{"id":22762,"date":"2025-11-10T10:25:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/?p=22762"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:25:57","slug":"idc-honours-winners-of-the-2025-value-of-design-awards-voda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/idc-honours-winners-of-the-2025-value-of-design-awards-voda\/","title":{"rendered":"IDC honours winners of the 2025 Value of Design Awards (VODA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22771\" style=\"width: 3510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22771\" class=\"wp-image-22771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDC-Symposium-2025_Interior-Designers-Of-Canada_Oct-2025_Nick-Wons-1786.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDC-Symposium-2025_Interior-Designers-Of-Canada_Oct-2025_Nick-Wons-1786.png 3500w, https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDC-Symposium-2025_Interior-Designers-Of-Canada_Oct-2025_Nick-Wons-1786-1280x853.png 1280w, https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDC-Symposium-2025_Interior-Designers-Of-Canada_Oct-2025_Nick-Wons-1786-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/idcanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IDC-Symposium-2025_Interior-Designers-Of-Canada_Oct-2025_Nick-Wons-1786-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 3500px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Nick Wons<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">On October 30, 2025, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) held its annual Awards Celebration at Ricarda\u2019s in downtown Toronto, Ont. where winners of the Value of Design Awards (VODA) were recognized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">IDC\u2019s Value of Design Awards highlight the work of Canadian interior designers by demonstrating how design thinking, an empathetic, inventive, and iterative approach, enhances the human experience within interior environments. VODA showcase the measurable human and business benefits that result from engaging a professional interior designer. Through these awards, IDC showcases the true value of design in Canada and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The 2025 Value of Design Awards were presented to the following winners for their continued excellence in interior design.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Value of Design Award \u2013 Excellence\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vHfM4LxCOvY?si=ZkSh4fS_WGmXATSW\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Calgary Foothills Primary Care Network <\/em><\/strong><em>by Jaime Holland of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollanddesign.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Holland Licensed Interior Design <\/a><\/em>in Innovation in Healthcare Design (Calgary, AB)<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Value of Design Award \u2013 Merit\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OM6L7otUa2M?si=12OXOumWdkYZfZWj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>The Post <\/em><\/strong>by Franca Rezza of <a href=\"https:\/\/bharchitects.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B+H<\/a> in <em data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"250\">Innovation in Workplace Design<\/em> (Vancouver, BC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iFRyxRzj2c?si=fZFkB0Am791w3N54\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>EcoVadis <\/em><\/strong><em>by Tatiana Soldatova of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syllable.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syllable Inc.<\/a> <\/em><em>in Innovation in Workplace Design (Toronto, ON)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><em>Value of Design Award \u2013 Honourable Mention<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rgOa__GBGME?si=cgllVFlLsTkO1Ven\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Unity Fitness<\/strong> by Suzanne Wilkinson and Tamara Rooks of <a href=\"https:\/\/figure3.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Figure3<\/a> in <em data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"534\">Innovation in Hospitality Design<\/em> (Toronto, ON)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c_HedpIGrHY?si=VsucLliXk2r204Lc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Warner Music Toronto<\/strong> by Jessica Baird, Sarah Taylor, and Nina Bast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gensler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gensler<\/a> in <em data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"670\">Innovation in Workplace Design<\/em> (Toronto, ON)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z20ElDd0Qwo?si=BjqT46HFM15t3Kpw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Tasty Indian Bistro<\/strong> by Jennifer Kurtz of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kurtzdesign.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KurtzDesign Inc.<\/a> in <em data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"408\">Innovation in Hospitality Design<\/em> (Abbotsford, BC)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ParmkRrLHF0?si=M1JxrxyxZEcSsNNr\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Kasa Moto Rooftop Restaurant<\/strong> by Dyonne Fashina of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denizens.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denizens of Design Inc.<\/a> in <em data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"173\">Innovation in Hospitality Design<\/em> (Toronto, ON)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FnL-C5LTMsE?si=tpKcP9cyAI1kIYfi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Blue Rock Swim Club<\/strong> by Landon Anholt of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayofnormal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Way of Normal<\/a> in <em data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"376\">Innovation in Hospitality Design<\/em> (Calgary, AB)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sIIVYMkDi_U?si=b_TCumP4YcoXwqYF\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>SickKids Patient Support Centre<\/strong> by Stephanie Panyan of <a href=\"https:\/\/bharchitects.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B+H<\/a> in <em data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"290\">Innovation in Workplace Design<\/em> (Toronto, ON)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">IDC\u2019s Awards Celebration was presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjaminmoore.com\/en-ca\">Benjamin Moore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ciot.com\/toronto_en\/\">Ciot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawcontract.com\/en-us?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shaw Contract<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teknion.com\/ca\">Teknion<\/a>. The event\u2019s program sponsors included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artopex.com\/\">Artopex<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caesarstone.ca\/\">Caesarstone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centura.ca\/en\">Centura Tile<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crownsurfacesolutions.com\/\">Crown Surface Solutions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daltile.com\/\">Daltile<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eurotilestone.com\/\">Euro Tile and Stone<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalfurnituregroup.com\/\">Global Furniture Group<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/keilhauer.com\/\">Keilhauer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mtecnica.com\/\">Midgley Tecnica<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mohawkgroup.com\/\">Mohawk Group<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nienkamper.com\/\">Nienkamper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/prolink.insure\/\">Prolink<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syllable.design\/\">Syllable Inc.<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tafisa.ca\/\">Tafisa<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Design firm sponsors were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadis.com\/en-ca\">Arcadis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cibc.com\/en\/personal-banking.html\">CIBC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hok.com\/\">HOK<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kasian.com\/\">Kasian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdi-design.com\/\">SDI Design<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/zeidler.com\/\">Zeidler<\/a>. Supporters included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuremagazine.com\/\">Azure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/designto.org\/\">DesignTO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elite-exhibitions.com\/\">Elite Exhibitions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nexthome.ca\/\">Next Home<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retaildesigninstitute.org\/\">Retail Design Institute<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadianinteriors.com\/\">Canadian Interiors<\/a> was the event\u2019s media sponsor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>2026 IDC Design Symposium details coming soon. For more information, please contact\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:communications@idcanada.org\"><em>communications@idcanada.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 30, 2025, Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) held its annual Awards Celebration at Ricarda\u2019s in downtown Toronto, Ont. where winners of the Value of Design Awards (VODA) were recognized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22762"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22775,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22762\/revisions\/22775"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/idcanada.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}