$20,000 furniture design awards open for entry

Penelope Forlano, The Unforgotten, Finalist for Australian Furniture Design Award 2015

The National Gallery of Victoria and Stylecraft invite Australian designers and makers to enter the Australian Furniture Design Award 2020 with a new and original furniture design.

The winning designer will receive a $20,000 cash prize, an invitation to develop the winning prototype, or a related piece, with Stylecraft and a two-week residency at JamFactory, Adelaide.

The Australian Furniture Design Award (AFDA) is one of Australia’s most significant furniture design awards, recognising excellence in Australian furniture design and its contribution to design discourse and Australian culture.

In response to the Melbourne Design Week theme ‘How can design shape life?’ the 2020 Australian Furniture Design Award asks designers and makers to consider the broader implications and opportunities of furniture design.

The AFDA celebrates the most interesting furniture design being created in Australia today, with a particular emphasis on ideas, critical and creative thinking and research that explores new design and production processes.

Registration is open until November 15 at www.ngv.vic.gov.au/australian-furniture-design-award-2020/