SIDA was founded in 1951 and was the earliest Australian association of its kind. It sought to advance the art of interior design services to the public, assist designers entering the field, and advance the standards, ethics and professionalism of interior designing. Upon amalgamation with the Design Institute of Australia in 1998, the SIDA Foundation was established as a trust to distribute SIDA’s remaining funds to three Australian universities, including UniSA, to pursue research and teaching in the field.
The Society of Interior Designers of Australia (SIDA) Foundation
David Roche Gallery
DRG was established in 1999 by the late Mr David J Roche AM (1930–2013) to be the recipient and custodian of the exceptional collection of antiques, paintings and decorative arts accumulated by him over his lifetime. Preserved for future generations, the collection spans two centuries of European design from the early rococo of France to Faberge in Russia and is one of the greatest decorative arts collections in a private institution in Australia.
DRG believes in the value and importance of creativity, beauty and the arts in defining and shaping the culture and identity of society, and work to contribute to the decorative arts narrative in Australia. https://www.rochegallery.com.au/vision/
Fellowship purpose and project overview
The fellowship, valued at $28,000, offers a unique opportunity for a practitioner or academic to explore new fields of knowledge across the allied professions of interior design, architecture and furniture and product design.
Pedisic and Kruger’s project, All that glistens, will enable mutual practice interests: geometry, pattern, repetition, colour-shifts, folding and weaving to come together through exploration of David Roche Gallery’s collection to produce a suite of creative work. The focus will be on one item of each of the seven rooms, selected for its artisanal skill and embodiment of design craft and knowledges across the collection. This fellowship offers the recipients a chance to collaborate for the first time, bringing their separate creative practices into dialogue.
The University of South Australia and The University of Adelaide are transitioning to Adelaide University as of January 2026, https://adelaideuni.edu.au/about/
The research that drives UniSA Creative will transition to the College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities within Adelaide University