Five industry experts from an eclectic range of backgrounds and design expertise were on the jury panel for the 2015 Interior Awards – Andrew Barrie, Andrew Tu’inukuafe, Cecile Bonnifait, Emily Priest and Federico Monsalve.

Barrie is Professor of Design at The University of Auckland School of Architecture and Planning. His design work has won numerous awards (including installation award winner at the Interior Awards 2014) and been exhibited in New Zealand and internationally. He has authored books on the work of Toyo Ito and Shigeru Ban.

Tu’inukuafe, a director at Creative Spaces, leads the firm’s interiors practice and his recent projects include Auckland Council’s new workplace strategy and Kathmandu’s new HQ.

Bonnifait (Bonnifait+Giesen) is a Wellington-based, French architect and recent winner of the Wirihana Emerging Leadership Award (Architecture + women NZ) for work ranging across architectural and urban design projects.

Priest is a designer for Cheshire Architects working across fields of urban, interior, furniture, wallpaper, lighting and graphic design.

Monsalve is the editor of Interior magazine. He is a writer and journalist, and his work has appeared in a range of local and international media including The New Zealand Herald, Monocle (UK), Urbis, Flying Nun, ARTnews (NY) and Interior; and he is also convenor of the 2015 awards.

The 2015 Interior Awards sponsors is an exciting list of industry leading businesses, some have supported the Awards from their inception four years ago and some are bright newcomers to this highly anticipated event. The 2015 sponsors are:

INZIDE Commercial is a four-time sponsor of the Interior Awards. INZIDE Commercial supplies INTERFACE carpet tile, INSITU acoustic panels and will very soon supply FORBO resilient flooring.

Resene returns as a sponsor of the Interior Awards for a fourth year in 2015. Resene manufactures colours, coatings, wood stains and paints for exterior and interior residential applications, plus commercial, industrial and marine painting applications.

Kada is a sponsor of the Interior Awards for the fourth year in a row. A New Zealand-owned company established in 1987, Kada specialises in ergonomic furniture solutions that enhance the workplace. Kada’s brand offerings include Schiavello, Dauphin, Zuco, Chatboard and Humanscale.

Lundia is another fourth-time sponsor of the Interior Awards programme. Lundia is a New Zealand-owned company that specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of timber storage solutions.

Bestwood, a brand new sponsor of the Interior Awards, Bestwood represents a large range of interior decorative products such as Melamine, Wood Veneer and 3Form.

Luxaflex window fashions is a leading manufacturer and designer of innovative, contemporary, versatile interior window coverings. Luxaflex is offered exclusively in New Zealand by New Zealand Window Shades Ltd. This is Luxaflex’ second year as a sponsor.

James Dunlop Textiles is a fourth generation family company that specialises in high performance textiles for commercial and residential use. An innovative, design-based company, James Dunlop Textiles focuses on sustainable textile excellence. This is James Dunlop Textiles’ second year as a sponsor.

ECC, a brand new sponsor of the Interior Awards, continually searches for innovative designs and inventive solutions from the leading product designers in the world to meet increasingly complex lighting and design requirements. ECC’s specialist lighting and furniture teams, extensive technical range and competitive pricing, combine to offer the best solution for architectural projects.