Nice innovation, a sense of authenticity and equisite materiality and detailing had been the frequent hallmarks among the many winners of the 2026 Australian Inside Design Awards, introduced on 12 June in Sydney.
The jury commented that, “narratives are refined, ideas are fastidiously thought-about and the dedication to bettering wellbeing via rigorous planning prevails.”
The jury awarded The Forest by Woods Bagot the Premier Award for Australian Inside Design, praising its “extremely wealthy, layered atmosphere that’s uplifting and to which anybody would need to return.” The Forest is the College of Tasmania’s flagship Hobart campus, offering an inner-city hub for studying, analysis, collaboration and group. The Forest is a extremely linked campus that weaves collectively present buildings and new interventions with built-in panorama, through-block connections and publicly accessible thoroughfares. It additionally took residence a Public Design Award.
Convened by Geraldine Maher, Director of Maher Design, the jury for 2026 includes Mardi Doherty (founder and principal, Studio Doherty), Iva Foschia (director, IF Structure), Paul Foskett (principal and head of inside design APAC, Populous), Alessandra French (co-founder, State of Kin), Tim Greer (director, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects), Brahman Perera (director, Brahman Perera), Eva-Marie Prineas (principal, Studio Prineas), and Kirsti Simpson (studio chair and world chief of office inside design, Woods Bagot).
The jury shared that this 12 months’s awards recognise “the excellent commonplace Australian inside design is working at.”
“Our distinctive design id is creative and rigorous, with a really feel for mild and materiality that’s fairly extraordinary. It makes us stand out and we should always all be very proud,” stated the jury.
Premier Award for Australian Inside Design
The Forest by Woods Bagot
Hospitality Design
Omada by Studio Gram
Marlowe by J.AR Workplace
Office Design
Arup Office Brisbane by Hassell in partnership with Arup
Set up Design
Lynda Draper: Glimmer by Youssofzay Hart
Our Wondrous Planet by Museums Victoria
Public Design
Metro Tunnel Venture – City Corridor Station by Hassell, Weston Williamson and Companions, and RSHP
The Forest by Woods Bagot
Retail Design
Deiji by Sample Studio
Residential Design
Coogee Home III by Inside Design: Genevieve Hromas with Structure: Tribe Studio Architects
Residential Ornament
The Gentleman by YSG Studio
Sustainability Development
Arup Office Brisbane by Hassell in partnership with Arup
Rising Inside Design Observe
Occupy Studio
Better of State
See all of the Better of State tasks.
Commendations
See all of the Recommended tasks.
The Australian Inside Design Awards are introduced by the Design Institute of Australia and InteriorsAu. The awards are supported by Dulux, House, Sub-Zero Wolf, Laminex, Elton Group, Roca, Bowermans, GH Industrial and Nightworks. For extra photos of those tasks, see the Australian Inside Design Awards gallery.
