2026 Dulux Colour Awards winners revealed

The fortieth Dulux Color Awards have topped a wide-ranging set of winners, with initiatives spanning housing, retail, hospitality, public artwork and pupil work throughout Australia and New Zealand. Celebrated at Bennelong within the Sydney Opera Home on 27 Could 2026, the milestone program recognised initiatives that pushed color past ornament.

Dulux color and design supervisor Lauren Treloar stated the anniversary 12 months attracted a file variety of entries and showcased probably the most bold work the awards have seen. She stated the winners stepped away from “conventional or stereotypical palettes” to disclose what is feasible when color is handled as a foundational design ingredient.

Among the many standout outcomes, the Australian Grand Prix went to Youssofzay Hart for Lynda Draper: Glimmer, a restrained set up at Campbelltown Arts Centre, whereas the New Zealand Grand Prix went to Pac Studio for Waka Huia, a richly layered residential renovation in Auckland. Choose Simone Haag stated the profitable initiatives mirrored the “in-depth consumer collaboration, painstaking consideration and leap of religion” required to attain such chromatic affect. The judges additionally praised the breadth of the scholar entries, with Ben Peake noting their breadth, sensitivity and optimism.

The profitable initiatives are:

Australian Grand Prix

Youssofzay Hart – Lynda Draper: Glimmer.

New Zealand Grand Prix

Pac Studio – Waka Huia.

Residential Inside

Studio Shields – The View.

Commendation

Pac Studio – Waka Huia.

Single Residential Exterior

Studio Prineas – Nithsdale.

Business Inside – Office & Retail

Sample Studio – Above The Clouds.

Commendation

Nickolas Gurtler Workplace – Misplaced Profile Gallery.

Business Inside – Public & Hospitality

Alexander &CO and SA Studio – Billy’s Ayrburn.

Commendation

Flack Studio – Hannah St Resort.

Business and Multi-Residential Exterior

Transferring Color Studio – Linewide Graphic Path.

Commendation

Kāinga Maha – Te Pākau Maru.

Short-term or Set up Design

Youssofzay Hart – Lynda Draper: Glimmer.

Pupil AU

Jasmine Duong and Minji Kwon, College of Sydney – 402 Telopea – Unusual Luxurious.

Pupil NZ

Hudson Ross, Otago Polytechnic – sizzling & chilly.