If you are interested in design you will probably have heard of the Design Institute of Australia (the DIA) – the professional body representing Australia’s design industry. I have been a member of the DIA for almost 30 years! (Where have the years gone?) As Australia is ever advancing in worldwide repute for both its designs and designers, the DIA performs a role of increasing importance, promoting the industry both nationally and internationally.
For a designer in Australia, the DIA uniquely offers the ability to connect, and develop relationships, with other designers and design industry professionals, and to remain at the forefront of Australian and international design knowledge and trends. The DIA supports and nurtures its designers, new and established, across all disciplines of design, encouraging standards of excellence. One way that the DIA encourages excellence in the design industry is through its collaborative organisation of the annual Australian Interior Design Awards, being held this year on the 15th of May.
The Australian Interior Design Awards represent the pinnacle of interior design achievement in Australia for that year. Awards are bestowed across numerous categories including workplace design, retail design, public and hospitality design, installation residential design, sustainability, innovation and residential decoration.
The shortlist for the residential decoration award was released just over a month ago and there are some amazing projects vying for the honour.
Take for example Hare & Klein’s Cliff Top House – an exquisite entry!
Also wonderful is The Strand by Whiting Architects.
And then there is Matt Gibson Architecture and Design’s Abstract House, which prominently features Tom Dixon’s Beat pendant lights over the dining table (see my recent post on these gorgeous light fittings here). Another stunning nomination.
So, which is my pick to win? It’s a difficult call, as this year the award has been flooded with amazing nominations. Having said that, I greatly admire the work of Hare & Klein and, historically, they have won – or been shortlisted for – this award more than any other design firm, so it would be hard to go past one of their three nominated projects, especially the exquisite Cliff Top House, shown above. Time will tell!
Photo credits:
Hare and Klein Cliff Top House – photo by Jenni Hare.
Whiting Architects The Strand – photo by Sharyn Cairns.
Matt Gibson Architecture and Design Abstract House – photo by Shannon McGrath.
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