2023 Design Awards Judges
It is our foundation to celebrate the optimism of design, and its ability to positively impact our communities and our planet. Now in its 18th year, the Shaw Contract Design Awards program is our chance to look through the Design Optimist lens at spaces that inspire new ways of working, learning, healing, and thriving.
Stay tuned for when winners will be announced in September!
Meet the Judges from the Best of Greater China Panel
These judges will be looking through the Design Optimist lens at spaces that represent the best of design from their region, along with those that consider our four People Together Planet Forever ambitions - Material Health, Circular Economy, Carbon Impact and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Ray Chuang
CCD | Executive VP & Managing Partner
Shenzhen, China
Ray Chuang’s honors include prizes from the 2023 iF Design Awards, 2022 IIDA Global Excellence Awards, 2022 IDEA Awards, 2021 IDA Honorable Mention, 2021 Berlin Design Awards, 2021 IDA Awards, 2020 IPA Awards, 2020 ASIA PACIFIC PROPERTY AWARDS, 2019 Gold Key Awards, 2019 SBID International Design Awards, 2019 Architecture & Design Trophy Award, 2007 Hospitality Design Award, 2006 Hospitality Design Award, 2006 IIDA Competition Award, 2006 Angelo Donghia Foundation Award, 2006 P.A.V.E. Retail Design Competition, and 2005 Johnson & Johnson Design Competition and 2005 Ronald & Anne Lubman Foundation Award.
He has nearly 17 years of experience in hotel interior design, many international well-known hotel projects were designed by him. His professional training and solid project management experience has provided him a comprehensive knowledge of each process, from architectures to interior design. Besides, he has a background in Fine Art. He has artistic design sense and international experience to generate creative design concept and pay great tribute to the project.
Prior to joining CCD, he graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology with BFA degree in Interior Design major in New York,worked with internationally esteemed design firms in New York after graduation, such as Rockwell Group, and Jeffrey Beers International, etc.
Helen Jiang
Virtuarch | Interior Design Director
Shanghai, China
Graduated from Donghua University, Master of Arts. With passion and love for design work, has more than 20 years of working experience in the field of interior design. Virtuarch is an excellent architectural design consulting firm from Switzerland with offices in Europe, China and Southeast Asia. Over the years, Helen and her design team have completed hundreds of outstanding interior design projects, many of which have won national and international awards.
Helen believes that architectural space and indoor environment have a profound impact on users, not only functional excellence, environmental health, but also need to integrate into the use of the philosophy and concept of the builder. Good design should not only focus on the present, but also focus on the future. In addition to industrial and office projects, Helen is also an expert in educational projects, with many years of experience, and has been committed to creating a good learning environment for students, creating a better learning atmosphere, and fueling their growth.
Virtuarch Design, building better future.
Karen Wong
Architecture Farm | Design Director
Shanghai, China
Karen has been the Design Director of Architecture Farm, a multi-disciplinary interior design practice in Shanghai. The firm’s works have been guided the principle of integration of architecture and Interior, and dialogue with culture and history in contemporary design.
To ensure seamless execution and ultimately a project’s success, she believes in building strong teams that maintain effective communication and close collaboration. With over 23 years of experience in workplace design throughout major cities in China and Asia Pacific, Karen firmly believes in sound design principles in search of inspiration and creativity, leading her design team to pay close attention to context, function, aesthetic, as well as quality of materials and execution of details, delivering high level of professionalism.
View all judges from each Best of Region panel around the globe!
These judges will be looking through the Design Optimist lens at spaces that represent the best of design from their region, along with those that consider our four People Together Planet Forever ambitions - Material Health, Circular Economy, Carbon Impact and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
Best of Asia
WATG and Wimberly Interiors
Creative Director
Singapore
Sennex Consultants
Director – Principal
Singapore
MEC Design International
Design Director
Japan
Steven Leach
Studio Director
Malaysia
Orbit Design Studio
Head of Design
Thailand
Best of Australia & New Zealand
Wardle
Associate Principal
Melbourne, Australia
Cox Architecture
Associate Director
Sydney, Australia
M Moser Associates
Director - Head of Australia
Melbourne, Australia
Mostra Design
Design Director
Christchurch, New Zealand
Best Of Canada
iN Studio
Partner
Toronto
HOK
Interior Designer
Toronto
Kasian
Interior Designer
Toronto
B+H Architects
Principal, Interior Design
Toronto
BGIS
Director Programs BGIS Direct Interiors
Toronto
Best of India
SWBI Architects
Associate Director, Design
Delhi, India
BEYOND DESIGN ARCHITECTS & CONSULTANTS
Co Founder & Director Design
Mumbai, India
Concept Consilio
Director Design & Project
Mumbai, India
Colliers
National Director
Interior Design Services
Bangalore, India
Best of Greater China
CCD
Executive VP & Managing Partner
Shenzhen, China
Virtuarch
Interior Design Director
Shanghai, China
Architecture Farm
Design Director
Shanghai, China
Best of Latin America
USOarquitectura
Partner / Director
CDMX, Mexico
LP+A arquitetura
Principal, Creative Director
São Paulo, Brazil
Marriott International
Interior Design Manager CALA Region
Lima, Peru
MUSSA ARQUITECTOS
SOCIA FUNDADORA
Santiago, Chile
Gensler LATAM
Design Director
San Jose, Costa Rica
Best of Middle East & Africa
Swiss Bureau Interior Design Company Dubai
Design Director
Dubai
Gulf Consult Kuwait
Senior Interior Designer
Kuwait
KOC University
Architect
Istanbul
Best of UK & Continental Europe
Colliers
Senior Architect
Czech Republic
Michael Laird Architects
Director Interior Design
Scotland
DDock
Senior Interior Designer
Netherlands
Habitaction
Lead Creative
United Kingdom