International Judge, Trip to Milan – Dulux Colour Awards Make Impact
Submissions for the 2008 Dulux Colour Awards are now open, with plans to maintain the fresh new direction that was pioneered with this year’s programme.
High profile French interior designer Dr. Frédérique Houssard-Andrieux has been named the international guest judge for the 2008 Dulux Colour Awards. At just 30 years of age, Dr. Houssard-Andrieux has carved an enviable international reputation for herself following the 2005 completion of the Airbus A380, which recently visited Australia for the first time.
Dr. Houssard-Andrieux joins two of Australia’s most respected design professionals, architect Michael Rayner of award-winning firm Cox Rayner, and Margot Spalding of furniture and homewares retail icon Jimmy Possum.
Now in their 22nd year, the Dulux Colour Awards is regarded as one of the most prestigious of its kind in Australia, having attracted a stellar cast of architects and interior designers over the years. Names such as Nonda Katsalidis, John Wardle, Bligh Voller Nield, Kerstin Thompson Architects, Woods Bagot and last year’s Liberati Colour are just some of the esteemed specifiers to have secured the status of Dulux Colour Awards Grand Prix winner over the years.
The 2008 Awards include major prize incentives that are sure to capture attention. This year’s Grand Prix winner can expect a business class return airfare and accommodation to Italy as well as access to the acclaimed Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan in April 2008.
Designed to recognise and showcase the outstanding use of colour in architectural and interior design projects, the Dulux Colour Awards also serve as a means of fostering innovation amongst tomorrow’s industry leaders, demonstrating the company’s commitment to every stage of talent progression.
Along with the motivational Grand Prix prize, the 2008 programme takes on some exciting new elements, with an additional category now confirmed. The “Environmentally Friendly” category reflects Dulux’s ongoing commitment to addressing the need for a more sustainable future. This category calls for submissions that have used Dulux envirO2, a complete interior painting system with a low Volatile Organic Compound formula.
This new admission brings the total menu of categories and prizes to:
- Grand Prix - $15,000 worth of prizes in cash and experiences
- Environmentally Friendly - $1,500 cash, trophy and certificate
- Commercial Interior - $1,500 cash, trophy and certificate
- Commercial Exterior - $1,500 cash, trophy and certificate
- Residential Interior - $1,500 cash, trophy and certificate
- Residential Exterior - $1,500 cash, trophy and certificate
- Student Specifiers years 1-6 - $1,000 cash, trophy and certificate
As part of Dulux’s sponsorship of the Interior Design Awards - Colour in Commercial Interior Design and Colour in Residential Interior Design, Dulux Colour Award entries will be automatically considered for entry into the Interior Design Awards free of charge. All finalists will also have their work exhibited at the 2008 designEx.
A final surprise yet to be revealed is the 2008 Dulux Colour Awards Announcement Ceremony, which was literally taken to new heights this year at Eureka Tower, where the Awards were the first public event to be held on the brand new level 89. A Melbourne venue will soon be secured, with event organisers confident the evening will eclipse new standards set in 2007.
Entrants can register interest via submitting their Dulux projects via The Dulux Australia website. Submissions close 28 February 2008.
8-Feb-2008