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.
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Single Residential Exterior
Studio Prineas – Nithsdale.
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Business Inside – Office & Retail
Sample Studio – Above The Clouds.
Commendation
Nickolas Gurtler Workplace – Misplaced Profile Gallery.
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Business Inside – Public & Hospitality
Alexander &CO and SA Studio – Billy’s Ayrburn.
Commendation
Flack Studio – Hannah St Resort.
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Business and Multi-Residential Exterior
Transferring Color Studio – Linewide Graphic Path.
Commendation
Kāinga Maha – Te Pākau Maru.
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Short-term or Set up Design
Youssofzay Hart – Lynda Draper: Glimmer.
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Pupil AU
Jasmine Duong and Minji Kwon, College of Sydney – 402 Telopea – Unusual Luxurious.
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Pupil NZ
Hudson Ross, Otago Polytechnic – sizzling & chilly.
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