Presented by the Australian Design Centre, the MAKE Award is a national award celebrating innovation in contemporary craft and design, showcasing designer/makers working across all related disciplines including ceramics, glass, furniture/woodwork, metalwork, textiles and fibre, and contemporary jewellery.
Finalists are designer/makers with a high level of skill either working with materials that are new to their practice, new or traditional materials, or working in new and innovative ways. This year’s 36 finalists are:
Jin Ah Jo, Ash Allen, Julie Bartholomew, Roseanne Bartley, Emma Bugg, Melissa Cameron, Scott Chaseling, Vita Cochran, Kirsten Coelho, Zara Collins, Laura Deakin, Lynda Draper, Dan Elborne, Caren Elliss, Jason Fitzgerald, Neville French, Jess Hall, Kirsten Haydon, Anke Kindle, Phong Lai, Cinnamon Lee, Noel Murphy, Sharon Peoples, Nicole Polentas, Jake Rollins, Jennifer Robertson, Hugo Rucks, Jeffrey Sarmiento, Lotte, Schwerdtfeger, Gabbee Stolp, Bolaji Teniola, Jane Theau, Blanche Tilden, Alice van Meurs and Sarrita King, Zoe Veness and Melinda Young.
View the list of finalist’s work for the 2025 MAKE Award here >>
The Award winners were announced at the Australian Design Centre launch event on 10 October 2025.
Winner: Cinnamon Lee for NOCTUA, 2025
Second place: Jake Collins for SOFA1, 2025
Highly Commended: Rosanne Bartley for A Poetry of Rings: The Mulga Alphabet, 2025
MAKE Award 2025
10 October - 19 November 2025
Australian Design Centre, 101-115 William Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010
5 December - 12 April 2026
JamFactory, 19 Morphett Street, Adelaide SA 5000