CHICAGO—The International Interior Design Association has announced the winners of the 2nd annual Global Excellence Awards, an international interior design competition honoring the best in interior design projects from around the world. Truly global in scope, the winners of the competition were chosen from 92 international design firms from 32 countries around the globe.
“We were extremely impressed with the quality of entries and the depth of design talent demonstrated for the 2011 Global Excellence Awards,” says Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, executive vice president and CEO of IIDA. “The high caliber of work submitted in these projects demonstrates the value of excellent design and the diverse, cultural differences throughout the world.”
The 2011 winners were chosen from projects submitted in ten practice areas. The winners, representing the best of outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international interior design/architecture projects, are:
Corporate Space Large
Best of Category:
Project: Ropemaker, London, United Kingdom
Firm: Clive Wilkinson Architects, West Hollywood, California
Corporate Space Small
Best of Category:
Project: Water Chamber, Suzhou, China
Firm: Shanghai Lv Yong Zhong Art & Design Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
Honorable Mention:
Project: Tribal DDB Amsterdam, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Firm: i29 interior architects, Duivendrecht, The Netherlands
Cultural/Institutional/Educational
Best of Category:
Project: University of Waterloo, Engineering Five, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Firm: Perkins+Will, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Honorable Mention:
Project: Laurence Church: a monument filled with stories, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Firm: Kossmann.dejong, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Healthcare
Best of Category:
Project: Neo Derm The Centre, Hong Kong, China
Firm: PTang Studio Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Honorable Mention:
Project: Infintus, Chengdu, China
Firm: Beige Design Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Hotels
Best of Category:
Project: Maikhao Dream Villa Resort & Spa, Phuket, Thailand
Firm: dwp, Bangkok, Thailand
Honorable Mention:
Project: Lijiang Pullman Resort and Spa Hotel, Yunnan, China
Firm: CCD/CHENG CHUNG DESIGN (HK) LTD., Hong Kong, China
Municipal/Public Spaces
Best of Category:
Project: Wuhan Mall City Cinema, Wuhan, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Honorable Mention:
Project: Beijing Palace Cinema in China World Trade Center, Beijing, China
Firm: One Plus Partnership Ltd., Hong Kong, China
Residences
Best of Category:
Project: The Wing and its Feather, Vaud, Switzerland
Firm: Interior Design Philosophy, Saint-Légiér, Switzerland
Honorable Mentions:
Project: Y2 House, Kyoto, Japan
Firm: e-kafu/yasuyuki fukae Design, Osaka, Japan
Project: Ukrainian Loft, Kiev, Ukraine
Firm: 2B group, Kiev, Ukraine
Restaurants
Best of Category:
Project: Restaurant at the Lijiang Pullman Resort and Spa Hotel, Yunnan, China
Firm: CCD/CHENG CHUNG DESIGN (HK) LTD., Hong Kong, China
Honorable Mentions:
Project: Shang Palace & Li Bai Lounge, Taipei, Taiwan
Firm: AB Concept, Hong Kong, China
Project: Der SPIEGEL Canteen, Hamburg Germany
Firm: Ippolito Fleitz Group GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Retail
Best of Category:
Project: 24 ISSEY MIYAKE Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan
Firm: MOMENT, Tokyo, Japan
Special Recognition Awards:
Project: 24 ISSEY MIYAKE Sapporo, Sapporo, Japan
Firm: MOMENT, Tokyo, Japan
Project: BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Firm: MOMENT, Tokyo, Japan
Project: BAO BAO ISSEY MIYAKE Tamagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Firm: MOMENT, Tokyo, Japan
Honorable Mention:
Project: American Rag Cie, Aichi, Japan
Firm: MOMENT, Tokyo, Japan
Spas/Fitness/Wellness Centers
Best of Category:
Project: Donato Salon + Spa, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Firm: II BY IV Design Associates Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Honorable Mention:
Project: Trent Community Sport & Recreation Centre, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Firm: Perkins+Will, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The 2011 judging panel included Mari Balestrazzi, senior vice president of design at Morgans Hotel Group; Julio Braga, design director/principal at IA Interior Architects; Patrick McEneany, creative director of BMW Group DesignworksUSA; and Joey Shimoda, IIDA, CEO of Shimoda Design Group.
The 2011 Best of Competition winner, selected from the Best of Category winners, will be announced and receive a one-of-a-kind Swarovski Award at a special reception at which all winning design projects will be celebrated on Saturday, January 21 at Maison & Objet in Paris, France.
For more information about the Global Excellence Awards or next year's competition, contact Jenny Palmer at jpalmer@iida.org or (312) 379-5177.