institute of Australia's flagship initiative for emerging designers, plays a crucial role in providing vital, real-life feedback from experienced designers and industry figures to tertiary institutions and design graduates.

The Design Institute of Australia NSW Branch Council invites designers and design students to join us for networking drinks and a discussion on the current design job market. We'll cover essential topics like landing initial interviews, navigating a lack of experience, and exploring effective job search strategies, including LinkedIn, online portals, and networking.

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Take your seat at the table for the biggest night in Australian interior design. The awards gala dinner is a grand celebration, playing host to over 500 members of Australia’s interior design community. Join your peers, colleagues and friends on Friday 14 June at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth to cheer on this year’s awarded and commended practices in an entertaining evening hosted by award-winning comedian Nath Valvo. Book your tickets now!

Hosted by Design Show Sydney. Join the DIA NSW Interior Design Working Group to hear about the latest changes being proposed for the NSW Home Building Act and the impacts on the Interior Design profession. Learn about the advocacy required to expand the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 to include interior designers for all classes of building, and why the profession needs to invest in an accreditation and registration / licensing regime.

The Design Institute of Australia NSW Branch Council invites designers and design students to networking drinks with your design community. Catch up with the DIA NSW Council and be updated on DIA advocacy priorities.

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

Sally Dan-Cuthbert requests the pleasure of your company for internal reflection, the first Australian solo by artists Rive Roshan.

Immerse yourself in a creative talk and inspiring atmosphere of colourful cocktails and curated charcuterie tables between Kaolin’s Paint Collection fashioned from Taubmans forecast colours. Network with fellow industry professionals, who share a passion for colour and design.

Award-winning interior designer James Treble will be moderating our expert panel discussion, they will be sharing colour insights, trends, knowledge and the wisdom behind 2024 colours.

As designers, we have the opportunity – and the responsibility – to go beyond trends to create timeless solutions. Designing for longevity has obvious benefits in reducing construction waste, but how do we ensure we’re still delivering on client expectations, and how can we harness flexibility in designing spaces that will endure?

The Design Institute of Australia invites you to an exclusive opportunity to connect directly with researchers in Australia's only UNESCO City of Design, Geelong.

Join us for a carefully curated tour of Geelong and uncover the innovation at Deakin University, the CSIRO, gaining exclusive access to the most recent advancements in sustainability and the cutting-edge technologies shaping virtual and artificial environment.

The DIA Annual General Meeting (AGM) is the time for us to reflect on the past year and to plan for the future. Join us on Zoom as we celebrate the achievements of 2023 and the reforms undertaken during last year. DIA Members only, registration essential.

Experience an evening of design excellence and inclusivity at the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Inclusive Design Talk Series #3: PLACE. This event is part of our Inclusive Design Series, focused on exploring inclusive approaches to design.

Our third event features a panel discussion with distinguished designers: Nazia Kachwalla from Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects, Charlotte Wilson from SJB, and Kelvin Ho from Akin Atelier. They will share their award-winning projects, design philosophies, and inclusive design approaches. Our expert panel, moderated by interior designer Sarah-Jane Pyke, will facilitate thought-provoking discussions, and the audience can participate in a lively Q+A session.

Presented by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) during Sydney Deign Week and moderated by industrial designer Nila Rezaei, this discussion explores the work of four local designers, artists and writers who place materials at the core of their practice.

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 for Everyone: Bridging the Gap between Desirable Designs and Accessibility short course promotes lived-experience-focused co-design, encouraging participants to go beyond textbook learning and make genuine interpersonal connections that inform the end-to-end design process.

Join hundreds of your peers and friends to celebrate a year of remarkable work that pushed the boundaries of functional, beautiful homes and set new benchmarks of excellent residential design.

As “life as usual” weathers social, economic and environmental change, The Architecture Symposium: Reset explores residential work from architects and designers who question the concept of “usual.” This curated line-up of local and international speakers will share diverse and engaging stories about home to remind us of things overlooked, forgotten or misunderstood.

The Design Institute of Australia NSW Branch Council invites designers and design students to networking drinks to catch up with the DIA NSW Council and receive updates on the DIA program of events and advocacy priorities. This event provides a wonderful opportunity for designers to catch up, form new relationships and explore opportunities for collaboration. 

Proudly supported by Kaolin at their stunning new showroom, enjoy generous hospitality and a bartender shaking up fabulous cocktails! 

You'll also have the opportunity to learn about the recent technological advancements in porcelain tile manufacturing that have led to significant improvements in quality and possibilities. Staun Rasmussenfrom Kaolin Tileswill provide a short overview of the production process, including crucial aspects of porcelain tile quality and how to identify them when specifying. He will also highlight important considerations for compliance with the latest Australian Standards such as grout joint size, bowing, and slip ratings. 

The DIA NSW Branch Council is delighted be hosting the Inclusive Design Series, a four part lecture and networking series focussed on inclusive design. 

Our second session will be interactive, focussing on embedding inclusive practices into design process and acknowledging our bias in the design process.

As we progress to a sustainable future, more architects and designers are pursuing design interventions that embrace retrofitting and reuse. How can this responsive approach be applied to create beautiful workplace interiors that simultaneously cater to the expectations of employees and the functionality of a business?

Save your CAD files, ignore the rainbow spinning wheel of death, and step out of the studio and into the next IDX SYD social drinks!