Eight designers have been inducted into the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Hall of Fame at a private event in Sydney.
The new inductees are design historian Michael Bogle, graphic artist and designer Ken Done, industrial designer and educator Bryon Fitzpatrick, artist and fashion designer Jenny Kee, and graphic designer Harry Williamson.
Posthumous awards were bestowed on modernist interior designer Marion Hall Best, interior design pioneer Margaret Lord, and industrial designer, educator and mentor Imré Molnar.
First established in the late 1990s, the DIA Hall of Fame is an important online repository of Australia’s design history and notable designers.
A national committee from the DIA annually selects noteworthy Australian designers and design industry figures for induction into the Hall of Fame, which includes designers from all states and all categories of design practice.
“Induction into the DIA Hall of Fame is one of the highest accolades offered by the Design Institute of Australia,” said James Harper FDIA, the national president of the DIA.
“It signifies a major contribution to the Australian design industry and acknowledges design leaders across all disciplines.”
James Harper also recognised Shashi Caan, the President of the Interior Federation of Interior Designers/Interior Architects, with an Honorary DIA Fellowship during the event.
