Last Thursday I attended Azure Magazine’s AZ Awards Gala Presentation at the beautiful Thompson Hotel in downtown Toronto. The AZ Awards for Design Excellence celebrates with designers and architects from around the world the very best in international architecture, interiors and product design.
The event was generously presented by Keilhauer and Audi. Sponsors included GE Monogram, George Brown College School of Design and Grange of Prince Edward County Winery.
The evening began with wonderful food provided by executive chef Robert Mills, award-winning Grange of Prince Edward County Wines and mingling with friends and colleagues.
Then we got down to the business of the evening – handing out the awards.
Hosting the awards presentation was Diana Swain, broadcaster/journalist for CBC Television.
A jury of 6 (contemporaries within the industry) had the tough job of selecting winners for 14 categories from 621 entries, representing 30 countries from around the world.
The AZ award trophy was made from cast glass designed by Jeff Goodman Studio. Loved it!
As winners went up for their awards I could feel excitement and pride in the air akin to the Oscars or the Emmy’s!! Talent is talent regardless of industry. The caliber amongst these winners is outstanding. Congratulations to all.
- FURNITURE DESIGN: Waver Chair by Konstantin Grcic for Vitra, Switzerland
- FURNITURE SYSTEMS DESIGN: New Logica by Gabriele Centazzo for Valcucine, Italy
- LIGHTING DESIGN: 28d by Omer Arbel for Bocci, Canada
- INTERIOR PRODUCTS DESIGN: Open Space, EOOS for Duravit, Germany
- RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE: InBetween House by Koji Tsutsui & Associates, Japan
- ARCHITECTURE: COMMERCIAL <1000sq/m: Sunset Chapel, BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico
- ARCHITECTURE: COMMERCIAL >1000sq/m: Nike Football Training Centre, Soweto, RUF Project, Canada
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: People’s Choice: Sugar Beach by Claude + Associés, Canada
- TEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE: Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts by Thinc Design, USA
- RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS: V4 House by Studio MK27, Brazil
- COMMERCIAL INTERIORS: Alchemist Boutique by Rene Gonzalez, USA
- UNBUILT CONCEPTS: Cottages at Fallingwater by Patkau Architects, Canada
- UNREALIZED CONCEPTS: Multi-Sport Training Facility by Mark Horton Architecture, USA
- A+ STUDENT AWARD: Polytropism: Tower Concept by Newsha Ghaeli & Caileigh MacKellar, Canada
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