Design Institute of Australia

Design Institute of Australia
Connecting designers and design industries.

As Australia’s peak industry body for professional designers, the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) represents Australian design and designers both domestically and internationally.

The DIA advocates for designer issues and leads stakeholder initiatives that leverage designers’ voices and elevates their contributions. It helps Australia’s professional designers to succeed in business and to enjoy their working lives, while collectively growing Australia’s reputation as a Design Nation.

The DIA brings together design practitioners with people and organisations who employ, commission, support and promote designers.

Our professional members typically hold (or are studying for) a 3 to 4-year tertiary design qualification. They are experts in design thinking, creative problem solving and innovation. Collectively, our professional members represent a broad gamut of disciplines in both established and emerging fields of design. They include (but are not limited to) spatial designers, communications designers, industrial designers, design educators, systems designers and design managers.

Our other members include individuals and organisations who understand the importance of design to Australia’s cultural identity and economy. They include manufacturers, people who commission and employ designers, and non-design professionals relevant to design practice.