Design Institute of Australia

Design Institute of Australia
AbbreviationDIA
Formation1947 (1947)
Founded atMelbourne, Australia
TypeAustralian Public Company
Location
  • 27 Derby Street, Collingwood VIC 3066, Australia
National President
Claire Beale
CEO
Jo-Ann Kellock
Websitewww.dia.org.au
Formerly called
Society of Designers for Industry,
Industrial Design Institute of Australia

The Design Institute of Australia (DIA) is an Australian organisation that represents designers in Australia.[1] The DIA acts as a professional body representing all disciplines of design, and undertakes work such as the promotion of ethical standards for the design industry, as well as promoting co-operation between individual designers.[2]

History

The organisation was founded as the Society of Designers for Industry in 1947, and first incorporated as the Industrial Design Institute of Australia on 15 August 1958, with chapters in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. The institute joined the ICSID[3] in 1967. They joined International Council of Design in 1980 and then, on 20 December 1982, the organisation was again renamed to the Design Institute of Australia, as it is today. On 1 July 1998, the organisation merged with the Society of Interior Designers of Australia, and the Australian Textile Design Association; becoming a National rather than Federal body.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The DIA". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "The DIA Strategic Plan". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ "ICSID". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ "History of the DIA". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2015.