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DESIGN // AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS – Short List announced!

The shortlist for the Australian Interior Design Awards has been revealed - collectively the stellar list of projects demonstrate that the Australian design industry is thriving, with the shortlisted design practices representing excellence across the many different spheres of interior design.

The judging process, conducted under the auspices of the Design Institute of Australia, also adhered to the protocols of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Interior Designers  - deeming a shortlist nomination to be acknowledgment that selected projects were executed to the highest level.

The eight-member jury included leading design professionals, among them Robert Backhouse, MD HASSELL, Rosina Di Maria, principal WOODS BAGOT SA, Nick Tobias, TOBIAS PARTNERS, and Kirsten Stanisich, director of SJB NSW.

With project categories spanning Public Space, Residential, Workplace, Retail, Hospitality, Commercial and Installation – today we take a look at a few of the interior design finalists – Robert Mills Architects, Smart Design Studio and Derlot / Alexander Lotersztain.

Sorrento House by Robert Mills Architects   [image Earl Carter]

Tusculum Street by Smart Design Studio [image Sharrin Rees]

Chester Street by DERLOT / Alexander Lotersztain   [image Florian Groehn]

designEX congratulates all finalists, and we look forward to the official awards ceremony on April 27^th held at a gala dinner at Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, in Sydney.

Over the coming weeks we will share more projects by this years finalists.

Read the full shortlist HERE.

australianinteriordesignawards.com

by Anne-Maree Sargeant  // The Snap Assembly blog // AMS-info

The NEST – An Australian Design Showcase

In support of Australian furniture, lighting and object design talent, designEX NEST will showcase the BEST in works from independent Australian designers and design collectives.

Observing that there are several platforms that promote new works by emerging designers, along with supportive mentor programs showing product at a prototype stage; designEX identified an opportunity to support local design talent within a commercial environment.

An invited group of 20 independent Australian designers and design collectives will showcase new product, granting exposure to 15,000 design industry professionals expected to attend the exhibition in Sydney this May.

Design duo Ben Blakebrough and Sarah King // Blakebrough+King work from their studio in the highlands outside Sydney, and are presently consolidating 6 years of design practice together into a strong collection destined for the Australian retail market.

King says “after launching prototype works several years consecutively at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, we are focusing on expanding our local presence as wholesalers through design-EX.  We also hope to engage new collaborations with architects and interior designers.”

Sarah curated The Other Hemisphere, an Australian design collective that exhibited in Milan at Salone del Mobile.  Read the profile in INSIDE by Domingo Robledo - HERE

Sydney-based industrial designer David Knott established his design studio in 2002 to manufacture and distribute a range of lighting, furniture and products. Consulting to both national and international design offices and manufacturers, David’s keen to showcase a new body of work explaining that ‘the ability to connect with specifying interior designers and architects will ideally lead to ongoing project work,’ reflecting on his decision to participate.

036 Pendant Light by David Knott c. 2007

Stay tuned for upcoming profiles on all NEST participants, and discover why Australian design is firmly on the radar of key players in the international design scene!!

Blakebrough+King-http://www.blakebroughking.com/

David Knott- http://www.knott.com.au/

by Anne-Maree Sargeant

The Snap Assembly blog // AMS-info