INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the Interior Design Awards is to celebrate and recognise interior design excellence via a credible, industry-based program, which is backed by the Design Institute of Australia, the professional body representing Australian designers.

The awards conferred have both national and international significance.

The judging process is anonymous, transparent and confidential. It is based on peer review and conforms to international standards.

Jurors are eminent designers working with a convenor appointed by the Design Institute of Australia

Entrants and their projects receive considerable media recognition via a range of newspapers, magazines and websites, including permanent addition to the online Awards Archive for all shortlisted, commended and awarded projects.

Any Australian based design professional can enter. Projects can be located anywhere in the world.

Funds raised by the program are used solely to deliver the program.

REGISTER NOW

Entry submissions for the 2009 Interior Design Awards will be accepted from 17 November 2008 to 20 February 2009, for projects completed between 1 September 2007 and 31 December 2008. Awards are announced at a Presentation Dinner on Friday 1 May 2009, in Melbourne.

REGISTER NOW to ensure you receive your entry form, available from late October.

CONCURRENT EVENTS

The Interior Design Awards Presentation will be held in Melbourne on Friday 1 May 2009 and is the social highlight for a number of concurrent events such as designEX 2009 and the 2009 Australian Institute of Architects’ National Conference. This is the largest annual gathering of design and architecture professionals, with events centred on the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, from 30 April to 2 May.

MEDIA PARTNER

Architecture Media is the leading specialist publisher for the design industry in Australasia. An associate company of the Australian Institute of Architects, Architecture Media is a prominent supporter of the design community in both Australia and New Zealand. Through Artichoke (the official magazine of the Design Institute of Australia), Architecture Australia (the national magazine of the Australian Institute of Architects), Landscape Architecture Australia (the official magazine of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects), Houses and Architectural Product News and similar publications under the AGM Publishing mark in New Zealand, Architecture Media presents the best Australian and New Zealand design to the world.

RECOGNITION

There are three levels of recognition:

1. An Award is given to projects that demonstrate the highest level of achievement within their category, in accordance with the judging criteria.
2. A Commendation is given to projects that demonstrate high standards of achievement within their category, in accordance with the judging criteria.
3. Short List: approximately one third of entered projects are short listed in any given year. The Short List is published up to one month prior to the Awards Presentation and is used to generate publicity for as many entrants as possible.

There are significant media opportunities (print and on-line) including coverage in the official awards report to appear in a special issue of Artichoke magazine which is distributed at the Awards Presentation and to all subscribers.

Award winners receive a beautifully framed certificate and use of the Interior Design Awards logo for printed and promotional materials (on request).

Award commendations receive a certificate and use of the Interior Design Awards logo for printed and promotional materials (on request).

Short listed entries will receive a certificate acknowledging their success.

MEDIA

The Awards and its entrants receive promotion via an extensive media campaign. Coverage has been achieved in:

The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The West Australian, Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, Sunday Telegraph, Australian Financial Review, Sun-Herald, Hobart Mercury, Adelaide Advertiser, Canberra Times, Sunday Mail Adelaide, City Weekly, Queensland Business Review, Artichoke, Architectural Product News, Architecture Australia, Vogue Living, Belle, Home Beautiful, Inside Out, House & Garden, Monument, InDesign, Design Quarterly, Luxury Home Design, Lino, VIVE, Architectural & Interior Specifier, National Building News, Property Australia, Building Product News, Spark – DIA Newsletter, DIA Events & Resources, Infolink e-newsletter and website, RAIA ENews, RAIA V-Mail, Selector.com, Architecture Bulletin, State of the Arts Newsletter and website, Interior Fitout, Master Builder, Melbourne Magazine, Melbourne Times, Red, Open House Food Service, Aura Magazine, Incite, Ragtrader, Waste Management & Environment, Hospitality, Inside Retailing, HR Monthly, Australian Aviation, Geelong Advertiser, Noosa Journal, Heidelberg Weekly, Loxton News, The Whitsunday Times, Moorabool News, Midland Express, Naomi Valley Independent, Adelaide Matters, Environ, Auto Industry News, Aircraft & Aerospace Asia Pacific, Desktop, Queensland Homes, Australian Bartender Magazine, Bars & Clubs, Venue Magazine, Drink Magazine, Driven, www.theage.com.au, www.dinz.org.com, www.poloxygen.com, 774 ABC Radio Melbourne, ABC Radio Queensland, ABC New England and 2UE.