Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator
An annual initiative supporting Australian industrial designers working in sustainable design.
APPLICATIONS OPEN NOW
Supported by a generous bequest from Carl and Judy Nielsen, Powerhouse selects one project designed in Australia that demonstrates outstanding design in sustainability.
This accelerator program is open to industrial designers up to 10 years post-graduation. Each program will be tailored to the recipient and may include industry mentorship, production or research assistance or outreach support. Powerhouse may also seek to acquire the winning project into the Powerhouse Collection. Recipients may be invited to participate in the following year’s Sydney Design Week.
2024 Application Process
KEY DATES
- Applications open 10 May 2024
- Application deadline 7 June 2024
- Applications shortlisted June 2024
- Applicants informed July 2024
- 8-month program October 2024 – May 2025
CRITERIA
Your Expression of Interest will be evaluated by a selection panel according to the criteria outlined in our information pack and must include:
- Name, address, ABN (if available), phone, email and any other personal details
- Cover letter nominating your preferred area of support, addressing the Selection Criteria and outlining how you would use this Opportunity to develop your project (Maximum two A4 pages)
- Professional CV
- Project proposal including high-level timeline (Maximum five A4 pages, pdf, max 20MB)
- Two written endorsements from professional referees including their contact details (No more than one A4 page each).
For questions please email design.accelerator@powerhouse.com.au
Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator
An annual initiative recognising achievement by Australian industrial designers working in sustainable design.
Applications Open
Until 7 June 2024
Industry Advisor
The successful recipient of the 2024 Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator program will be advised by Sydney-based industrial designer Ed Ko who will work with the recipient to create a bespoke program tailored to the project.
Ko is a multifaceted, award-winning industrial designer, lecturer, communicator, and community builder dedicated to nurturing creative expression and driving positive change through industrial design.
2023 Recipients
Camada Daybed
Ash Fischer and Orlando Hayes were the recipients of the 2023 Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator program for their Camada Daybed project. This design collaboration celebrates aesthetics and sustainability and shows how design can change people’s understanding of what waste is capable of becoming. The entire frame of the daybed is made from 100% recycled plastic, with Australian foam upholstered in Australian wool. The design has considered sustainability across the materials, manufacturing and lifecycle of the product.