Entry submissions are now open for the 2014 Eat Drink Design Awards.
The only awards program in Australasia dedicated to hospitality design,
the annual Eat Drink Design Awards recognises excellence in the design of
hospitality premises of all scales and types, retail environments for the sale
of food and beverages, and visual identities for both segments.
Past jurors Christine Manfield and Jill Dupleix have been announced as
founding ambassadors of the Eat Drink Design Awards.
The third edition of the Eat Drink Design Awards invites submissions
from a wide range of hospitality environments including bars, nightclubs, fine
dining, restaurants, cafes, retail spaces and pop-up installations.
Award categories include Best Bar Design, recognising achievement in
bar, cocktail lounge or nightclub design; Best Restaurant Design recognising achievement
in restaurant design; Best Café Design, recognising achievement in cafe, tea
house or coffee shop design; Best Temporary Design, recognising achievement in
the design of temporary spaces, pop-ups, mobile food vehicles, marquees,
promotional installations, VIP lounges and market stalls; Best Retail Design,
recognising achievement in the design of food and/or drink retail spaces
including shops, supermarkets, delicatessens, providores, bottle shops, cellar
doors, food markets and food courts; and Best Identity Design, recognising achievement
in the design of a visual identity or collateral for a single food and/or drink
venue or shop including logos, websites, menus, wine lists, stationery,
signage, uniforms, coasters, placemats, books, style guides and any other
visual material.
The 2014 jury brings together some of the leading practitioners in the
Australasian design and hospitality scene, and include Simon Denton
(restaurateur, Izakaya Den and Hihou); Michael Harden (food critic and writer,
The Age, Gourmet Traveller and Good Food); Tina Engelen (designer and principal,
CO-AP Architects); Kirsti Simpson (designer and director, Hassell); and Cameron
Bruhn (editorial director, Architecture Media).
The winner of each individual award category receives a cash prize with a
total prize pool of $9,000 across all categories. A Hall of Fame recipient is
also announced, recognising a venue’s longevity and design excellence. Previous
inductees include Café Di Stasio (Allan Powell, 1988) and Jimmy Watsons (Robin
Boyd and Frederick Romberg, 1962).
The results will be published across Architecture Media and AGM
Publishing titles Artichoke, Interior, Urbis, ArchitectureAU.com and
ArchitectureNow.co.nz, with the award recipients promoted in trade, design and
hospitality media as well as mainstream media in Australia and New Zealand.
Entry submissions close on Friday 25 July. The shortlist will be
published online on Monday 25 August and the final results will be announced at
the awards ceremony on Tuesday 18 November.
