It’s almost time! This Thursday 17 August the shortlist for IDEA 2023 will be revealed from 7pm.

Thank you to everyone who entered IDEA 2023.

Our six jury members will meet in Melbourne to discuss the shortlisted projects and select a winner for each category.

They will also select the winners of the special awards – Emerging Designer of the Year, Designer of the Year and Overall Winner.

For a quick reminder, the full list of IDEA categories are as follows:

• Colour
• Event
• Hospitality
• Institutional
• International
• Object – Furniture and Lighting – Professional
• Object – Furniture and Lighting – Rising
• Public Space
• Residential – Interior Curation
• Residential Multi
• Residential Single
• Retail
• Workplace Over 1000sqm
• Workplace Under 1000sqm

In the next stage of the 2023 IDEA awards, our judges – Sue Fenton, Byron George, Elvin Tan, Jade Nottage, Megan Norgate, and Danielle Brustman– will come together to select the winners for each category, as well as this year’s Gold Medallist. 

Where can you watch all the action?

Over the next few weeks, we will reveal who made the shortlist for each category on ADR.

Stay up to date on all the announcements through our social media channels:

Instagram: @australiandesignreview

LinkedIn: @Australian Design Review

Facebook: @Australian Design Review

IDEA gala

Winners will be announced at our annual gala party in Sydney in November. Stay tuned for updates on ADR!

We look forward to raising a glass to the very best in Australian architecture and design with all of you later this year.

Find out more about 2023 IDEA sponsor Four Pillars Gin who will take centre stage at IDEA 2023.