Rigg Design Prize 2025: Next In Design

The Rigg Design Prize is Australia’s most prestigious accolade for contemporary design. Since its inception in 1994, this triennial prize exhibition has featured over one hundred designers across a range of disciplines, celebrating their creative achievements and providing a valuable platform for visibility, recognition and impact.

For its landmark tenth edition in 2025, the $40,000 prize will be awarded to an early-career Australian design practice, drawing attention to the new generation of talent. Bringing together emerging designers, the exhibition spans ceramics, glass, furniture, woodwork, metalwork, textiles, lighting and contemporary jewellery, presenting ambitious works that reflect bold approaches to materiality, form and function.

Early-career practitioners play a crucial role in shaping Australia’s design ecosystem and culture. They bring bold ideas and fresh perspectives that challenge conventions and expand the possibilities of design and making. The Rigg Design Prize 2025 – Next in Design – recognises the energy, ingenuity and vision of emerging designers who are making important contributions to their fields.

You may also like the following events from National Gallery of Victoria:

• This Friday, 19th September, 08:00 am, NGV Friday Nights | Australian Art Orchestra in Melbourne
• This Saturday, 20th September, 01:00 am, Designer Talk & Tour | Rigg Design Prize: Next In Design in Melbourne
• This Saturday, 20th September, 02:00 am, An Italian Afternoon in Melbourne

Also check out other Arts events in Melbourne, Exhibitions in Melbourne, Contests in Melbourne.