[SDA2012]

2012 Sydney Design Awards

Key Dates

Category Listing - MARKETPLACE

Design Commissioner


The Design Commissioner Award will be awarded to the business or manufacturer that consistently commissions excellent design work thereby providing instrumental support to the wider design community. 

This category is non-entrable. It will be selected from all entries into the awards and no entry fee is required. The chairman of each panel will make their recommendation for this award.

  

 

Design Creator


The Design Creator Award will be awarded to the studio, advertising agency, architectural firm or other design professional that consistently achieves excellence in design creation. This award will be allocated in three categories based on business size – less than 5 employees, 5-20 employees and greater than 20 employees. 

This category is non-entrable. It will be selected from all entries into the awards and no entry fee is required. The chairman of each panel will make their recommendation for this award.
  

 

Design Retailer - less than 5 shops


This award recognises the leading retailer of designer products. The award is allocated in three categories based on the number of retail outlets in Australia (Less than 5 stores, 5+ stores). Digital retailers may be included.   

 

Design Manufacturer


This award recognises those who manufacture leading design products and support the design industry by supplying goods and services.   

 

Design Publication - Print


The Design Publication - Print must be produced specifically for the design community either professional or the design public. This award recognises the publication that is regarded as the best design publication. The publication must be printed.   

 

Design Publication - Online


The Design Publication - Online must be produced specifically for the design community either professional or the design public. This award recognises the publication that is regarded as the best design publication that is online or in digital format.   

 

Design Event


This award recognises the leading design event conducted in Sydney. It may be a single function or series of functions and events under one design event umbrella. The event must be designed specifically for the design community either professional or the design public.