Who Won At The Inaugural INDE.Awards?

On Friday 30th June, we announced winners of the very first INDE.Awards program. Couldn’t make it? Don’t stress! Here are your offIcial 2017 winners…

WINNER | The Building, Best of the Best: Indigo Slam, Smart Design Studio
WINNER | The Design Studio: Austin Maynard Architects
WINNER | The Influencer: Central Seat & Drinking Fountain, Steendijk for Embassy Living
WINNER | The Work Space: Slack Melbourne Office, Breathe Architecture
WINNER | The Living Space: Cornwall Gardens, CHANG Architects
WINNER | The Social Space: Humming Puppy, Karen Abernethy Architects
WINNER | The Object: HUP HUP Chair, SKEEHAN Studio
WINNER | The Prodigy: Vince Alafaci & Caroline Choker, Acme&Co
WINNER | The Luminary: William Smart, Smart Design Studio
WINNER | Launch Pad Australia: PLICO Whiteboard Table, Dora Ferenczi
WINNER | Launch Pad Asia: Never Mind Tableware Series, Jonathan Saphiro Salim

BY Indesignlive

July 2nd, 2017

Tags: 2017, ACME&Co, asia pac, Austin-Maynard-Architects, Breathe Architecture, Cake Wines, CDK Stone, CDL-stone, CHANG-Architects, CoLab-Design, cosentino, CULT, design awards, Dinosaur Designs, Dora-Ferenczi, Embassy-Living, Gaggenau, harry the hirer, HUP-HUP-Chair, INDE. Awards, Indesign, Indigo-Slam, interface, Jonathan-Saphiro-Salim, Karen-Abernethy-Architects, Laurent-Perrier, Living Edge, Neolith, Sample Brew, Schiavello, shaw contract, Skeehan, SKEEHAN-Studio, Smart Design Studio, sunbrella, the old clare, tongue n groove, Wilkhahn, winners, Zenith Interiors

After three intensive years in development, the first ever INDE.Awards Gala took place on Friday June 30 at the Carriageworks theatre in Sydney. And it. was. MAJOR!

The night was a tremendous success, rewarding and celebrating the industry’s most exceptional design talent from the Asia Pacific region, featuring appearances from the international and local design community.

The impressive shortlist was a tough one to narrow down, but our esteemed jury were more than up to the task, and have hand-selected this year’s winners…

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Winner | The Building, brought to you by Cult

Indigo Slam, Smart Design Studio

Click here for the 2017 The Building Shortlist.

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Winner | The Design Studio, brought to you by Denovo Recruitment

Austin Maynard Architects

Click here for the 2017 The Design Studio Shortlist.

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Winner | The Influencer, brought to you by Interface

Central Seat & Drinking Fountain, Steendijk for Embassy Living

Click here for the 2017 The Influencer Shortlist.

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Winner | The Work Space, brought to you by Shaw Contract

Slack Melbourne Office, Breathe Architecture

Click here for the 2017 The Work Space Shortlist

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Winner | The Living Space, brought to you by Gaggenau

Cornwall Gardens, CHANG Architects

Click here for the 2017 The Living Space Shortlist

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Winner | The Social Space, brought to you by Living Edge

Humming Puppy, Karen Abernethy Architects

Click here for the 2017 The Social Space Shortlist

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Winner | The Object, brought to you by Neolith

HUP HUP Chair, SKEEHAN Studio

Click here for the 2017 The Object Shortlist

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Winner | The Prodigy, brought to you by Cosentino

Vince Alafaci & Caroline Choker, Acme&Co

Click here for the 2017 The Prodigy Shortlist

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Winner | The Luminary, brought to you by Wilkhahn

William Smart, Smart Design Studio

Click here for the 2017 The Luminary Shortlist

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Winner | Launch Pad Australia, brought to you by Schiavello

PLICO, Dora Ferenczi

Click here for the 2017 Launch Pad Australia Shortlist

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Winner | Launch Pad Asia,brought to you by Schiavello

Never Mind Tableware Series, Jonathan Saphiro Salim

Click here for the 2017 Launch Pad Asia Shortlist

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Winner | Best of the Best, brought to you by Zenith

Indigo Slam, Smart Design Studio

Click here for the entire 2017 Shortlist.

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Each of our winners are now the lucky owners of a bespoke designed, custom-made trophy from our official Trophy Partners, Dinosaur Designs.

On behalf of our official Partners and Supporters, we would like to congratulate the winners and shortlisted candidates of the INDE.Awards 2017.

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Platinum Sponsor | Zenith

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Gold Sponsors | Sunbrella, Tongue n Groove

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Hotel Partner | The Old Clare

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Event Partners | Cake Wines, CoLab Design, Harry The Hirer, Laurent Perrier Champagne, and Sample Brew

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