Good Design Ambassadors

The Good Design Ambassadors program recognises pioneers of good design and consists of leading designers, architects, business leaders and changemakers who share our aspirational vision for designing a better world.

The Good Design Ambassador is an honorary title given to a select group of individuals in our design community who have made, and continue to make, a positive impact on the design profession both in Australia and internationally. They include past Jury members, Australian Good Design Award recipients and distinguished keynote speakers from our events and programs.

The core purpose of Good Design Ambassador is to act as advocates for good design and actively promote and support Good Design Australia’s vision and mission as we strive for a better, more inclusive and more sustainable world – through design

PAULA ADAMSON

IP AUSTRALIA

Daniel Agostino

The Brand Agency

CRAIG ANDREWS

DESIGN MOMENTUM

Jenny Arden

Zillow

MARK ARMSTRONG, FDIA

Monash University

MAGNUS ASPEGREN

Marriott International

Phnam Bagley

NONFICTION

Nathan Baird

Methodry

John Barratt, FIDSA

Teague

CHRISTIAN BASON

DANISH DESIGN CENTRE

STEVE BATY

Meld Studios

Claire Beale LFDIA

make.stuff.happen

Paul Beranger

MICHELLE BERRYMAN, FIDSA

Hero Digital

Mark Bertinetti

APA Group

ELIVIO BONOLLO

University of Canberra

DAMIAN BORCHOK

Andrew Botros

Google Inc.

N’ARWEE’T DR CAROLYN BRIGGS

RMIT UNIVERSITY

JULIAN BRIGGS

AURECON

RAY BROWN

CEO

Danielle Brustman

DANIELLE BRUSTMAN DESIGN STUDIO

Doug Buckle

Creator Global

SAM BUCOLO

Australian Design Council

Ged Bulmer

Specialist Automotive Content Creator & Opinion Leader

MARK BURRY AO

Swinburne University of Technology

Caroline Butler‐Bowdon

Transport for NSW

Daniel Byström

Design Nation

MURRAY CAMENS

Monash University

ROSS CAMERON

DYSON, SOUTH EAST ASIA

Ludo Campbell-Reid

Suburban Rail Loop Authority, Melbourne

Angelo Candalepas

Candalepas Associates

DAVID CAON

CAON STUDIO

Jorge Castillo

Canvas Group

Donghoon Chang

Samsung Art & Design Institute

Shikuan Chen

Compal Electronics, Inc.

PATRICK CHIA

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

LEIMEI JULIA CHUI

Musashino Art University (MAU)

Eugene Chung

Atlassian

David Clark

BRUCE CLAXTON

Savannah College of Art and Design

Paul Cohen

PAUL COHEN DESIGN

JOHN CONDILIS

NOBODY DENIM

MONIKA CONWAY

Westridge Atelier

Ben Cooper

Tricky Jigsaw

PETER COOPER

Atec

Samantha Cordingley

Cord & Berg

STEVE COSTER

LUCAS COUTO

MICROSOFT

WILLIAM COX

AURECON

Anthony Crawford

CarExpert.com.au

ANDREW CRICK

Schremmer Crick Associates

Ben Crothers

Bright Pilots

Zoltan Csaki

CITIZEN WOLF

Steve Cummings

GWA Bathrooms and Kitchens

Rob Curedale

Design Community College

Shane Currey

Prime Collective

CAROLYN CURTIS

The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

Richard Curtis

FutureBrand

MARTIN DARBYSHIRE

tangerine

HUGO DAVIDSON

Catalyst Design Group and KNOG

Neil Davidson

Clandestine Design Group

MATT DAVIS

Bates Smart

Rachel de Sain

CODESAIN

Oya Demirbilek

UNSW

Nicolas Denhez

HoloLens, Xbox and Microsoft Devices

MICHAEL DENTON

DESIGNSENSE LIMITED

Janna DeVylder

Meld Studios

ROSINA DI MARIA

WOODS BAGOT

Sally Dominguez 

Adventurous Thinking Group

NANCY DOUYON

DOUYON SIGNATURE

ANNIE DOW

Dow Goodfolk & Brother

VIRGINIA DOWZER

Virginia Dowzer Pty Ltd

Col Duthie

Donkey Wheel Foundation

Andrew Duval

Liquid Interactive

Michael Eales

Business Models Inc.

HUGO ECCLES

UNTITLED MOTORCYCLES

Robin Edman

Robin Edman Innovation

ANDREA EHLERS

Museums of History NSW

Kate Elton

Design Innovation Research Centre

Hartmut Esslinger

frog design

Rod Farmer

McKinsey Digital

Mia Feasey

SIREN DESIGN

Richard Ferlazzo

FERLAZZO DESIGN CONSULTING

Yolanda Finch

Angela Ferguson

Futurespace

DAN FORMOSA, PH.D.

THINKACTHUMAN

DAVID FRANCIS

D3 Design

CHERYL FRASER

SPROCKET PTY LTD

Mike Fraser

Shadowboxer

Vince Frost

Frost* collective

Fabian Furrer

Dongdao

Jill Garner

Victorian Government Architect

Sharon Gauci

General Motors

ROB GEDDES, FDIA

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE FOR COMMERCIALISATION

John Gertsakis

Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence,

Rama Gheerawo

THE HELEN HAMLYN CENTRE FOR DESIGN, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART

Sarah Gibson

DesignByThem

Stuart Gill

SecondMuse

Claire Goldsworthy

The Fashion Advocate

Adam Goodrum

Adam Goodrum Studio

JON GOULDER

JON GOULDER DESIGNER MAKER

Bessi Graham

Benefit Capital

Shaun Greenblo

BOODY

Ali Grehan

Dublin City Council

Andy Grigor

Caroma, Methven, Clark & Dorf

Roger Hadgraft

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

BEN HAMLEY

JLL

JIM HANNON-TAN

JIM HANNON-TAN DESIGN

Kim Hansen

Enhanced Society

Trish Hansen

Urban Mind Studio

Stephen Hanzic

Destination Think

Annette Harcus

Harcus Design

Dan Harden

Whipsaw Inc.

Dreu Harrison

Paul Hatch

TEAMS USA

Leah Heiss

Leah Heiss Design / Monash University

Leila Naja Hibri

AUSTRALIAN FASHION COUNCIL

CHELSEA HICKMAN

DAN HILL

MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN

John Hilton

Aurecon

RICHARD HOARE

Breville Group

Andy Homan

PROCESS CREATIVE

Thomas Hordern

Volvo Group

Mike Horne

Turf Design Studio

Timothy Horton

Land and Environment Court of New South Wales

Jaid Hulsbosch

Hulsbosch

MURRAY HUNTER, FDIA

Design + Industry

BRENDAN HUTCHIESON

PLAY&CO CREATIVE GROUP

PAUL HUXTABLE

GOOD DESIGN AMBASSADOR, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Casey Hyun

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

Kate Ingram

KPMG Australia

Gavin Ivester

Cisco

Tharani Jegatheeswaran

Deloitte Australia

PERNILLA JOHANSSON

VOLVO GROUP

Lindy Johnson

Ben Johnston

Josephmark

Kate Johnstone

Ascender

Jacqui Jordan

The Black Crayon Collective

Robert Jurgens

ELECTROLUX

LORRAINE JUSTICE

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT)

Misha Kaur

Kourosh Kayvani

HKA

CHERYL KERNOT

Centre for Social Impact

Tim Kobe

EIGHT INC.

Min Kong

Breville Group

OLIVER KRATZER

AMPFIBIAN

Stefanie Kubanek

Kubanek Design +

David Kusuma

Oregon Tool

LEAH LANG

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT

Nicole Larkin

NICOLE LARKIN DESIGN

ADAM LAWS

Nielsen Design Associates

Simone LeAmon

National Gallery of Victoria (NGV)

Dion Lee

Dion Lee

MARCUS LEE

MARCUS LEE DESIGN

Sheng-Hung Lee

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

John Leech

Aurecon

Harald Leschke

Mercedes-Benz

MOLLY LEWIS

FJORD, PART OF ACCENTURE INTERACTIVE

LEE LISTON

4Design

Helen Lochhead 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (UNSW)

SIMON LOCKREY

RMIT

Alexander Lotersztain

Derlot Group

Sue Lynch

MEDTECH PATHWAYS

Mugendi K. M’Rithaa

World Design Organization (WDO)

JANE MACMASTER

ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA

ANDREW MAHER

AURECON

Eunjoo Maing

KOREA INSTITUTE OF DESIGN PROMOTION (KIDP)

Nicola Mansfield

THE DESIGN THINKERS

Steve Martinuzzo

Cobalt

LISA MATHEWS

DESIGN BRIDGE

KEN MCBRYDE

GENSLER

John McGuire

Destravis

Lester Miller

Foundry Intellectual Property

LAURA MIMINI

DESIGN TO PRODUCT (D2P)

ROS MORIARTY

BALARINJI

CRAIG MOUNSEY

CMD Product Design and Innovation

Ian Muir

University Technology Sydney

GJOKO MURATOVSKI

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

RAJ NANDAN

Indesign Media Asia Pacific

Louise Olsen

Dinosaur Designs

Tim Paciolla

Atlassian

Lauren Palmer

FISHER & PAYKEL

Pierre-Yves PANIS

Signify

Luciano Papi

Lu Papi and Associates

Tony Parker, FDINZ

Massey University

Chuck Pelly

Intersection-Inc.

Lauren Peck

GWA Group Limited

Stephanie Pemberton

Qantas

Margaret Petty

Massey University

SARA PONTOPPIDAN

CLANDESTINE DESIGN GROUP

Vesna Popovic

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Dick Powell

Seymourpowell

Jo Pretyman

I-Manifest

Lesley Price

The Index Project

Paul Priestman

PriestmanGoode

Gisele Raulik Murphy

DUCO Design Intelligence

MELANIE RAYMENT

THE AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION (TACSI)

Tim Riches

Principals

Hans Robertus

Holland Branding Group

ANDREW ROGERS

ANDREW ROGERS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

SERENA ROSS

CIRCUITWISE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING

Tim Rugendyke

iDA – Industrial Design Alliance

Janne Ryan

Arrow Collective

Georgina Safe

FASHION JOURNALIST

Veena Sahajwalla

University of New South Wales

Tanyaradzwa Sahanga

37THANKS

Warren Schroder

Designworks

TRISTAN SCHULTZ

RELATIVE CREATIVE

Nasahn Sheppard

META

Andrew Simpson

Vert Design

Choi Sohyun

Clive Solari

D3 Design

JAMES SOLARI

SOLARI ARCHITECTS

Debbie Spence

Re (M&C Saatchi Group)

JAN R. STAVIK

Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture

VIVIAN STEPHENS

DELOITTE

Samantha Stevens

Sydney Motorsport Park

Antony Stolfo

Design + Industry

Gordon Tait

Tait

KAZUO TANAKA

GK Design Group Inc.

Matt Taylor

REVTHINK

Scott Thompson-Whiteside

TORRENS UNIVERSITY

ROBERT TILLER

TILLER DESIGN

Ryan Tilley

Rove Wheelchairs

EMRHAN TJAPANANGKA SULTAN

MUKULRI CREATIVE

Stephen Todd

Australian Financial Review

Nils Toft

Designidea

DOUGLAS TOMKIN

University of Technology, Sydney

James Toomey

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE NSW

Kris Torma

Axolotl

DUNCAN TREVOR-WILSON

GE Healthcare

Melinda Tually

Fashion Revolution Australia

Troy Uleman

John McAslan + Partners

Bronwyn van der Merwe

Culture Amp

Mandie van der Merwe

M&C Saatchi Sydney

ANNIE VAN DER WAL

FISHER & PAYKEL

CLAIR VAN VEEN

Future Trace

Chris Vanstone

TACSI

LAURENE VAUGHAN

RMIT University

Roberto Verganti

Stockholm School of Economics

Pontus Wahlgren

Logitech

RON WAKEFIELD

RMIT

Tim Webber

TIM WEBBER DESIGN

Annika Weller

Awe Studios

MARCEL WIJNEN

HULSBOSCH

Jessi Wilkinson

Design + Industry

Luke Williams

NYU Stern School of Business

Kit Willow

KITX

Benjamin Wilson

Braun

Henry Wilson

Studio Henry Wilson

Marjon Wind

Containers for Change QLD

Steve Winnall

Myriota

Terri Winter

top3 by design

Irene Wu

Taiwan Design Center

Kasia Wydrowski

K&CO

Opher Yom-Tov

ANZ BANKING GROUP

Michael Young

Michael Young Limited