Social gallery: 2017 Interior Awards
Hannah Thompson, Katie Robinson, Ashley Morris, Vanessa Gonzalez, Darcy Utting, Holly Campbell, Kate Henderson, Lauren Hickling (front), David Hoad, Blair Johnston, Scott Compton, Thalea Carruthers and Asha Page (Warren and Mahoney Architects). Image: Matt Hunt
Liz Tjahjana and Sarosh Mulla (PAC studio) celebrate their Installation category finalist award. Image: Matt Hunt
Amelia Melbourne-Hayward (ArchitectureNow editor), Ermanno Cattaneo (Suzanne Turley Landscapes), Thomas Cannings (AGM Publishing) and Pearl Vea (McCollams Print). Image: Matt Hunt
Jack McKinney (McKinney + Windeatt Architects) accepting the Supreme Award for Amano. Image: Matt Hunt
Erika Rodriguez, Millie Clarke, Gerald de Bie, Talia Indyk, Katie Bell, Lily Gilbert and (front) Aaron Hill (Interior Awards sponsor ECC). Image: Matt Hunt
Meg Rowntree chats with John Gilbert of Kada. Image: Matt Hunt
Milly Scott and Luke Scott (Scott Associates): winners of the Craftsmanship Award for Commensality. Image: Matt Hunt
Guests enjoying the night. Image: Matt Hunt
Kathy Waghorn and Dr Charles Walker (Future Islands): winners of the Installation Award for the New Zealand pavilion at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. Image: Matt Hunt
Federico Monsalve (editor of Interior magazine and Interior Awards convenor), Sophie Curabet (AGM Publishing) with Supreme Award and Hospitality winner Jack McKinney (McKinney + Windeatt Architects). Image: Matt Hunt
John Eastwood, Abby Holyoake, Karl Hitchens, Bryn Howitt, Armand Bezuidenhout, Eryn Walker, Sam Bracey and Amy McTavish (Interior Awards sponsor dormakaba). Image: Matt Hunt
The emcee of the evening, Jeremy Corbett. Image: Matt Hunt
Amy Land (Chow:Hill) with the 2017 Emerging Design Professional winner David Hoad (Warren and Mahoney Architects). Image: Matt Hunt
Federico Monsalve (editor of Interior magazine and Interior Awards convenor) with Dave Strachan (Strachan Group Architects): winner of Workplace up to 1,000sqm Award. Image: Matt Hunt
Tracy Lunjevich, Jack McKinney and Bryan Windeatt (McKinney + Windeatt) – winners of both the Supreme Award and Hospitality Award for Amano. Image: Matt Hunt
Rebecca Marsh (Peddle Thorp), Emerging Design Professional finalist Tessa Pawson (Jasmax) and Georgia Brown (Peddle Thorp). Image: Matt Hunt
Craig McAuliffe and Preston Stevens (McAuliffe Stevens Registered Architects) with their finalist trophy for Gallaway Cook Allan in Dunedin. Image: Matt Hunt
Colourful, creative visuals by Mulk. Image: Matt Hunt
2017 Student Award winner: Elliott Morgan (University of Auckland), with his trophy and suitcase of $1,000 cash. Image: Matt Hunt
Daniel Lovelace, Topaz Johnson, Vaughan Small, Buster Caldwell, Rachael Lovelace, Susie Easterbrook and James Irvine (The Wonder Group). Image: Matt Hunt
Dr Charles Walker (Future Islands), Hamish Monk (Monk Mckenzie), Glenn Bell (Eighthirty) and Dominic Glamuzina (Glamuzina Architects). Image: Matt Hunt
Harry Rowntree (Unispace) with Dr Charles Walker (Future Islands). Image: Matt Hunt
Harry Rowntree, Anna Kane, Rosie Taylor, Hyunsoo Song, Alice Dalton, Meg Rowntree and Anna Parbury (Unispace). Image: Matt Hunt
Federico Monsalve (editor of Interior magazine and Interior Awards convenor) with Severin Soder and Paul Millard (Architectus), winners of the Civic Award for Saint Andrews College Centennial Chapel. Image: Matt Hunt
John Gilbert and Prue Gilbert (Interior Awards sponsor Kada), Sara Morles, Aaron McMillan and Darren Muaiki (WorkScape). Image: Matt Hunt
Parul Sheopuri (AGM Publishing) with Ashleigh Porter and Ben Hurrell (BCI Media). Image: Matt Hunt
Thalea Carruthers, Vanessa Gonzalez, Theresa Ricacho, Katie Robinson, Holly Campbell, Kate Henderson, Ashley Morris and Sarah Carne (Warren and Mahoney Architects). Image: Matt Hunt
Sandy Wallace and Kim Jarman (Interior Awards sponsor Luxaflex). Image: Matt Hunt
Buster Caldwell and Rachael Lovelace (The Wonder Group) with Sam Griffin (Jasmax). Image: Matt Hunt
Audrey de Filippis, Tessa Pawson, Phil Judd, Melanie Kassian, Patricia Lai and Sarah Bryant (Jasmax). Image: Matt Hunt
Darcy Utting, David Hoad, Holly Campbell (Warren and Mahoney Architects). Image: Matt Hunt
Editor of Interior magazine and Interior Awards convenor Federico Monsalve addresses the audience. Image: Matt Hunt
The packed-out crowd enjoying the evening at the Metropolis Museum. Image: Matt Hunt
Sarosh Mulla, Liz Tjahjana (PAC studio), with Dr Charles Walker (Future Islands). Image: Matt Hunt
Jo Monaghan and Nigel Rye (CoreNet). Image: Matt Hunt
Anna Lyubchikova, Alan Bunce, Amy Armstrong and Dave White (Interior Awards sponsor Kada). Image: Matt Hunt
Mulk’s captivating visuals. Image: Matt Hunt
Luke Douglas and Courtney Douglas (Patterson Associates): Retail Award winner for Aesop Newmarket. Image: Matt Hunt
Amelia Melbourne-Hayward (ArchitectureNow editor), Sophie Curabet, Doni Clarke (AGM Publishing team) and Pearl Vea (McCollams Print). Image: Matt Hunt
Steve Aschebrock, Michael Long, Jo Sorensen and Mike Bryan (Interior Awards sponsor Inzide Commercial). Image: Matt Hunt
Chris Rupe (Augustus Bistro), Aaron and Emma Richardson (Richardson): Hospitality category finalists for Augustus Bistro. Image: Matt Hunt
Ryan McKenzie (Resene), Jo Duggan (NZGBC), Vaughan Smidt and Karmen Dumper (Resene). Image: Matt Hunt
Federico Monsalve (editor of Interior magazine and Interior Awards convenor) with Luke Scott (Scott Associates) and Clark Bardsley (Clark Bardsley Design). Image: Matt Hunt
2017 Interior Awards sponsors.
2017 Interior Awards event partners.
Designers, architects and commercial interior professionals were out in celebratory mode at the 2017 Interior Awards night, held at the Metropolis Museum in central Auckland on 29 June.
Over 350 people attended the sociable and highly entertaining evening, which featured award-winning Mt Difficulty wines, Sawmill Brewing beers and delicious Blue Duck vodka and Black Robin gin cocktails. TV personality Jeremy Corbett emceed, accompanied by stunning visual effects by motion graphic artist Mulk.
2017 Interior Awards winners here.