BIA 2011 – Meet the Judges

July 15th, 2011

There have been a host of great submissions to the 2011 Reece Bathroom Innovation Award, and an expert judging panel is now tackling the task of choosing the winner.

’Shelf Life’ by David Goss – 2010 Professional winner

Vogue Living Editor-in-Chief David Clark, Interior Design expert Shaynna Blaze and Reece Bathroom Marketing Manager Belinda Geels have returned as judges this year.

They are joined by Andrea Wilson, Senior Interior Architect at Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), who brings with her 15 years of experience in designing and implementing a range of interior fitouts.

Also joining the panel for the first time is Italian architect and designer Romano Adolini, who will be assessing the BIA entries from his design studio in Rome. Adolini’s most recent success was a collaboration with leading bathroomware manufacturer Unoceramica.

’Shelf Life’

The BIA award ceremony will take place at Saturday in Design at 2pm in the Reece bathroom life™ showroom, Surry Hills. Come on down and see the work of this year’s finalists, get the chance to mingle with the judges and discover the winner of this most prestigious design award.

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