We would like to thank each one of you who have shown interest in Design Middle East Awards 2019, presented by du. This year, we have receive 300 plus nominations and we are super thrilled. These awards are all about the celebration of the creative best and foremost from the region’s design industry. The awards will honour the best of designers, architects, projects, design, and architectural companies. The ceremony with various categories will strive to recognise the individual excellence, company strengths, and project success and the leading design experts are a part of our jury. Design Middle East Awards will take place at Sofitel The Palm, Dubai on October 23, 2019.

Here’s the much-awaited shortlist, hurry up and book your seats now.

COMPANY AWARDS

ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF THE YEAR

NORR GROUP
RMJM
RSP
SIEC
TABANLIOGLU ARCHITECTS
U+A
JT+ PARTNERS
AEDAS
STUDIO COSTA ARCHITECTURE

INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM OF THE YEAR

SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
GEO_ID
BISHOP DESIGN
DWP
KCA INTERNATIONAL
LW
GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
KORUS INTERIORS
VS DESIGN STUDIO

FIT-OUT FIRM OF THE YEAR

A&T GROUP INTERIORS
DESIGN INFINITY
ALEC FITOUT
BOND INTERIORS
DEPA INTERIORS
EMKAY
SUMMERTOWN INTERIORS
HAVELOCK ONE
GDM INTERIORS
INNERSPACE

DECOR RETAILER OF THE YEAR

AURA
2XL
CHATTELS & MORE
KARE

BOUTIQUE FIRM OF THE YEAR

RABIH GEHA ARCHITECTS
MMAC DESIGN ASSOCIATES
BRAND CREATIVE
BROADWAY INTERIORS
STUDIO BRUNO GUELAFF
TANGRAM GULF
STUDIO EM
IRD DESIGN
4SPACE
ROAR
H2R DESIGN

SPECIALISED MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR

MIRODEC
STYLE LIBRARY
PRECIOSA

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

INTERIOR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

RABIH GEHA—RABIH GEHA ARCHITECTS
BRUNO GUELAFF—STUDIO BRUNO GUELAFF
DELVENE LEE—NORR GROUP
PAUL BISHOP—BISHOP DESIGN
PALLAVI DEAN—ROAR
LAILA AL-YOUSUF—SAY STUDIO
EMMA STINSON—STUDIO EM
CHRIS BARNES, BROADWAY INTERIORS
JACINDA RANIOLO—GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON

ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR

BASSEL OMARA—DORSCH GRUPPE
NACHIKET GARGE—KILLA DESIGN
ROBERT EL HABRE—NORR GROUP
MOHAMED ALI—RMJM
MICHAEL MAGILL—RSP
ABDELKADER SAADI—JT+ PARTNERS
IGNACIO GOMEZ—AEDAS
ARASH G TEHRANI—ARASH G TEHRANI DESIGN STUDIO

YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR

MENA AL KHATEEB—SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
YAHYA KADDOURA—ATKINS
NEDA SALMANPOUR—BINCHY AND BINCHY ARCHITECTURE
ROSHA EHSAN—CRENEAU INTERNATIONAL
NICOLA FAHY—STUDIO EM
DREW GILBERT—CROQUIS DESIGN STUDIO
SARA ALSHARIF—DWP
MIROLJUB ANASTASOV —AEDAS
ABDALLAH GAD—GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
LAURA DIANU—KILLA DESIGN

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

MUSTAFA KHAMASH—KART GROUP
SHAUN KILLA—KILLA DESIGN
BORAN AGOSTON—SIEC
HAMDI MAHMOUD—TANGRAM GULF
CARLO COLOMBO—A++
BRIAN JOHNSON—GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
JESPER GODSK—LW
JOE TABET—JT+ PARTNERS

PROJECT AWARDS

BEST RETAIL PROJECT OF THE YEAR

IMAGES D’ORIENT—RABIH GEHA ARCHITECTS
RAMI JABALI SALON—STUDIO BRUNO GUELAFF
1004 GOURMET—STUDIO EM
THE SEVEN GYM PROJECT—EDGE ARCHITECTS
ROSE POUDRE—H2R DESIGN
CRANK—BROADWAY INTERIORS
VIRGIN MEGA STORE, DUBAI MALL—SCHWITZKE AND PARTNER
MAUZAN—BRAND CREATIVE

COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR

EPA OFFICE—MAJA KOZEL
CUNDALL OFFICE—SAY STUDIO
MINISTRY OF CABINET AFFAIRS OFFICE—KART GROUP
EVOTEQ—ROAR
REVONIC—SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
PROPERTY FINDER OFFICE—SWISS BUREAU INTERIOR DESIGN
DHA OFFICE—DESIGN INFINITY
ESAG DESIGN HUB—SCHWITZKE AND PARTNER
DEWA AUDITORIUM—IRD DESIGN
WOW SALES CENTRE—BISHOP DESIGN
NORR OFFICE—NORR GROUP
RAKHA AL KHALEEJ INTERNATIONAL HQ (RAI)—INNERSPACE

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR

VILLA LUMIERE—STUDIO BRUNO GUELAFF
VILLA D—ROAR
ABAN HOUSE—USE STUDIO
PRIVATE BEACH HOUSE—KART GROUP
SERENA—PARSONS
PRIVATE VILLA, EMIRATES HILL V—XBD COLLECTIVE
“THE RESIDENCES” AT CAESARS PALACE BLUEWATERS DUBAI—KCA INTERNATIONAL
HEART OF THE PEARL—BISHOP DESIGN
PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CHALET AT FAQRA, LEBANON—FNA & PARTNERS
TAL AL RUMMAN RESIDENCE—URAIQAT ARCHITECTS
BELGRAVIA II—ELLINGTON PROPERTIES
MAG 318—INTERMASS

DESIGN EDUCATION OF THE YEAR

THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF CHOUEIFAT, UMM AL QUWAIN—ATI CONSULTANTS
AL KARAMAH SCHOOL—HLM ARCHITECTS
ORA, NURSERY OF THE FUTURE—ROAR
AKOYA NURSERY, DAMAC HILLS—STUDIO COSTA ARCHITECTURE

LANDSCAPE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

DUBAI HILLS VILLA—URBAN LANDSCAPE
AL FAYA LODGE—DESERT INK
VILLA AT DISTRICT ONE, MBR CITY—FIONA ENVIRONS
INFINITY BOX—PARSONS
AL WATHBA DESERT RESORT & SPA, ABU DHABI—VERO STUDIO
THE FOUNDER’S MEMORIAL, ABU DHABI—WAHO LANDSCAPE

LIGHTING PROJECT OF THE YEAR

CANOPY OF LIGHT AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL JUMEIRA—PRECIOSA
FASHION AVENUE, DUBAI MALL—CD+M LIGHTING DESIGN GROUP
CRYSTAL TOWERS—ZKLD STUDIO
ATTURAIF LIVING MUSEUM—BORIS MICKA ASSOCIATES
JUMEIRAH AT SAADIYAT ISLAND RESORT, ABU DHABI—PRECIOSA
AL BAIT SHARJAH, GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON
RAKHA AL KHALEEJ INTERNATIONAL HQ (RAI)—INNERSPACE

SUSTAINABLE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

CUNDALL OFFICE, DUBAI—CUNDALL
BRITISH BUSINESS GROUP DUBAI OFFICE—BROADWAY INTERIORS

HOSPITALITY PROJECT DESIGN (HOTELS)

AL MANARA HOTEL, JORDAN—MMAC DESIGN ASSOCIATES
ZABEEL HOUSE—LW
HOTEL INDIGO—NORR GROUP
W DUBAI, THE PALM—DWP
ROVE AT THE PARK—H2R DESIGN
CAESARS PALACE BLUEWATERS DUBAI—KCA INTERNATIONAL
BEBEK HOTEL—GEO_ID
AL SEEF HERITAGE HOTEL—GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON

HOSPITALITY PROJECT DESIGN (INCLUDES RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND CLUBS)

ENA RESTAURANT—LXA
NAR SOCIAL—BRAND CREATIVE
BEBEMOS—BROADWAY INTERIORS
WHITE +THE BEAR—SNEHA DIVIAS
MARCO’S NEW YORK ITALIAN—STUDIO EM
HUQQA DUBAI—GEO_ID
LAH LAH AT ZABEEL HOUSE—LW
TORNO SUBITO—BISHOP DESIGN
FALLA—BISHOP DESIGN
CASSETTE—H2R DESIGN
GIFTO’S OF LONDON—VS DESIGN STUDIO
ZHEN WEI—KCA INTERNATIONAL
HAMILTON’S GASTRO PUB, SAADIYAT ROTANA RESORT & VILLAS—KCA INTERNATIONAL
BAU—RABIH GEHA ARCHITECTS
BREW 92, RIYADH—LIQUI GROUP

INNOVATION IN DESIGN AWARD

AL FAYA LODGE—DESERT INK
SZ21—SIEC
INFINITY BOX—PARSONS
ORA, NURSERY OF THE FUTURE—ROAR
ARABIAN RADIO NETWORK OFFICE—INNERSPACE
SAMANA GOLF AVENUE—SAMANA DEVELOPERS

HEALTHCARE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION HOSPITAL—HLM ARCHITECTS
THUMBAY HOSPITAL
KING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL, DUBAI HILLS—PERKINS+WILL

INTERIOR FIT-OUT PROJECT OF THE YEAR

DEWA TRAINING CENTRE—DESIGN INFINITY
CENTRAL PARK DUPLEX 4033—FINASI
JUMEIRAH BEACH HOTEL—BOND INTERIORS
TECOM GROUP MANAGEMENT OFFICE—EMKAY
PATEL VILLA—FINASI
PRIVATE PENTHOUSE AT ACHRAFIEH, BEIRUT—FNA & PARTNERS

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