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!
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
HOK
Interior Designer
Toronto
iN STUDIO
Partner
Toronto
Kasian
Intermediate 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
Exective Vice President
Shenzhen, China
ArchitectureFARM
Design Director & Partner
Shanghai, China
Virtuarch
Interior Design Department 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