Back to EventsDIA WA Life Fellowship Presentation and Designer Networking
presented by the DIA and Simone LeAmon
Two of Western Australia’s most respected designers are being elevated to Design Institute of Australia (DIA) Life Fellowship, and we invite you to celebrate with us.
Join us at PS Art Space in Fremantle as we honour Kathleen Kusinski and Melanie Marshall, co-founders of MKDC, who have led one of WA’s most awarded interior design practices since 1992.
DIA CEO Simone LeAmon will present the awards and share her reflections on design, culture and community, from her curatorial work at the NGV to her new role at the DIA.
Arrive early to explore the Fremantle Design Week anchor exhibition Imagine: Material Stories exploring circular building materials and textiles before the formal presentation.
Welcome drink and light refreshments included with ticket. Additional drinks purchasable at the bar.
We look forward to celebrating with you.
For DIA Accredited Designers, attendance at this event is worth 2 CPD Points.
Please book via the link.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact admin@design.org.au.
DIA is the national membership organisation for designers in Australia, advocating for the profession and its practitioners across disciplines, industries and all stages of a designer’s career.
Through advocacy, leadership, and access to networks and resources, DIA supports designers to thrive creatively and commercially, while strengthening the contribution of design to the systems, services, products and environments that shape the nation.
By bringing together designers with the people, businesses, educators and institutions that commission, employ, educate and promote design, DIA collectively builds Australia’s reputation as a globally recognised design nation.
Simone LeAmon
Simone LeAmon is the CEO of the Design Institute of Australia, the nation’s peak body representing design professionals across disciplines.
One of Australia’s foremost design leaders, whose contribution to advancing design was recognised with the Good Design Australia Women in Design Award in 2021. Her career spans cultural institutions, academia, design practice and advocacy, reflecting a deep commitment to design as a creative discipline and vital agent of change.
She is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Design and Social Context at RMIT University and was the inaugural Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria (2015–25). LeAmon is now CEO of the Design Institute of Australia, the nation’s peak body representing design professionals across disciplines.