Australian Design Council

A COUNCIL TO DRIVE NATIONAL PROSPERITY AND LONG-TERM DIVERSIFIED GROWTH THROUGH DESIGN.

The Australian Design Council is a not-for-profit industry body that advocates for a design-led future for Australia and champions the role and importance of design to address complex social, economic and environmental challenges.

Australia has a world-class design sector that is not being leveraged to its full capacity. While some businesses are using design as a competitive advantage, many still don’t understand how to embed it as a strategic tool to grow and prosper.

The need to diversify our economy and the industries which underpin Australia’s national prosperity has only been accelerated by the impacts of COVID-19 and we believe design can play a major role in this transition.

The Australian Design Council was originally established as the Industrial Design Council of Australia (IDCA) in 1958 and funded by the Commonwealth Government. The Council was based on the UK Design Council model, established by Winston Churchill’s wartime government in 1944 to support Britain’s economic recovery. 

The Australian Design Council is proudly administered by Good Design Australia.

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