Australian Design Centre

  • Isolate Make: Creative Resilience in a Pandemic

    26 November - 27 January 2021

    Isolate Make explores how nine creative practitioners have adapted to isolation, associated restrictions and production challenges, or simply in response to the tragic global events. 

  • Design | Isolate

    26 November - 27 January 2021

    60+ designers/creative thinkers document their thoughts on Covid-19, isolation, what ‘a new normal’ Australia might look like in a handmade journal with sketches, diagrams, collage and text. 

  • Object Space : Patterns In-between

    26 November - 27 January 2021

    Bic Tieu is a Sydney-based designer and maker of contemporary craft, jewellery and objects. Patterns In-between is Bic Tieu’s self-examination as a Southeast Asian Australian woman living between two cultures.

  • Object Shop

    Object Shop sells the work of over 100 Australian makers and designers and is located within our William Street gallery. We hold Maker Markets, Meet-the-maker session, crafting workshops and special retail events. Find out more about the makers and shop events here.

  • News

    Find out all the latest news, interviews, events and opportunities at ADC.

  • Object Digital

    Australian Design Centre's ideas hub

    Delve into articles, essays, films and interviews covering a huge range of craft and design on Object Digital. 

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  • About Australian Design Centre

    A little bit about us

    We are a leading centre for contemporary craft and design in Australia. We play a critical role in building a significant design culture for this country by nurturing a nation of innovative makers and thinkers and inspiring audiences to use design in their lives. Find out more about us here.

  • On Tour

    ADC Travelling Exhibitions

    Since the 1970s ADC has toured nationally and been at the forefront of providing regional Australia with access to cutting edge work and ideas. Find out about our travelling exhibition program here.

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    Support Creativity

    ADC enables craftspeople and designers to reach their full potential by presenting exhibitions and programs demonstrating excellence in craft and design and investigating possibilities to transform the future.

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