australian interior design awards 2015

2015 Australian Interior Design Awards winners revealed

There’s always some seriously gorgeous projects in the Australian Interior Design Awards, and with over 400 entries across the program’s 14 categories, you can be certain the winners don’t disappoint!

The big winner this year was young Melbourne practice SIBLING. The eight-person team was the recipient of the Premier Award for Australian Interior Design and the Award for Emerging Interior Design Practice for their dazzling retail fitout DUST, which also received the Retail Design Award and a Best of State Award (Victoria).

Smart Design Studio for Jersey Road — Smart Design Studio for Jersey Rd

However, we can’t resist having a particular interest in the residential category winners. This year, the Residential Design Award went to Smart Design Studio for their Jersey Rd project. The perfect blend of old and new, the design celebrates the historic Sydney home’s stately characteristics while linking to the new extension through modern elements.

For the Residential Decoration Award, Whiting Architects took home the prize for their Kerferd VIC project. Aiming to be a ‘holiday house in the city,’ the design infuses a relaxed weekender feel into an urban family home. The interior plays on primal themes of comfort and nesting, with texture and warmth foremost.

To find out more about this year’s winning projects, visit their website.

Entries are now open for the 2015 Australian Interior Design Awards, with Australia’s leading design professionals invited to share their most inspiring interior projects.

australian interior design awards interiors addict — 2014 Residential Decoration winner Arent&Pyke

Recognising innovative thinking and visionary solutions in interior design since their establishment in 2004, the awards are co-presented by the Design Institute of Australia, designEX and Artichoke magazine. Online registrations are now open and entries can be submitted online until Friday 12 February 2015.

This year, the Australian Interior Design Awards welcomes an exciting new category – the Award for Interior Design Impact. This award will recognise the significant influence of interior design on the business, social, human resource, environmental and/or cultural outcomes of a project. In addition to this award, the program recognises achievement across the whole spectrum of interior design practice.

Categories include the Premier Award for Australian Interior Design, Sustainability Advancement, Emerging Interior Design Practice, Residential Design, Residential Decoration, Retail Design, Hospitality Design, Workplace Design, Public Design, Installation Design, Best of State for Commercial Design, Best of State for Residential Design and Best International Design.

Once again, the awards will be judged by experienced practitioners. This year’s jury comprises of Dan Cox, Carr Design Group (Vic); Hamish Guthrie, Hecker Guthrie (Vic); Genevieve Lilley, Genevieve Lilley Architects (Tas); Robyn Lindsey, Geyer (Vic); Geraldine Maher, Jackson Interiors (Vic); Sarah-Jane Pyke, Arent & Pyke (NSW); Brenton Smith, Bates Smart (NSW); and Hamilton Wilson, Wilson Architects (Qld). John Gersakis, InfoActiv (Vic), is the sustainability advisor, and Joanne Cys, associate professor in interior architecture at the University of South Australia is the jury convenor.