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The design industry’s biggest names help turn the spotlight on bathroom furniture

Judging for this year’s Reece Bathroom Innovation Award (BIA) is an international and multi-disciplinary affair, with the impressive panel being the biggest in BIA history.

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Tapping into the expertise of some of the industry’s leading furniture, product and interior designers, the panelists will unite in the search for Australia’s most innovative bathroom product designer. This year, the BIA has turned its focus to bathroom furniture, asking budding and established designers to reinvent the vanity unit.

The judging panel consists of:

Zahava Elenberg – designer and architect at Move-in

Roberto Palomba – global architect and designer

Justin Wagemakers – designer and two-time BIA winner at Blue Sky Design

Shaynna Blaze – interior designer at Blank Canvas Design and The Block

Wilhelmina McCarroll and Fleur Sibbel – design and managing directors at Zuster Furniture

Josep Congost – design manager at Roca

Suzie Dyson – general manager at Omvivo

Mark Tuckey – furniture designer and owner at Mark Tuckey.

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BIA 2014 judges

Now in its ninth year, the BIA has firmly secured its place as one of Australia’s most respected product design competitions, encouraging innovative bathroom design on an international platform.

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By Olivia Shead

When she's not writing for Interiors Addict, Olivia is now a TV and radio news producer. She's a journalism graduate of UTS Sydney.