The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) has announced the shortlisted finalists for 2016.

Claiming to be Australia’s largest and most successful independent design awards program, IDEA celebrates the best of Australian interior and product design across 11 categories and five Special Awards.

The shortlist includes projects from some of the country’s leading architecture and design firms, as well as emerging local designers.

2016 IDEA shortlisted finalists

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

Woods Bagot

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Photography by Peter Bennetts

Flinders University Student Hub and Plaza Redevelopment
Woods Bagot Office Melbourne
Jemena Workplace Melbourne
Paramount By the Office Space
International Towers Sydney – Tower 2 Lobby
Challenger – 5 Martin Place

SJB

Peninsula House
Pacific Lighthouse
10 Wylde Street
No.17 Danks, Category: Melbourne Penthouse
Toorak House
Harry The Hirers – Head Offices

Russell & George

NGV Best of the Best
Aésop Westgate
Aésop KLCC
The Millipede
Aésop Doncaster V2
The Doctor’s Studio

Hassell

The Sleeperie
Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chophouse
Ovolo Wooloomooloo
The Club Hotel
Global Mining and Resources Company Headquarters
Transurban Headquarters

Fiona Lynch

Balwyn Residence
Williamstown Residence
Hargreaves Residence

Bates Smart

Canberra Airport Hotel
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Concavo
Cushman + Wakefield Sydney
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Sparke Helmore
106 Flinders Street

Arent & Pyke

Bronte House
Croydon House
Bellevue Hill House
Double Bay House

EMERGING DESIGNER

Karen Abernethy ArchitectsPhotography by Katherine Lu

Tom Fereday Design
Studio Esteta
Stem & Stamen
Rhys Cooper
Red Block
Narie Whitby
Markowitzdesign
Lukas Partners
INK Interior Architects
Harry Zanios
Harrison Interiors
HA
Georgina Wilson Architect
Geoffrey Cameron Marshall
Franco Crea
Flack Studio
Branch Studio Architects
Ash Allen
Amber Road
Adele Bates Design Studio

EVENT

The Sleeperie by Hassell with Sto Werkstatt and Draisci StudioImage: IDEA

Work with Me Here by Sibling
NGV Best of the Best by Russell George
Lexus Design Pavilion by Mim Design
The Act and Art of Pinning by Fulton Trotter Architects
Wulugul Pop-Up by Foolscap Studio
Melbourne Art Book Fair by Fold Theory
Tappeti Rugs Installation by Cox Richardson with Tappeti Rugs

INTERNATIONAL

Shelter Island by Nexus DesignsPhotography by Jonny Valiant

Aēsop Westgate by Rusell & George
Aēsop KLCC by Russell & George
The Sleeperie by Hassell with Sto Werkstatt and Draisci Studio
Global Mining and Resources Company Headquartersby Hassell
Port Moresby Private Residence by Gilmore Interior Design
Little Bean Roasters by Design Office

HOSPITALITY

The Old Clare Hotely by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
Photography by Chris Court

Mammoth by Techné Architecture + Interior Design
Brae Restaurant and Guest Suites by Six Degrees Architecture
The Rabbit Hole – Organic Tea Bar by Matt Woods Design
Luxeten by Maria Danos Architecture
The Tilbury by Luchetti Krelle
Single Origin York Street by Luchetti Krelle
Blackwood Pantry by Luchetti Krelle
Tarrawarra Cellar Door by Kerstin Thompson Architects
The Ugly Duckling by Hecker Guthrie
The Club Hotel by Hassell
Ovolo Woolloomooloo by Hassell
Luke’s Oyster Bar and Chophouse by Hassell
Harry & Frankie Fitzroy by Harrison Interiors
Airport New Zealand Flagship Lounge, Sydney by Gensler
Antica Pizzeria E Cucina by Genesin Studio
Noma Australia by Foolscap Studio with Lendlease
LOT 1 by Enter Projects
New York Minutes by Di Mase Architects
Little Bean Roasters by Design Office
Dinner By Heston Blumenthal by Bates Smart
Canberra Airport Hotel by Bates Smart
Alex Hotel by Arent & Pyke with Spaceagency
Eat Burger by Amber Road

OBJECT – FURNITURE AND LIGHTING

The Millipede by Russell & George
Photography by Lauren Bamford

Hang by Yellow Diva
Mornington by Vuue
Wes Range by Tom Fereday Design
Surface Sconce by Studio henry Wilson
FernPanel by Stem & Stamen
Play Pods by Silvester Fuller
Tailored High-Back by Ross Gardam
Ora Desk Lamp by Ross Gardam
Garment Rails by Owen Architecture
Franco Crea Concept Kitchen by Franco Crea
Gelava Chairs by Didier
Bow Chair by Design By Them with Tom Fereday
Mayu Collection by Coco Flip
Lighting as Jewellery by Christopher Boots
Cult Bower by Adam Goodrum Studio

PUBLIC SPACE

Ivanhoe Grammar Senior Years & Science Centre by McBride Charles RyanPhotography by John Gollings

International Towers Sydney Tower 2 Lobby by Woods Bagot
Flinders University Student Hub and Plaza Development by Woods Bagot
NBCS by WMK
Eastland Realm Library by The Buchan Group
studioFive by PTID
Lido Cinemas by ITN Architects
Deakin University, Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training by Gray Puksand
University of Sydney, Student Administration Services by Geyer
One Community Church by DKO
Newcastle Courthouse by Cox Richardson
MLC Boarding House Refurbishment by CODA
St Stephen’s Junior Years Refurbishment by CODA
Our Lady of the Assumption Primary School – Stage 1 by BVN
Flyover Gallery by Branch Studio Architects
Brisbane International Airport Retail Upgrade by Arkhefield with Richards & Spence

RESIDENTIAL DECORATION

Toorak Residence by Adele Bates DesignPhotography by Chris Warnes
OGRADY by Whiting A+I
Normanby by Whiting A+I
Theodore Treehouse by Studiobird
Peninsula House by SJB Interiors
Pacific Lighthouse by SJB Interiors
Elizabeth Bay Residence by Sarah Davison Interior Design
Toorak2 by Robson Rak Architects & Interior Designers
Shelter Island by Nexus Designs
Ocean Residence by FMD Architects
Elsternwick Residence by Flack Studio
Hawthorn Residence by Doherty Design Studio
Croydon House by Arent & Pyke
Bronte House by Arent & Pyke
Bellevue Hill House by Arent & Pyke
Deco House by Amber Road

RESIDENTIAL SINGLE

Carrical House by Rob Mills ArchitecturePhotography by Mark Roper

OGRADY by Whiting A+I
Indigo Slam by Smart Design Studio
Toorak House by SJB Interiors
Melbourne Penthouse by SJB Interiors
Courtyard House by Robson Rak Architects & Interiors Designers
Main Ridge House by Noxon Giffen
Mah Residence by Mim Design
The House Next Door by Mark Szcerbicki Design Studio
Vaucluse House by Lawless & Meyerson
Carlton Warehouse by Kennedy Nolan
Mosman Bay House by Iredale Pederson Hook Architects
McLeod House by Ian Moore Architects
Prahran Residence by Hecker Guthrie
Little O’Grady Residence by HA
Field House by Gray Puksand
Concrete House by Fringe Architects
Dowel House by FMD Architects
Hargreaves Residence by Fiona Lynch
Williamstown Residence by Fiona Lynch
Balwyn Residence by Fiona Lynch
Anglesea House 5 by Emma Mitchell Architects
Caulfield Residence by Doherty Design Studio
White House by Clare Cousins Architects
Unfurled House by Christopher Polly Architect
Darling Point Apartment by Chenchow Little Architects
Kate’s House by Bower Architecture & Interiors
Double Bay House by Arent & Pyke
Fluid Apartment by Architecture Saville Isaacs
Fitzroy Loft by Architects EAT
Bower by Andrew Simpson Architects
Sorrento Beach House by AM Architecture

RESIDENTIAL MULTI

Sydney 385 by Smart DesignPhotography by Sharrin Rees

No. 17 Danks by SJB Interiors
10 Wylde Street by SJB Interiors
Two Little Chestnuts by Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture
The Steps Central park by Nettletontribe Architects
UniLodge @ VU, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus by Nettletontribe Architects
Six Brookville Road by Neometro with MA Architects
George Corner by Neometro
Arthouse by Justin Architecture
One Bedford Street by DKO
Concavo by Bates Smart
The Alexandra Display Suite by ADDARC with Hecker Guthrie

RETAIL

V-Zug by Whiting Architecture + Interiors
Photography by Sharyn Cairns

Melbourne Quarter Marketing Suite by Technē Architecture + Interior Design
Yellow Earth Flagship Store by Tandem Design Studio
Lune Croissanterie by Studio Estera
Aēsop Doncaster V2 by Russell & George
Abey Showroom by Rothelowman
Multyflex Sub-Zero and Wolf Showroom by Mim Design
Melbourne Central Lower Ground Refresh by Kennedy Nolan
Aurelio Costarella Flagship Store by JK Interior Design
OSKA by INK Interior Architects
Allen Tailoring by INK Interior Architects
Robert Clerc Jewellery Shop and Gallery by Ian Moore Architects
Pitella by Hecker Guthrie
Telstra Discovery Store by Geyer
Fanuli by Bradhly Le
Hues Hair by Adriana Hanna

SUSTAINABILITY

Indigo Slam by Smart Design StudioPhotography by Sharrin Rees

Brae Restaurant & Guest Suites by Six Degrees Architects
Main Ridge House by Noxon Giffen
Ivanhoe Grammar Senior Years and Science Centre by McBride Charles Ryan
Westpac Barangaroo by Geyer
Concrete House by Fringe Architects
Noma Australia by Foolscap Studio with Lendlease
Melbourne Art Book Fair by Fold Theory

WORKPLACE OVER 1000 SQM

Pyrmont Fire Station and Offices by Group GSAPhotography by Tyrone Brannigan

Minter Ellison by BVN
Jemena Workplace Melbourne by Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot Office Melbourne by Woods Bagot
Challenger – 5 Martin Place by Woods Bagot
Porter Davis by The Bold Collective
Harry the Hirer – Head Offices by SJB Interiors
WT Partnership by PDM International
Novartis by HDR|Rice Daubney
Transurban Headquarters by Hassell
Westpac Barangaroo by Geyer
Dropbox Sydney by Gensler
155 Clarence Cox Richardson Studio by Cox Richardson
MCFo Melbourne by Carr
Global Management Consulting Firm, Sydney by Carr
Norton Rose Fulbright Perth by Carr
Institute and School of Theology and Philosophy at ACU by Bower Architecture & Interiors
Sparke Helmore by Bates Smart
Corrs Chambers Wetgarth
Cushman and Wakefield, Sydney by Bates Smart

WORKPLACE UNDER 1000 SQM

Squint / Opera Melbourne by SiblingPhotography by Christine Francis

Paramount by the Office Space by Woods Bagot
Unispace by Unispace
L’Oréal Australia by Travis Walton Architecture
Snelleman Tom by Tonic Design
The Doctor’s Studio by Russell & George
Landream by Mim Design
Zagame’s HQ by Lukas Partners
Park Street Office by Luchetti Krelle
Humming Puppy Sydney by Karen Abernethy Architects with Louisa Macleod
Evolution 7 by Hecker Guthrie
Studio Hub by Geyer
Paspalis, Centrepoint by Georgina Wilson Architect
Slack Melbourne Office by Breathe Architecture
106 Flinders Street by Bates Smart
The Chancellary by Allen Jack + Cottier

OBJECT – FURNITURE AND LIGHTING (RISING)

Hanging Studio Table by MarkowitzdesignPhotography by Ben Clement

Split by Rhys Cooper
Pac Pendant by Red Block
Nook Chair by Narie Whitby
Hexy Legs by Harry Zanios
Conus Range by Geoffery Cameron Marshall
Flex Barstool and Table by Ash Allen with Harry Zanios

Nicholas Rider

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