The annual Eat Drink Design Awards celebrates excellence and innovation in the design of hospitality venues of all scales and types, retail environments for the sale of food and beverages and visual identities for both.
In 2015, the awards received a record-breaking 176 entries across the six categories: Best Bar Design, Best Restaurant Design, Best Cafe Design, Best Temporary Design, Best Retail Design and Best Identity Design. From this, the jury has shortlisted eighty-eight projects from across Australia and New Zealand. Bringing together the expertise and experience of the design and hospitality communities, the judging panel for 2015 comprised restaurateur and chef Karen Martini, designers Pascale Gomes-McNabb and Stuart Krelle, Australian Financial Review design editor Stephen Todd, and Cameron Bruhn, editorial director of Architecture Media.
2015 Eat Drink Design Awards shortlist
Best Bar Design
Best Restaurant Design
Best Cafe Design
Best Temporary Design
Best Retail Design
Best Identity Design
The 2015 Eat Drink Design Awards are organized by Architecture Media and supported by principal partner Taubmans; major partners American Hardwood Export Council, BPM and Planned Cover; and supporting partners Knauf, Mt Difficulty and South South West.