Your INDE.Awards Official Shortlist for 2018 is about to be announced. We cast our eyes back to the successful entries of 2017. What new directions will 2018 bring?
April 27th, 2018
When we launched the INDE.Awards, we at Indesign Media Asia Pacific had a powerful big picture in mind. Our aim was to recognise the Asia Pacific region’s most progressive design and architecture on a global stage, and in so doing, to create a unifying lens for all of us across what is an extremely diverse part of the world.
The INDE.Awards are about assessing Asia Pacific’s designers and designs on the region’s own terms, not the terms of the world’s other design centres. We believe we have set a new benchmark for design accolades across APAC.
“It’s showing we’re coming of age as a region,” said INDE.Awards 2017 jury member Sue Carr, the Founder of Carr Design Group, of the 2017 awards program. “We’re starting to demonstrate what we do and how we do it. We’re forging our own way.”
In 2017 the INDE.Awards received over 400 entries from 14 countries all around the region, with the most entries coming from Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia and Japan. Despite the diversity of entrants’ locations, the jury had no major differences of opinion – a strong indicator of the cross-border consensus going on across APAC nations and beyond.
Who was successful in 2017? Here’s a quick recap:
Brought to you in 2017 by Cult
Indigo Slam – Smart Design Studio
Moving House – ArchitectsEAT
NBCS Learning Environment – WMK
Ply House – Upstairs_
Skye by Crown Group – Koichi Takada Architects
South East Water – BVN
USYD Business School – Woods Bagot
Waterloo Street – DKO
“Exceptionally grand and rich in detail” – Jury
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Brought to you in 2017 by Denovo Recruitment
ArchitectsEAT
Austin Maynard Architects
Breathe Architecture
Foolscap Studio
Joyce Wang Studio
Kennedy Nolan
Linehouse
Spatial Practice
“An acerbic intellect combined with a great big heart” – Jury
Brought to you in 2017 by Interface
88 Angel Street – Steele Associates
Hotel Mono – Spacedge Designs
Living Shelter – WY-TO
Noma Australia – Foolscap Studio
Seat Bubbler, Spring Hill Primary – Steendijk for EMBASSYliving
Siren Design Group – Siren Design Group
SJB Melbourne Studio – SJB
St Stephens Junior School – CODA Studio (now Cox Architecture)
“Creatively intelligent” – Jury
Brought to you in 2017 by Shaw Contract
BCG Digital Ventures – Carr Design
Honestbee Office – Wynk Collaborative
NIO Brand Creative Studio – Linehouse
PetSure Sydney – The Bold Collective
Slack Melbourne Office – Breathe Architecture
The Work Project – Bean Buro
WeWork, Shanghai Flagship – Linehouse
Woods Bagot Melbourne – Woods Bagot
“A natural place for human interaction” – Jury
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Brought to you in 2017 by Gaggenau
Cornwall Gardens – CHANG Architects
Disappearing Corridor – Bean Buro
Fitzroy Loft – ArchitectsEAT
Forest House – Fearon Hay Architects
House 24 – Park + Associates
Moving House – ArchitectsEAT
Peninsula Residence – SJB
The Courtyard House – Kister Architects
“A wonderful blend of nature and architecture” – Jury
Brought to you in 2017 by Living Edge
Cinemaxx Junior – DP Design
Humming Puppy – Karen Abernethy Studio
M&G Café and Bar at The Star – Luchetti Krelle
Mezzi Master Bookshop & Exhibit – One Plus Partnership
PLAYbox at Esplanade Theatres – Lekker Architects
Sensory Lab – Foolscap Studio
The University of Sydney – Carr Design
Woollahra Library – BVN
“Human responsive design at its best” – Jury
Brought to you in 2017 by Neolith
Gelava Chairs – Ross Didier
Greenway – Alex Fitzpatrick
Grill’d Signature Collection – Dowel Jones
HUP HUP Chair – Tom Skeehan
Marlu – Blackandwhite Creative
Ora Desk Lamp – Ross Gardam
Polar Desk Lamp – Ross Gardam
Pylight – Rakumba Lighting
“A beautifully resolved and thoughtful piece” – Jury
Brought to you in 2017 by Cosentino
Daniel To & Emma Aiston – Daniel Emma
David Flack – Flack Studio
Frank Leung – Via
Karen Abernethy – Karen Abernethy Studio
Lorene Faure & Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui – Bean Buro
Nelson Chow – NC Design & Architecture
Pan Yicheng – Produce
Vince Alafaci & Caroline Choker – Acme & Co
“Formidable talents to be watched” – Jury
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Brought to you in 2017 by Wilkhahn
Kerry Hill – Kerry Hill Architects
Wong Mun Summ & Richard Hassell – WOHA
Nik Karalis – Woods Bagot
Paul Hecker & Hamish Guthrie – Hecker Guthrie
Sonny Chan – Chan Sau Yan Associates
William Smart – Smart Design Studio
“A genuine, deserving icon” – Jury
Brought to you in 2017 by Schiavello
“Intensely relevant for the future of the workplace” – Jury
“Sophistication, maturity, and intuitive sensitivity” – Jury
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Brought to you in 2017 by Zenith
“Exceptionally grand and rich in detail” – Jury
The region’s best in our four new award categories, for starters: The Multi-Residential Building, The Shopping Space, The Learning Space, and The Wellness Space. What directions is A&D taking in APAC? Find out shortly with the announcement of the 2018 INDE.Awards Shortlist!
Don’t miss your chance to find out first hand who wins in 2018. Tickets to the INDE.Awards 2018 Gala are on sale now.
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