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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 14, 2023.

 

Innovation in Design Thinking: IDC Student Competition

Established in 2021, the Innovation in Design Thinking 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 student competition 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 “Student Competition Judge” by Friday, April 14, 2023.

 

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 2023 Industry Partners.

Learn more about the Innovation Awards competition.

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 14, 2023.

 

Timeline:

April – Judges selected and announced

May & June – Submission review process

July – Winners notified

Oct. – Winners honoured at IDC Awards

 

The submission deadline for all three programs is April 28, 2023, at 12 p.m. ET. All winners will be honoured at an awards celebration in Toronto this October.

For more information, please contact communications@idcanada.org.