Alfred Lowe
Winner of the NGV's Rigg Prize 2025
Adelaide-based Aranda artist Alfred Lowe has won the NGV’s 2025 Rigg Design Prize, unanimously selected by the Prize jury for his impressive ceramic vessels titled "You and me, us never part", highlighting a new generation of Australian designers under 35.
"The Rigg Design Prize is Australia’s most prestigious accolade for contemporary design. Since its inception in 1994, this triennial prize exhibition has featured over one hundred designers across a range of disciplines, celebrating their creative achievements and providing a valuable platform for visibility, recognition and impact. For its landmark tenth edition in 2025, the $40,000 prize will be awarded to an early-career Australian design practice, drawing attention to the new generation of talent. Bringing together emerging designers, the exhibition spans ceramics, glass, furniture, woodwork, metalwork, textiles, lighting and contemporary jewellery, presenting ambitious works that reflect bold approaches to materiality, form and function.
Early-career practitioners play a crucial role in shaping Australia’s design ecosystem and culture. They bring bold ideas and fresh perspectives that challenge conventions and expand the possibilities of design and making. The Rigg Design Prize 2025 – Next in Design – recognises the energy, ingenuity and vision of emerging designers who are making important contributions to their fields."
Rigg Design Prize 2025 is on view:
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square (Level 3)
19 September 2025 - 1 February 2026
