2021 JURY MEMBERS ANNOUNCED

Good Design Australia is proud to announce the Australian Good Design Awards Jury for 2021 with more than 70 Australian and international independent design, engineering and architecture experts taking part in the judging process.

The 2021 Jury consists of renowned design experts who have been meticulously selected based on their area of expertise and professional standing in the design industry and include leading experts from Industrial Design, Engineering Design, Architecture, Fashion, Digital and Communication Design, Service and Design Strategy, Design Research and Social Impact Design.

The multi-disciplinary Jury will evaluate entries across 12 design disciplines and 30 categories under three overarching design criteria including: Good Design, Design Innovation and Design Impact.

Among this year’s Jury in Architectural Design is Tim Kobe, founder of the globally recognised strategic and experience design firm Eight Inc.

Eight Inc. is known for their interdisciplinary and holistic approach to design and have worked with some of the world’s biggest companies including Apple, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Nike, Coke, Knoll and Citibank.

Joining the Product Design Jury is Gavin Ivester, former VP of Design at Bang & Olufsen. Gavin also held senior design positions at PUMA’s Global Footwear Division and is known for designing the first-ever PowerBook at Apple. He headed Nike’s Global Footwear Design Team and served as Gibson Guitar’s Chief Creative Officer.

Mia Feasey, recipient of Good Design Australia’s coveted Women in Design Award, will join the 2021 Women in Design Award Jury. Mia founded Siren Design in 2005 and has grown it into one of Australasia’s leading interior design consultancies, having completed over A$1 billion worth of projects with studios in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore and most recently, New York.

Siren’s portfolio includes Google, Facebook, Uber and Atlassian and other global firms such as Visa, KPMG, PWC and Pfizer.

“We’re proud to have gathered some of the most respected names in the industry for this year’s Good Design Awards Jury across so many varied design disciplines and categories,” said Dr. Brandon Gien, CEO of Good Design Australia.

“I’m always amazed at the high calibre of people on the Jury, their wealth of experience and the specific expertise they bring to the process and this year is no exception,” said Dr. Gien.

Precinct Design Juror, Ludo Campbell-Reid is an internationally renowned City Planner, Urban Designer and keynote speaker with more than 28 years of public / private sector experience. Ludo is the newly appointed Director of City Design and Liveability at Wyndham City Council in Melbourne, currently the fastest-growing municipality in Victoria and 2nd fastest growing municipality in Australia.

Leila Naja Hibri will be evaluating projects in the Fashion Impact category. Leila is the CEO of the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) and has worked with organisations including the United Nations, Prada and Luxottica and was General Manager at Australian fashion accessories label, Helen Kaminski before joining the AFC as CEO.

Partner at US-based design firm Nonfiction, Phnam Bagley is a French Industrial Designer and Space Architect who specialises in designing hardware in audio, wearables, biotech and healthcare, luxury goods, transportation, sports and aerospace sectors. Phnam’s work spans four continents and includes companies ranging from Fortune 500’s to start-ups with a client list that includes Intel, Comcast, Facebook, Atari, Halo Neuroscience among others.

Phnam speaks internationally on the subject of “Design for a Better Future”, covering stories of ground-breaking technologies, responsibility, design thinking and education.

“We’ve put so much effort into pulling together a world-class and diverse Jury that covers the broadest areas of design, engineering and architecture and we look forward to working with this incredible group of people as they evaluate the contenders for this year’s Australian Good Design Awards,” Dr. Gien went on to say.

Joining the Design Strategy and Service Design Jury Panels is Misha Kaur, the Assistant Commissioner for Design at the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Misha is championing a shift towards a transdisciplinary approach that integrates systems-thinking, design and behavioural insights in order to more effectively support the ATO and government in understanding and responding to complex challenges.

Good Design Australia’s Automotive and Transport Design Category will be judged by automotive design veteran, Richard Ferlazzo the former Design Director at GM Holden Design in Australia. Richard led a highly skilled creative team of 150 staff developing Production Design, Advanced Design and Concept Cars for GM’s Global vehicle programs. Career highlights include involvement in many Holden vehicles such as the Commodore, Caprice and Monaro. Among other projects, he was responsible for the award-winning Holden EFIJY Concept Car and the final evolution of the Holden Lion corporate logo.

The 2021 Judging will be conducted in three main stages combining online and in-person sessions with winners announced at the 2021 Good Design Awards Ceremony on 17 September in Sydney.

Pictured (L to R, Top to Bottom): Mia Feasey, Siren Design; Ludo Campbell-Reid, Wyndham City Council; Leila Naja Hibri, Australian Fashion Council; Phnam Bagley, Nonfiction; Gavin Ivester, Bang & Olufsen; Misha Kaur, Australian Taxation Office; Richard Ferlazzo, Ferlazzo Design Consulting and Tim Kobe, Eight Inc.

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World Design Challenge Sustainable Packaging

The World Design Organization (WDO) and World Packaging Organisation (WPO) are pleased to announce today their first joint initiative following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last year.

The two organisations will host a two-week virtual World Design Challenge on Sustainable Packaging that will aim to identify sustainable solutions in packaging design from 24 May to 4 June 2021.

This initiative will work in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, to address internationally relevant topics, including food waste and safety, sustainable packaging, circularity and education to help spur meaningful change at both the individual and industry level. 

“The WPO is thrilled to be involved in this first ever joint venture with WDO,” stated WPO President Prof. Pierre Pienaar. “Design, and even more so sustainable design, is such a key element to the future development of packaging that at this critical time, we must ensure the impact on our global natural resources and our environment is minimally affected. We therefore enthusiastically approach this opportunity and anticipate innovative outcomes to the benefit of multiple communities and generations.”

“Since its inception in 2020, WDO’s World Design Challenge concept has empowered hundreds of designers who all volunteer their expertise to examine issues and validate ideas towards quick and tangible resolutions on a number of significant social problems. “What our international design community can accomplish remotely within this two-week period without ever even meeting in-person, is nothing short of amazing,” stated WDO President Srini Srinivasan. “Under the guidance of subject matter experts, we collectively map out the problem, generate ideas, make quick decisions and develop tangible prototypes that are then ready to be tested prior to implementation.”

The World Design Challenge on Sustainable Packaging aims to bring together professionals and researchers in the fields of sustainability and packaging design across different industries.

Seven international teams will be appointed to develop creative solutions that best address the following seven key challenge statements: 
  1. How can we design sustainable packaging solutions for e-commerce?
  2. How can we redesign packaging that reduces consumer food waste?
  3. How can we develop sustainable solutions to food service delivery packages to reduce packaging waste in particular with online food ordering and delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, as well as meal kit providers such as Hello Fresh?
  4. How do we design sustainable packaging for healthy and on-the-go lifestyles?
  5. How can we improve packaging sustainability in communities where no collection systems are in place?
  6. How can we develop packaging that is child-proof but easy to open for the elderly and those with physical vulnerabilities?
  7. How can we change/engage consumer behaviour to help increase sustainable habits such as recycling, reusing, upcycling, composting and reducing food waste?

“Packaging is an indispensable part of everyday life, which is why its design is so important. Designers can play a critical role not only in furthering the development of innovative, sustainable packaging but also in fostering important conversations around the value and impact that packaging has on society,” stated WDO President Srini Srinivasan. “We are looking forward to this collaboration with WPO and hope to leverage this opportunity to rethink standards around packaging.” 

Expected outcomes of this initiative include shareable design-led solutions that can be extended to both packaging industries and other sectors as a way to encourage waste prevention, engage and educate consumers and foster more sustainable business models.

Designers and other professionals with experience and/or interest in sustainable packaging design are invited to apply as participants and facilitators on or before 30 April 2021, 11:59 EDT. 

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