IDCS Announces 8th Design Excellence Awards 2021 Winners
The awards programme aims to celebrate the best interior design projects in Asia Pacific and recognise the best and brightest in the interior design industry
The Interior Design Confederation Singapore (IDCS) announced the winners of the 8th Annual Design Excellence Awards (DEA) at the Awards Evening on 3 December 2021, held virtually this year. This latest edition of the prestigious DEA awards saw 153 awards given out across 31 categories, recognising interior design excellence, innovation and talent throughout Singapore, Asia Pacific and the World.
Considered an industry seal of excellence, the DEA 2021 received a total of 202 entries in two tracks: The Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for completed built projects by industry professionals; and the Spatial Design Awards (SPADE) for completed academic projects by design students. The IDEA section received 133 IDEA entries in 22 categories, while the SPADE section received 69 entries in the 9 student
categories.
“In 2021 we have seen tremendous growth in the quantity of submissions. IDCS received entries from China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand, all of which displayed significant elevation in the quality and standards of Interior & Spatial Design,” said Mr Cameron Woo, President of IDCS. “It is our pleasure and honour to congratulate, recognise and celebrate the winners of The Interior Designer of the Year, Project of the Year, The Interior Design Firm of the Year and all the Award Winners, these are some of the highest accolades awarded to the Best of the Best Interior Designers in our industry.”
Interior Designer of the Year – Designers’ Choice – Winner: Cherin Tan
The title of the Interior Designer of the Year 2021 – Designers’ Choice category, one of the most anticipated announcements of the evening, went to Ms Cherin Tan, who was voted by her peers and the Jury Panel with the highest number of votes in the Interior Design industry from a shortlist of six nominees chosen by the IDCS Council. The six nominees include world renowned Designers such as Ms Cherin Tan, Mr Colin Seah, Ms Kelly Hoppen, Mr Lyndon Neri & Ms Rossana Hu, Mr Steve Leung, Mr Terence Ngan and Mr Ed Ng, a shortlist of some of the most talented and respected Designers in Asia Pacific and the world.
Project of the Year – Designers’ Choice – Winner: Citi Wealth Hub by Ministry of Design
The title of the Project of the Year 2021 – Designers’ Choice category, the first time the industry has voted for their favourite interior design project, was won by Ministry of Design (MOD) for their project Citi Wealth Hub in Singapore. MOD was awarded the highest number of votes by their peers and the Jury Panel from a shortlist of seven nominees chosen by the IDCS Council. The seven nominees whose project was shortlisted as one of the best in the region include: 50% Cloud Artists Lounge Mile City by Cheng Chung Design, Citi Wealth Hub by Ministry of Design, The Hari Hotel by Tara Bernerd & Partners, Hotel The Mitsui by Andre Fu Studio, Nan Bei Restaurant by AvroKO, Ulaman Eco Retreat by Inspiral Architecture & Design Studio, Yi Restaurant by Aedas.
Interior Design Firm of the Year – Winner: Laank Pte Ltd
For a second year running, the Interior Design Firm of the Year has been awarded to local Singapore firm Laank Pte Ltd, a regular multi- award winner at the Design Excellence Awards for their diverse, quality and colourful interior design projects across the Asia Pacific region.
Best Student Award: Winner: Sheryka Umaya – Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)
“Without a doubt the diversity, environmental consciousness and range of projects submitted by the student entries was inspiring and impressive, certainly we are seeing progressive improvements year on year with the Student entries. The winner, Sheryka Umaya’s work displays sustainable practices, sensitivity and maturity in her project Common Ground which was why she received the highest overall average score from the Jury Panel,” commented Mr Cameron Woo (DEA 2021 Judge). “The SPADE award winners today will no doubt be the very designers who will go on to shape the design landscape of tomorrow and I will certainly be keeping an eye on their early emerging talent as they progress through their career in Interior Design”, says Cameron Woo.
Best F&B Design | ≤ 2000 sqf
Gold: Set of Six by Hot Design Folks
The Gold winner for the Best F&B Design ≤ 2000 sqf goes to Singapore based ID firm, Hot Design Folks for their project ‘Set of Six’, which was inspired by Joseph’s Conrad’s Set of Six book. They were tasked to create a speakeasy-esque lounge concept with a strong focus on gastronomic experiences, pairing unique crafted cocktails with elevated finger food.
IDEA Colour Award
Gold: Babel Fit Asia – KLCC by Genius Loci Pte Ltd
Genius Loci Pte Ltd from Indonesia took home the Gold, for the IDEA Colour Awards, for their project Babel Fit Asia – KLCC, to create a new vision for the gym experience which was nested in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s KLCC Sutra Mall, where the firm’s brief was to “create a gym like no other”.
For a full list of winners, visit the Design Excellence Awards website here.