The Laminex Group SA DIA 2013 Awards were announced on Saturday 30 November at Adelaide Gaol. The awards, run by the South Australian Chapter of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA), recognise excellence by the state’s designers and students across three disciplines: Built Environment, Object and Communication.
The Laminex Group Award
Collins Hotel – Woods Bagot
President’s Award
Delectaballs – Black Squid Design
Built Environment
Gold Award: Hilditch Lawyers – Williams Burton
Gold Award: The Collins – Woods Bagot
Silver Award: Smartsoft – Architects Ink
Special Mention: Northern Community Mental Health Centre – Grieve Gillett
Student
Gold Award: Flash Theatre – Alexis Bromilow (UniSA)
Gold Award: The Bowden Common – Alana Hanton
Silver Award: Boris the Cuttery – MASH
Silver Award: Bowden Urban Markets – Vivienne Beal (UniSA)
Commendation: The Digital Garden – Katherine Donaldson (UniSA)
Communication
Gold Award: Delectaballs – Black Squid Design
Silver Award: Brauer National Medicine – Black Squid Design
Silver Award: Warradale Hotel (identity, signage and environmental graphics) – Enoki
Object
Gold Award: 360∘ Swing – Exhibition Studios
Gold Award: Folded Tones – Enoch Liew
Gold Award: Hegs Pegs – Fingo
Silver Award: Collins Bar table and handle – Aura Objects
Silver Award: Novel Computer Game Controller – Max Hughes
Silver Award: Luigi Colani iPod Dock – Andrew McIntyre (UniSA)
2013 juries
Built Environment
(Panel 1) Wayne Dixon (chair), Felicity Hope, Andrew Wallace, Jane Lawrence and Donna Rafie.
(Panel 2): Ryan Genesin (chair), Martin Ridge, Wendy-Anne Press, Peter Dennis and Krystyan Mcleod.
Communication
Robert Miller-Smith (chair), Sascha Frost, Jo West, Sharon Mackay and Susie Nicolai.
Object
Sandy Walker (chair), Jason Jurecky, Peter Schumacher, Marta Cherednik and Ron Langman.