2011 Victorian IES Awards

Last friday evening was the presentation evening for the Victorian IES Lighting Design Awards.

And the winners were (drum roll)…..

There were 2 excellence awards: MONA gallery fitout in Hobart by Vision Design and Shed One at Princes Wharf, also in Hobart by Point of View.  Both projects add a significant new contribution to the city of Hobart and are deserved winners of the award, highlighting the difference that specialist lighting design can make to a project.

MONA

There were 3 Commendations: The Botanical Restaurant (by NDY), The Victorian State Parliament Legislative Chamber, both in Melbourne and Lonsdale Street in Dandenong (both by Electrolight).

The IES awards process is open to anyone who wishes to enter. This year 18 projects were submitted and the judges went to visit each installation in person and heard a presentation by the designer who duly responded to their questions. The judges are all volunteers and they give their time because they care about lighting and understand how important it is to have discourse about lighting design. As entrants, we are very grateful to them for their generosity of time and spirit in making this happen.

The awards evening itself was themed for the 1930s to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the IES and it was great to see how many people got into the spirit of the occasion by dressing up.

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