Three Australian Designers
to Watch
In
anticipation of the 2013 Australian Interior Design Awards, we look back to
three award-winners from 2012.
The
2012 Awards were held in Sydney on Friday 27 April. The Awards are organised and presented
annually by the Design Institute of Australia. The organization of professional
designers chooses award winners and commendations in thirteen categories
through anonymous and confidential peer review. Submissions are accepted from
retail, hospitality, residential, workplace, public, and installation (art
gallery) designers.
The
following designers won awards for their residential designs. Sleek and
sophisticated across the board, these designs show that Australian designers can certainly hold their own against
the best in the world.
Anthony Gill Architects
This
Sydney-based architecture and design firm shared the 2012 Residential Design
Award with Smart Design Studio, but Anthony Gill Architects distinguished themselves by winning the
2012 Emerging Interior Design Practice Awards. The judges were impressed with
the firm’s ability to demonstrate that good design can be achieved on a modest
budget.
The
Potts Point Apartment won recognition for its “intelligent approach” to
designing smaller urban spaces. A one-bedroom apartment was redesigned to
create a larger living space and functional storage. (Photos by Peter Bennetts)
This
area was separated to provide the child some privacy and present them with a
space of
their own:
The
master bed slides out, allowing one to make the most of limited space during
the day:
Smart
storage makes this kitchen perfectly functional:
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Williams Burton Architecture
+ Interior Design
The
Best of State awards are given to exceptional commercial and residential
designers that distinguish themselves in a particular Australian state or
territory. Williams Burton Architecture
+ Interior Design won the 2012 Best of State: South Australia award for
their renovation of this North Adelaide residence. (Photos by James Grose)
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Atticus & Milo
Atticus & Milo, founded in 1998
by Australian designer Caecilia Potter, earned the 2012 Residential Decoration
award for their work on a Victorian residence in Hawthorn. Atticus & Milo
is committed to green & sustainable practices and the team is passionate
about contemporary Australian art.
The
name Atticus & Milo harkens back to the Golden Ages of Ancient Greece and
Rome, where the two cultures excelled in culture, the arts, and architecture.
The Atticus & Milo philosophy respects these historical roots while
remaining firm-footed in the present day:
“The
fusion of Greek form with Roman function laid the foundation of modern European
design, and today our design team strive to achieve an aesthetic ideal whilst
at the same time satisfying the many practical needs of our clients.”
(Photos
by Derek Swalwell)
Comforting
colors create serenity in the bedroom...
and
work space...
While this
bath makes quite the statement:
Submissions
for the 2013 AID Awards will be accepted from Monday 12 November 2012 until
Friday 1 March 2013. The Awards Announcement Dinner is to be held on Friday 31
May 2013. Australia’s Artichoke magazine will publish results in
June.
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ReplyDeleteWell decorated the bathrooms with animals heads..Hospitality design firms
ReplyDelete..and its look so nice.