Australian Interior Design Awards 2023 shortlist
Celebrating its 20th year in 2023, the Australian Interior Design Awards shortlisted a record-breaking 215 projects acknowledging works across residential, commercial and public sectors. The esteemed program recognises and celebrates excellence in interior design, conferring national and international significance.
Decus for Ultramarine shortlisted for Residential Design, Photography by Anson Smart
Delivered by the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) and Architecture Media’s Artichoke magazine, this year’s program includes an impressive array of projects from Australia’s most talented design minds. Following the challenges of recent years, the Australian design and architecture industry has evolved and responded to its changing landscape to deliver innovative, beautiful and inspired projects across all sectors, reshaping the parameters of design and creativity for the 2023 Australian Interior Design Awards program.
Residential Design
Alexandra Kidd Interior Design for Woollahra House, New South Wales
Amelda Wilde Interior Design for Foamy, Victoria
Arent and Pyke for Salsa Verde, New South Wales
Breathe for Nightingale Skye House, Victoria
Carole Whiting Studio for Old Oaks, New South Wales
Carter Williamson for Rosso Verde, New South Wales
CG Design Studio for Paddington Residence, Queensland
Decus for Monsieur G, New South Wales
Decus for Ultramarine, New South Wales
Downie North for House for Bees, New South Wales
Edition Office for Mary Street House, Victoria
Edition Office for Mossy Point House, New South Wales
Edwina Glenn for Hotel House, New South Wales
Finnis Architecture and Interior Design for Ten Asling, Victoria
Fiona Lynch Office for Melbourne Penthouse, Victoria
Hare and Klein for Taylors Bay Residence, New South Wales
Inarc for Gathering House, Victoria
J.AR Office for Oxlade, Queensland
Kate Nixon for Sugarloaf, New South Wales
Kennedy Nolan for Nightingale Leftfield, Victoria
Kennedy Nolan for Somers House, Victoria
Lintel Studio for Architecture for House Bean, New South Wales
Lintel Studio for Architecture for Studio Elroy, New South Wales
Lot 1 Design for Pokolbin House, New South Wales
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects for Nine-Square Bondi, New South Wales
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects for Paperbark Bondi, New South Wales
Melbourne Design Studios (MDS) for The Hütt 01 Passivhaus, Victoria
Michiru Higginbotham for Hargrave Cottage, New South Wales
Neeson Murcutt Neille for Armadale House, Victoria
Neil Architecture for Weeroona, Victoria
Neil Cownie Architect for 123 House, Western Australia
Nuud Studio for Monty Sibbel, Victoria
Office Mi—Ji for AB House, Victoria
Pandolfini Architects and Lisa Buxton Interiors for Glen Iris House, Victoria
Placement Studio for Parkville House, Victoria
Rama Architects for M House, New South Wales
Richards Stanisich for Armidale House, New South Wales
Richards Stanisich for Wunulla Road, New South Wales
Sabi for Sabi, Tasmania
Sam Crawford Architects for Darlinghurst Terrace, New South Wales
SJB for 19 Waterloo Street, New South Wales
SJS Interior Design for North Bondi Residence, New South Wales
Splinter Society Architecture for Hawthorn Gable House, Victoria
Stafford Architecture for Black Vespa Home, New South Wales
Studio Arkive for Crown St Terrace, New South Wales
Studio Doherty for Gloss House, Victoria
Studio Edwards for Microloft Apartment, Victoria
Studio Prineas for Doria, New South Wales
Studio Prineas for Fisherman's House, New South Wales
Susi Leeton Architects for River House, Victoria
The Stella Collective for Martha Beach House, Victoria
The Unlisted Collective for Mosman House I, New South Wales
Tom Mark Henry for Bronte Beach House, New South Wales
Tribe Studio Architects for Bronte House, New South Wales
Wellard Architects for Northside House, Victoria
Wellard Architects for Somers Beach House, Victoria
Williams Burton Leopardi for Mount Mac, South Australia
Winter Architecture for Bermagui Beach House, New South Wales
Wowowa Architecture for Hermon, Victoria
YSG Studio for Home and Away, New South Wales
Alexandra Kidd Interior Design for Woollahra House shortlisted for Residential Decoration, Photography by Prue Ruscoe
Residential Decoration
Alexandra Kidd Interior Design for Woollahra House, New South Wales
Arent and Pyke for Salsa Verde, New South Wales
Arent and Pyke for 1885 House, New South Wales
CG Design Studio for Highgate Hill Residence, Queensland
Chelsea Hing for Art House, Victoria
Decus for Monsieur G, New South Wales
Esoteriko for Take Two, New South Wales
Fiona Lynch Office for Melbourne Penthouse, Victoria
Furnishd Studio for Albert Park Residence, Victoria
Hugh-Jones Mackintosh for Bay Blue, USA
Hugh-Jones Mackintosh for Playa House, New South Wales
JC HQ for Piccolo Palazzo, Victoria
Kate Nixon for Sugarloaf, New South Wales
Madeleine Blanchfield Architects for Nine-Square Bondi, New South Wales
Sabi for Sabi, Tasmania
Shareen Joel Design for K Residence, Victoria
Simone Haag for Fenwick House, Victoria
Simone Haag for The Whiskey Room, Victoria
Simone Haag for Weeroona, Victoria
Studio Gorman for Harbour House, New South Wales
Swee Design for Forest Glade Residence, Victoria
YSG Studio for Home and Away, New South Wales
YSG Studio for La Palma, New South Wales
InterContinental Hotel Sydney shortlisted in Hospitality Design, Photography by Trevor Mein
Hospitality Design
Alkot Studio for Pilloni, Queensland
Amelda Wilde Interior Design for Foamy, Victoria
Architects EAT for Yūgen, Victoria
Atoma Design for Gildas, New South Wales
Bergman and Co for Dame, Victoria
Bergman and Co for Sakura, Victoria
Biasol Studio for Akmē, Victoria
Biasol Studio for Insight Body and Mind, Victoria
Breathe for Four Pillars Gin Distillery 2.0, Victoria
Chris Connell Design for Stringers Sorrento, Victoria
Cox Architecture for Bondi Pavilion Glory Days, New South Wales
Cox Architecture for The Charles Grand Brasserie and Bar, New South Wales
Craig Tan Architects for Canteen, Australian Capital Territory
Dion Hall for BKK, Victoria
Dion Hall for Her Bar, Victoria
Dion Hall for Music Room, Victoria
Ewert Leaf for Figlia, Victoria
Ewert Leaf for Moonhouse, Victoria
Fiona Lynch Office for Kiln, Ace Hotel Sydney, New South Wales
Flack Studio for Ace Hotel Sydney, New South Wales
Genesin Studio for Dolly, South Australia
Genesin Studio for HNLY, South Australia
Genesin Studio for Super Egg, South Australia
Hayball for Alba Thermal Springs and Spa, Victoria
Hecker Guthrie and Architectus for Hyatt Centric, Victoria
Hogg and Lamb for Butler Wine Bar, Queensland
Lahaus for Upland Farm, Western Australia
Luchetti Krelle for Mount Pleasant Wines, New South Wales
Luchetti Krelle for Rafi, New South Wales
Luchetti Krelle for Redbird, New South Wales
Luchetti Krelle for Woolly Bay Hotel, New South Wales
Lucy Clemenger Architects for Delatite Cellar Door, Victoria
Made For for Club AMPM Pilates, Victoria
Melissa Collison Design for Grand Majestic Sichuan, Hong Kong
Nickolas Gurtler Office for Youth Lab 3.0, Western Australia
Prevalent for Âpé Yakitori Bar, New South Wales
Prevalent for Modus Operandi Brewery, New South Wales
Rezen Studio for La Lune, Western Australia
Sabi for Sabi, Tasmania
Schin Architects with Atelier W for Lu Style (Beijing CBD), China
Studio Co and Co for Rocco's Bologna Discoteca, Victoria
Studio Esteta for Convoy, Victoria
Studio Plenty for Light Years, Byron Bay, New South Wales
Tamsin Johnson for Her Rooftop, Victoria
Verhaal for Somewhere, Saudi Arabia
Woods Bagot for InterContinental Hotel Sydney, New South Wales
Design by Golden for Mobillia Melbourne shortlisted for Retail Design, Photography by Timothy Kaye
Retail Design
Akin Atelier for Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Modern Building, Gallery Shop, New South Wales
Akin Atelier for Sarah and Sebastian, Victoria
Alexander Lotersztain Studio for Brisbane Powerhouse, Queensland
Architects EAT for Kōri Ice Cream, Victoria
Brahman Perera for Henne, Victoria
Cassandra Walker Design for Zenn Design, Victoria
Clare Cousins Architects for Aesop Collins Street, Victoria
Clare Cousins Architects for Maap Lab, Victoria
Curious By Design for GLDNN, Victoria
Design By Golden for Mobillia Melbourne, Victoria
Ewert Leaf for Lune Croissanterie Armadale, Victoria
Foolscap Studio for Melanie Katsalidis, Victoria
Genesin Studio for Super Egg, South Australia
J.AR Office for The Disco, Queensland
James McNab for Nature Baby Newmarket, New Zealand
K. Holland Architectural Interiors for LeTao, Victoria
Kitayama K Architects for Kudo, Victoria
Léo Terrando for Kyha Studios Melbourne, Victoria
Modl Office for Lovabowl, Victoria
Nickolas Gurtler Office for Brent Wilson, New South Wales
Pattern Studio for Deiji Flagship, Byron Bay, New South Wales
Pattern Studio for Nagnata Flagship, New South Wales
Platform by Design Office for Aquila, Highpoint, Victoria
Platform by Design Office for Mud Australia, Byron Bay, New South Wales
Studio Doherty for Mimco Flagship, Victoria
Travis Walton Architecture for Pure Interiors, Victoria
Trower Falvo Architects with Alessio Fini for Postal Hall, Western Australia
Vie Studio for Choulee Teahouse, Victoria
Hassell for Westlab Experience Centre, Victoria
Fiona Lynch Office for Work Shop x Future Archive shortlisted for Installation Design, Photography by Tess Kelly
Installation Design
Aileen Sage Architects with AX Interactive and the Powerhouse Museum for Clay Dynasty, New
South Wales
Design Office for Otter Display Gallery, Victoria
Fiona Lynch Office for Work Shop x Future Archive, Victoria
Gloss Creative for NGV Gala 2022, Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria for Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse, Victoria
Sertori Lau for Circular Temporalities, Victoria
Studio Edwards for Today Pavilion for Purpose Conference, New South Wales
Trower Falvo Architects with Alessio Fini for Postal Hall, Western Australia
Youssofzay and Hart for Ömie Barkcloth: Pathways of Nioge, New South Wales
Youssofzay and Hart for Vivienne Binns: On and Through the Surface, New South Wales
Harrison Interiors for St. Mary’s Health Services shortlisted for the Public Design, Photography by Tom Ross
Public Design
Design Inc Melbourne for Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership East Melbourne, Victoria
Fieldwork and Brand Architects for Centre for Higher Education Studies, Victoria
Harrison Interiors for St Mary's Health Services, Victoria
Kosloff Architecture for Warrnambool Library and Learning Centre, Victoria
Mcbride Charles Ryan in association with Kerstin Thompson Architects for Clyde and Greenvale
Secondary Colleges, Victoria
SANAA (Design Architect) and Architectus (Executive Architect) for Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Modern Building, New South Wales
Sibling Architecture for Darebin Intercultural Centre, Victoria
Smart Design Studio for Science Gallery Melbourne, Victoria
Spowers for Sovereign Hill Museum Association (Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collection and
Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades), Victoria
WMK Architecture for Miele HQ shortlisted for Workplace Design, Photography by Nicole England
Workplace Design
ARM Architecture for The Workplace Kane Built, Victoria
Axiom Workplaces for Wingate, Victoria
Bates Smart for Corrs Chambers Westgarth, New South Wales
Bates Smart for Private Finance, New South Wales
BVN for 181 William Lobby, New South Wales
BVN for Darlinghurst Workplace, New South Wales
Carr for Minter Ellison, South Australia
Cottee Parker Architects and Comuniti for Sunshine Coast City Hall, Queensland
Cox Architecture for 70 George Street, Cox Sydney Studio, New South Wales
Cox Architecture for IAG Workplace Brisbane, Queensland
Craig Tan Architects for South Wharf Tower Business Lounge, Victoria
Davenport Campbell for CBA Adelaide, South Australia
Design Office for The Commons George Street, New South Wales
Design Office for The Commons Surry Hills, New South Wales
Design Office for The Grosvenor Business Lounge, New South Wales
Elenberg Fraser for Slattery Melbourne, Victoria
Hassell for NAB Place, Melbourne
Hassell for Suncorp HQ, Queensland
Hiro Design for Onyx, Victoria
Hot Black for Canaccord Genuity, Victoria
Jackson Clements Burrows for JCB Studio, Victoria
Made For for L1 Capital, Victoria
Milieu Creative for MinRes HQ, Western Australia
Paper for A Philanthropic Organisation, Western Australia
Rezen Studio for Newmont, Western Australia
Richards Stanisich for 255 George Street, New South Wales
Sibling Architecture for Nux Studio, Victoria
SJB for Yirranma Place, New South Wales
Smart Design Studio for Bridge 17, New South Wales
Sora Interior Architecture and Design for Craftworks, Victoria
Studio 103 for Cornwalls Law, Victoria
Studio Prineas for Sheeth Headquarters, New South Wales
Studio Tate for Mecca Support Centre, Victoria
Studio Tate for Riverlee Workplace, Victoria
The Stella Collective for MA Financial Group, New South Wales
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer for Campbell House, New South Wales
WMK Architecture for Miele HQ, Victoria
Woods Bagot for 6PSQ NSW Government Fitout, New South Wales
The full list of awarded and commended projects will be presented at the Gala Presentation Dinner, which will be held at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne on Friday 2 June 2023.