designaustria

designaustria is the Austrian design association and knowledge centre, based at designforum in the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna. It represents the domestic design scene at national and international level, raises awareness of products and services designed in Austria and works to strengthen the country as an industrial and economic location, under the claim we design Austria.

Founded in 1927 as the Bund Österreichischer Gebrauchsgraphiker, it is Europe’s third oldest design organisation. It was renamed Grafik-Design Austria in 1985 and took the name designaustria in 1992, when the association widened its remit to the whole design profession. It runs member services, awards, publications and an ExpertsCluster network.