The Designers Institute
Black Pin
Awarded to a member of the Designers Institute who has made a lasting and valuable contribution to the New Zealand design profession and towards design in general.
2011
Fraser Gardyne
Fraser Gardyne has been a principal of graphic design company, GardyneHOLT since 2006. In 1988 Fraser was on the steering committee for the inaugural Best Design Awards. He was vice president of the Designers Institute in 2003, President from November 2004 to August 2006, and is a Fellow of the Institute Fraser has been the graphics convenor of the Best Design Awards since 2003, a challenging category as it is by far the largest of the four disciplines.
- 2010 Tim Hooson
- 2009 Dave Clark
- 2008 Professor Leong Yap
- 2007 Brian Richards
- 2006 Grant Alexander
- 2005 Hugh Mullane & Craig Horrocks
- 2004 Michael Smythe
- 2003 Ray Labone
- 2002 Doug Heath
- 2001 Robin Beckett
- 2000 David Bartlett
- 1999 John Hughes
- 1998 Not awarded
- 1997 Max Hailstone
