The 2008 Interior Design Awards were announced at the Sydney Hilton on Friday night. indesignlive.com was there to witness the presentations and is pleased to be the first to report on the winners.

Congratulations to the following:

• The big winners on the night, BVN Architecture, took home the Premier Award for Interior Design, Excellence and Architecture for the Santos Centre project, Adelaide.
• Winner of best Retail Interior Design, Herbert + Mason and Ksubi, for the Ksubi store, Armadale.
• Winner of best Hospitality Interior Design, Architects EAT, for the Maedaya Bar, Richmond.
• Winner of best Public/ Institutional Interior Design, John Wardle Architects and Wilson Architects, for the Queensland Brain Centre, St Lucia.
• Winner of best Residential Interior Design, HASSELL, for Ross Street Residence, Victoria.
• Winner of best Residential Interior Decoration, Hare + Klein, for the Beach House, Northern Beaches NSW.
• Winner of best Colour in Commercial Interior Design, RLD, for Club Lumiere, Sydney.
• Winner of best Colour in Residential Interior Design, Matt Gibson A + D, for Albert Park Residence, Victoria.
• Winner of best Environmentally Sustainable Design, Spowers, for Williamstown High School, Victoria.
• Winner of best Emerging Interior Design Practice, Artillery Interior Architecture, Melbourne.
• Winner of best Interior Product Design, Image Products, for the Office Pod.
• Winner of best Interior Textile Design, Loop, for Foundation.

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