Impressive Victorian properties win big at the Australian Interior Design Awards

Ever wanted to peek inside of some of our best looking homes? Several stylish Victorian houses, offices and public spaces won big at the Australian Interior Design Awards last night — here’s what took home a prize.

Talented interior designers who made the inside of our homes and workplaces swoonworthy have won big at the Australian Interior Design Awards.

Five Victorian design firms were among the winners, announced at a gala dinner in Melbourne last night.

Carr won the hospitality design award for the United Places Botanic Gardens project in South Yarra, that houses both residential properties and Melbourne chef Scott Pickett’s Matilda 159.

Pierce Widera, behind the look of Northcote cafe Bicycle Thieves, took the prize for emerging interior design practice.

The top award for the night, the Premier Award for Australian Interior Design, was won by New South Wales’ USFIN Atlelier by George Livissianis for his creative take a genderless hair salon.

About 550 of Australia’s most esteemed interior design and architecture practitioners and professionals attended.

This is USFIN Atlelier, a genderless hair salon. Picture: Supplied

PREMIER AWARD FOR AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR DESIGN

George Livissianis for USFIN, NSW

Pierce Widera is responsible for creating the look of Northcote cafe Bicycle Thieves.

EMERGING INTERIOR DESIGN PRACTICE AWARD

Pierce Widera, VIC

Commendation

Adele McNab Architect, NSW

Studio Esteta, VIC

United Places Botanic Gardens in South Yarra took home the hospitality design award.

HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARD

Carr for United Places Botanic Gardens South Yarra, VIC

Commendation

Amber Road for Edition Roasters, NSW

Jackson Clements Burrows Architects for Sable Drop, VIC

Pierce Widera for Shinbashi, VIC

There was a joint winner for the residential design award, with Kennedy Nolan for Oak House a part winner.

RITZ & GHOUGASSIAN also won for the Edsall Street project.

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN AWARD

Kennedy Nolan for Oak House, VIC (Joint Winner) and RITZ & GHOUGASSIAN for Edsall Street, VIC (Joint Winner)

Commendation

Hogg & Lamb for B&B Residence, QLD

Renato D’Ettorre Architects for Italianate House, NSW

Retallack Thompson for Challis Avenue Apartment, NSW

Robert Simeoni Architects for Powell Street House, VIC

Residential Decoration award winner Aren't & Pyke for Under the Tree.

RESIDENTIAL DECORATION AWARD

Aren't & Pyke for Under the Tree, NSW

Commendation

Alwill Interiors for Tribute House, NSW

Chelsea Hing for Yarra Valley House, VIC

GOLDEN for Wattle House, VIC

BVN won the workplace design award for its own Sydney studio.

WORKPLACE DESIGN AWARD

BVN for BVN Sydney Studio, NSW

Commendation

Branch Studio Architects, Piazza Dell’Ufficio, VIC

Cox Architecture for Cox Architecture Brisbane Studio, QLD

HASSELL for Origin Workplace Brisbane, QLD

HASSELL partnered with Arup for Arup Melbourne, VIC

INTERIOR DESIGN IMPACT AWARD

BVN for Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, NSW

Hassell partnered with Arup for the Arup Melbourne project.

SUSTAINABILITY ADVANCEMENT AWARD

HASSELL partnered with Arup for Arup Melbourne, VIC

The genderless hair salon also won the retail design award George Livissianis for USFIN.

RETAIL DESIGN AWARD

George Livissianis for USFIN, NSW

Commendation

Carr for Gaggenau Melbourne, VIC

HASSELL for StylecraftHOME Melbourne, VIC

Herbert & Mason for Paramount Recreation Club, NSW

Mim Design for e & s Showroom, VIC

SJB for The UNSW Bookshop, NSW

This is a spectacle. Cox Architecture for Queensland’s Waltzing Matilda Centre.

PUBLIC DESIGN AWARD

Cox Architecture for Waltzing Matilda Centre, QLD

Commendation

Bates Smart for 161 Collins Street, VIC

JCY Architects and Urban Designers, Cox Architecture and Billard Leece Partnership with HKS Inc.

for Perth Children’s Hospital, WA

Spowers for RMIT University School of Fashion and Textiles City Campus, VIC

Escher X Nendo: Between Two Worlds exhibit at the NGV won the installation design award.

INSTALLATION DESIGN AWARD

National Gallery of Victoria and nendo for Escher X nendo: Between Two Worlds, VIC

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Commendation

Anna Tregloan for ACMI for Wonderland, VIC

Liminal Spaces for Dust, QLD.

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