Winners of these categories will be announced at a gala presentation at the Hyatt Regency Sydney on 3 September 2021, along with recipients of other awards including the Sustainability Advancement Award, Award for Interior Design Impact, Best of State Awards for Commercial Design and Residential Design, the Emerging Interior Design Practice Award, Best International Design and the ultimate prize, the Premier Award for Australian Interior Design.
The 2021 jury comprises: Madeleine Blanchfield (director, Madeleine Blanchfield Architects, NSW), Caroline Diesner (principal, Hassell, QLD), Ryan Genesin (director, Genesin Studio, SA), Yasmine Ghoniem (principal, YSG, NSW), Patrick Kennedy (founding director, Kennedy Nolan, VIC), George Livissianis (founder, George Livissianis, NSW), Rachael McCarthy (studio director, Bates Smart, VIC), and Adele Winteridge (founding director, Foolscap Studio,VIC).
The jury is convened by Geraldine Maher, principal of Geraldine Maher Design, with John Gertsakis, director of Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence, as sustainability advisor.
The shortlisted projects are in the following categories:
The shortlist can also be viewed on the Australian Interior Design Awards website.
The Australian Interior Design Awards are co-presented by the Design Institute of Australia and Artichoke magazine and is supported by Dulux, Elton Group, Laminex, Novas, Signorino, Space, and Sub-zero and Wolf.