IDC is seeking members from the fields of interior design, education, media, manufacturers and materials suppliers, small and large firm and business owners, and other creative fields to join the roster of judges for three award programs.
Value of Design Awards
The Value of Design Awards (VODA) shine a spotlight on Canadian interior designers by providing a forum to showcase the benefits of design thinking: an empathetic, inventive, and iterative process focused on the human experience within interior spaces.
VODA demonstrate the positive human and business impact of design thinking for the people and companies who hire a professional interior designer. By measuring the benefits and outcomes of design, IDC is showcasing the true value of design in Canada and beyond our borders.
Learn more about this year’s VODA competition, last year’s judges, and last year’s winners.
If you are interested in the opportunity to participate as a judge, please send an e-mail to communications@idcanada.org with the subject line “VODA Judge” by Friday, April 12, 2024.
Timeline:
April – Judges selected and announced
May & June – Submission review process
July – Winners notified
Oct. – Winners honoured at IDC Awards
Innovation in Design Thinking: IDC Student Competition
Established in 2021, the IDC Student Competition provides students with a national platform to demonstrate the value of interior design and illustrate the positive impact design has on the users of the spaces, supported by evidence-based research.
The potential of design to positively change and add value to our lives is the focus of this recognition. As designers, we are trained to use design thinking processes to better understand the people for whom we are designing.
Learn more about this year’s student competition, last year’s judges, and last year’s winners.
Timeline:
April – Judges selected and announced
May & June – Submission review process
July – Winners notified
Oct. – Winners honoured at IDC Awards
If you are interested in the opportunity to participate as a judge, please send an e-mail to communications@idcanada.org with the subject line “Student Competition Judge” by Friday, April 12, 2024.
Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards program was established in 1984 to honour excellence in product design and new showroom creativity. IDC is bringing this program back, as an exclusive offering to Industry Partners.
Learn more about this year’s Innovation Awards competition, last year’s judges, and last year’s Innovation Award winners.
Timeline:
April – Judges selected and announced
July – Submission review process
Aug. – Winners notified
Oct. – Winners honoured at IDC Awards
If you are interested in the opportunity to participate as a judge, please send an e-mail to communications@idcanada.org with the subject line “Innovation Awards Judge” by Friday, April 12, 2024.
The award submission deadline for VODA and the student competition is May 3. The Innovation Awards deadline is June 21. All winners will be honoured at an awards celebration in Toronto this October.
For more information, please contact communications@idcanada.org.
