Now in their 14th year, the WIN Awards are intended to celebrate the best interior designers, and their most dazzling work, on an international scale. Get started on your entry today to benefit from the last four weeks of the early bird entry rate, which ends on June 13.
Every project entered in the WIN Awards is assessed by an expert panel of senior industry judges from across the world.
Azlan Nazam (pictured far left) is the founding director of Studio Illumine, a lighting design studio based in Shanghai. With a rich portfolio spanning international brands across Asia, he merges his expertise in architectural lighting and interior design to create human-centric lighting solutions that enhance well-being.
The firm’s recent projects include a gold WIN Award-winning sci-fi design for a high tech sportswear store in Bejing, and a silver WIN Award-winning space-themed cafe in downtown Shanghai, both in the Individual Project Interiors – Lighting category.
“Be clear on your concept,” Azlan advises this year’s entrants. “Elaborate on challenges and the steps taken to address them. Share project inspirations and how they are applied to the design. Don't overlook the details. The small details are as important as the large ones. Keep your message short, concise and clear: less is more!” he adds.
Miroslava Petrova, (pictured above, far right) has a background in interior and furniture design and is now a professor in the discipline at the University of Monterrey. With a Masters and PhD degree in Interior and Furniture Design, she has more than 20 years of experience as a university lecturer.
She urges this year’s WIN Award entrants to “show your passion for design”.
She adds: “The awards celebrate commitment to excellence in interior design. Winning the World Interiors News Awards is a recognition of the hard work, talent and dedication which stand behind good design.”
Jenn Chen, (pictured above, centre) partner at Seattle-based LMN Architects, has a background in interior design with over a decade of experience in experiential and sustainable human-centered design, across a varied portfolio including workplace, education, and civic projects.
Her recent projects include the Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business at Clemson University, Hines Seattle Headquarters, and a 700,000-square-foot technology company campus, one of the firm's largest workplace projects to date.