Australian Design Review today unveils its 30UNDER30 shortlist for 2025/2026, recognising 66 emerging and outstanding interior designers, architects, product designers and innovators of the built world from across Australia.

Since its inception in 2022, Australian Design Review (ADR)’s 30UNDER30 program has provided life-changing career development opportunities, mentorship and recognition to A+D professionals aged 30 and under. The pinnacle of the program is an immersive high-performance leadership and creativity retreat, which brings together the 30UNDER30 cohort, their mentors and the program’s sponsors for three days at Potato Head in Bali.

The mentors for ADR’s 30UNDER30 program this time include acclaimed product designer Ross Gardam, COX Architecture director Brooke Lloyd, Cera Stribley’s co-founding and managing principal Chris Stribley, AJC Architects CEO Dua Green and BVN principal Sally Campbell.

Dedicated shortlist judges, Genton Studio principal Steven Toia and HDR design principals Alison Potter and Simon Fleet pored over the submissions to determine the shortlist announced today. Fleet says all entrants demonstrated quality, creativity and talent “without exception”.

“It was hugely inspiring – and at times somewhat intimidating – to witness such depth of emergent talent,” Fleet says. “I was particularly struck by the diversity of the entrants, a clear recognition that there are many pathways to success within our industry for those with the passion, drive and skill. I congratulate each and every entrant and feel confident that the future of our profession is in very safe hands.”

Presenting ADR’s 30UNDER30 shortlist for 2025/2026

ADR is thrilled to announce that the following have made it onto the shortlist:

Zoe Kudeborg

Anny Benjamin

Francesc Baena Moreno

Jack Crowe

Gabrielle Veringa

Nguyen Hoang Nam Bui

Angela Liang

Sarah Petherick

Meagan Velleman

Dasha Tolotchkov

Jade Layton

Carmelo Nastasi

Pearl Dempsey

Alana Beveridge

Kasia Wsół

Zac Vassallo

Maggie Craig

Kiara Carroll

Rhiana Roberts

Levi Birks

Joss Knight

Senlina Mayer

Ava Minji Kim

Nick Carfora

Roger Miranda Navarro

Hailey Zhang

Hung Hin Chan

Benjamin Hovav

Brodie Robertson

Jayesh Soul

Marlo Lyda

Sarah Ellis

Phoebe Allen

Aris Ioannou-Marsh

Awkar Ruel

Blake Hillebrand

Morgan Wolpers

Sarah Barrett

Nicholas Gilbert

Maeve Mullane

Shira Baker

Claudia Lau

Dinel Meyepa

Olivia McDonald

Lachlan Kirkland

Shalini Rautela

Eloise Leopold

David Carter

Yuchen Gao

Milica Božić

Jeffrey Liu

Senesios Frangos

Isobel Moy

Louy Bell

Ric Maddren

Ketsa Jerome Leben

Caroline Thomas

Isabella White

Stefenie Lai

Simone Carmody

Maria Papadopoulos

Nissie Bungbrakearti

Jessica Broad

Sidney Ford

Candyce Huntsman

Liam Low Yong Ging

ADR’s 30UNDER30 shortlist by numbers

This shortlist represents 66 practitioners from five states and one territory – Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. 

They’re interior designers, product and industrial designers, architects, graduates of architecture, urban designers and planners, academics, program founders, marketing and communications professionals, multidisciplinary creators, a computational designer and an exhibition designer.

What unites them is their passion for and contribution to Australia’s built environment.

Learn more about each shortlisted entrant here.

Next steps for the program

The mentors will gather in the new year to select the final 30 from this shortlist. The final 30 will be announced on Australian Design Review on 12 February 2026.

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Australian Design Review’s 30UNDER30 is brought to you by major sponsor Neolith, alongside partners Miele, Krost, Signature Appliances powered by Miele, Designer Rugs and Tongue & Groove.

Australian Design Review is also grateful to our 30UNDER30 practice partners AJC Architects, BVN, Cera Stribley, COX Architecture, Genton, GroupGSA, HDR, Richards Stanisich, RIZEN Atelier, Rob Mills Architects, Rothelowman, SJB and Design by WBL for helping us foster the future of Australian design.