For its landmark tenth edition in 2025, the Rigg Design Prize champions early-career Australian design practice, drawing attention to the new generation of talent.

In a special event, presented in partnership with Deakin University, curator of the Rigg Design Prize 2025 Simone LeAmon hosts a conversation with the winner, Alfred Lowe, alongside finalist Nicole Lawence, and the Head of School of Communication at Creative Arts at Deakin, Meghan Kelly.

The conversation considers how Australia’s design culture continues to evolve through the energy of its emerging designer-makers – practitioners whose early careers are forging new connections between materials, ideas and cultural expression.