Jury
Every year, Good Design Australia invites renowned design experts from Australia and around the world to participate in the Australian Good Design Awards evaluation process.
Jury Members consist of leading design experts and are selected based on their area of expertise and ability to bring an individual perspective to the design evaluation process.
Meet the first of the 2025 Australian Good Design Awards Jury.
Andrew Burns
Architecture AND
Dr. Amin Heidarpour
Monash University
Angela Ferguson
Futurespace
Prof. Andrea Siodmok OBE
RMIT University
Anthony Crawford
CarExpert.com.au
Ashley Marsh-Croft
Extra Nice Projects
Dr. Barbara Doran
University of Technology Sydney
Ben Cooper
BRAINSTRUST
Ben Crothers
Bright Pilots
Blake McEldowney
Mormedi
Prof. N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs AM
Monash University
Christina Melander
Danish Design Center
Daniel So
Particle Design Studio
Danielle Kent
Seamless
David Kaunitz
Kaunitz Yeung Architecure
Dr. Dolly Daou
Design strategy and leadership innovation
Emily White
ThinkPlaceX – Part of Synergy Group
Emy Alegre
DoBetter.Design
Esther Lekeu
Defy Design
Florencia Martinez
BREVILLE
James de Vries
Weft Strategy
James Toomey
Social Ventures Australia
Jane MacMaster
Babcock International Group
Jirra Lulla Harvey
Kalinya Studios
John Gertsakis
Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
John Klinkenberg
The Melt
Karen Ognibene
KO&CoArchitecture
Karl May
TURNER
Kristina Zlomislic Brancaccio
ResMed
Dr. Lena Belin
Customer Experience & Design Strategy
Lisa Gyecsek
Freelance, Self Employed
Marcel Wijnen
Hulsbosch
Prof. Martyn Evans
Manchester Metropolitan University
Matt Griffin
Deepend Group
Melinda Tually
Ndless: The New Normal
Meredith Caldwell
People Rocket
Michael Schwager
IP Australia
Min Kong
Caon Design Office
Moni Wolf
Ex-Microsoft | Independent Design Leader
Nicholas Karlovasitis
DesignByThem
Nila Rezaei
RK Collective
Opher Yom-Tov
Epilog Group
Paul English
AMES Australasia
Paul Priestman
PULI innovation
Penny Hall
Arup
Pino Demaio
Local Peoples
Richard Ferlazzo
Richard Ferlazzo Design Consulting
Richard Smith
Service NSW
Roya Alma Azadi
Freelance
Sally McGeoch
Westpac Foundation
Sam Lanyon
Planet Innovation
Samantha Stevens
SamanthaStevens.com / Sydney Motorsport Park
Sara Pontoppidan
Clandestine Design Group
Sasha Titchkosky
Koskela
Sharon Mackay
JPE Design Studio
Shenaz Engineer
Independent Consultant
Shiv Kehr
Simon Terry
Vert Industrial Design
Stephen Minning
BrandCulture Communications & PAM
Timothy Grant
Lifecycles
Perla Munhoz
ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions
Prof. Veena Sahajwalla
Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology, The University of New South Wales
Prof. Emeritus Vesna Popovic
Queensland University of Technology
Vinita Israni
Qantas
Wes Fagan
Endava
Zoë Pollitt
Eskimo
