Professor Redmond inducted into DIA Hall of Fame

The Design Institute of Australia (DIA), which is the professional institution for designers, inducted Professor Redmond into its Hall of Fame. He joins a list of esteemed recipients including Alberto Alessi, automotive designer Phillip Zmood, graphic designer Ken Cato, theatre designer John Truscott, and industrial designer Carl Nielsen. Professor John Redmond, has been recognised with a Hall of Fame award for his achievements and contributions to Australian and international design and education.

An active member of the DIA for many years, Professor John Redmond, acted in the role of Federal Secretary, NSW State President and State Secretary. In recognition, his Fellowship of the Institute was awarded in 1985.

Professor Redmond said he was honoured to be included in the DIA Hall of Fame; "... the acknowledgment of one's professional peers is particularly gratifying, and I was very pleased to accept the honour".

Candidates are inducted into the DIA Hall of Fame based on their awards and external recognition as well as their publications and any extraneous committees they are involved in. Inductees have had to serve the design community through the DIA and other related organisations whether through government initiatives, advisory panels, as educators and through conferences.

Professor Redmond is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, and a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia. He has had a wide involvement in industrial design research and practice, and has undertaken projects for major Australian and international companies as well as industry research corporations.

He was appointed by the Attorney General as a Consultant to the Law Reform Commission's Review of the Design Act, and was a member of the Design Committee for the Sydney Olympic Games. He was also one of a very few designers and architects appointed as delegates to the 2020 Summit.

His recent work has been very much focussed on the development of the Monash University Museum of Art, the Faculty of Art and Design, and particularly the recent introduction of Architecture.