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BALARINJI

Balarinji works in Design Services, out of Crows Nest, NSW. Ownership is privately held; it publishes at balarinji.com.au. It holds one address on record, all in Australia. The record counts 19 people. Tagged placemaking, design and interiors. The record links nine similar brands, most of them in Design Services.

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Profile live Privately Held Founded 1983 1 office country
Counted staff
19
self-reported 11–50 band
Founded
1983
43 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
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Description

Balarinji is Australia’s most highly awarded and foremost Indigenous design and strategy agency. Since 1983 Balarinji has amplified Indigenous culture and narratives for a new shared Australian identity through design excellence. www.balarinji.com.au

An Aboriginal-owned agency with its origins in Yanyuwa culture, Balarinji’s multidisciplinary work comes from authentic engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture, art, stories and identity.

Balarinji’s national and international work for public and private sectors spans urban regeneration, major infrastructure, precinct planning, branding campaigns, public art and curatorial projects, interiors and digital design.

Balarinji is known for its many iconic and nation-building design projects, including the Balarinji-Qantas Flying Art Series, featuring six aircraft with Aboriginal artwork liveries between 1994 and 2024.

Balarinji is widely recognised for cultural design and sustainability excellence and is the winner of the Good Design Australian Design Prize, Design Institute of Australia President’s Award, and The Design Studio Award from INDE.Awards. In the 2023 Financial Review Sustainability Leaders list, Balarinji was shortlisted and ranked by Boston Consulting Group in the top 13% of Australian companies making a positive social impact.

The National Museum of Australia holds Balarinji’s design archive and the John Moriarty Collection. Balarinji is also represented in the collections of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and the Centre for Contemporary Graphic Design, Fukuoka, Japan.

In 2012, Balarinji’s founders established Indigenous children’s charity, Moriarty Foundation. This life-changing solution to closing social disparity reaches 2,200+ Indigenous children in 18 remote and regional communities through its two interrelated programs, John Moriarty Football (soccer) for 2-18 year olds, and Indi Kindi early learning from birth to 5 year olds. www.moriartyfoundation.org.au

Specialties

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  • Connecting with Country
  • Designing with Country
  • Government relations
  • Public Art
  • Digital Design
  • Interiors
  • Indigenous design
  • Aboriginal art
  • design
  • branding
  • curatorial
  • cultural design
  • reconciliation action plans
  • infrastructure
  • urban design
  • Aboriginal stakeholder engagement
  • integrated art & design
  • placemaking

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Offices in 1 countryCountry footprint: 1 country, primary AU. Codes: AU.1 countryprimary AUAU
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Primary countryAU

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Addresses

  • AULevel 1, 61 Hume Street; Crows Nest, NSW 2065Primary

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FAQ

How many people work at BALARINJI?

The record holds 19 counted staff profiles at January 2026, inside the self-reported 11–50 band.

Where does BALARINJI have offices?

One address on record, Australia only. Primary: Level 1, 61 Hume Street, Crows Nest, NSW 2065.

Has BALARINJI raised funding?

None linked to this brand.

What does BALARINJI list as its specialties?

18 tags on the brand's own list, among them placemaking, design and interiors.

Which companies are listed alongside BALARINJI?

Nine peer profiles on record: Yerrabingin Pty Ltd and Yakkazoo.

What is BALARINJI's website?

balarinji.com.au