Congratulations to the 2022 Corian^® Design Award Grand Prize Winners!

Another year of the Corian^® Design Awards has come to completion, with our 2022 winners announced. The Corian^® Design Awards celebrate ingenuity and rich, innovative creativity across the Australian design industry. It’s an opportunity to recognise local designers who have used Corian® to remarkable and surprising effect within their designs across the year.

The Awards have a rich history of celebrating industry-leading design and future-oriented creativity across commercial and residential projects alike. No matter whether the individual project is a family home or a major commercial space, the Awards’ judging panels are tasked with identifying outstanding design that goes beyond fad and achieves something truly timeless.

In 2022 our Award winners range from health services to panoramic residential homes. With innovation as a common thread running through these projects, it highlights the potential Corian^® offers Australian architects, designers and builders as they bring their visions to life.

Without further ado, it’s time to introduce the 2022 Corian^® Design Award Winners. Each winner will enjoy a trip to Da Nang, Vietnam, in 2023!

The 2022 Corian^® Design Awards Commercial Overall Winner: FY Smile by Esoteriko

In this dental clinic, Corian^® brings the space to life with unexpected curves, light and intricate attention to detail.

‘It may be a small project, but it packs a punch. The design is great but really only comes to life by Esoterika’s extensive deployment of Corian^® solid surface. The clever blending of plain and marbled Corian^® materials is very subtle, but hugely effective,’ commented our judges.

‘The combination of clean whites, fresh mints contrasted with aged metallics is genius. The curves soften the space and instantly transport you away from the clinical, often intimidating feel of dental consult rooms.’

The 2022 Corian^® Design Awards Residential Overall Winner: Black Rock House by SAAJ Design

Melbourne-based architecture and interior design team SAAJ Design have delivered astounding results with Black Rock House. Briefed by their clients to design a home that felt like they were living on the water, this multi-tiered home offers breathtaking views on every level that create a sensation of truly hovering just over the water’s edge. Corian^® was the material of choice for the home’s cabinetmaker and fabricator. The judges remarked, ‘The design and the execution by their cabinetmaker and fabricator is a tour de force example of three-dimensional design. It’s a design which could only be accomplished using Corian^® solid surface and the skills of really experienced tradespeople.’

The judges also ‘love the sculptural aspect of the island bench that highlights the unique qualities of Corian^®… Curvaceous and glamorous detailing beneath the benches and banquette seating, like the forms have been extruded from a single, solid mass.’

Congratulations, SAAJ Design!

Meet the Judging Panel 

	Bob Britton, Evoke Interior Design Bob Britton MDIA, Accredited Designer TM, Associate ACAA is the Principal Designer at Evoke Interior Design specialising in public accessed commercial interior spaces.  Bob has been practicing interior design for 40 years. Bob specialises in universal and barrier-free design for public interiors.
	Amy Gray, Nettleton Tribe Amy Gray is a graduate of both a Bachelor of Design (Interior Design) from Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art and a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Interdisciplinary) from the Queensland University of Technology. Beginning her role at nettletontribe in 2015, Amy has successfully contributed to a diverse range of projects including commercial interiors, multi-residential buildings and student accommodation, with a focus on end of trip design. Amy approaches her work with the belief that to design is to understand people, it is to promote an experience and it is to cross disciplines. To design is to have an impact on a human level.
	Alex Pritchard, Galvin Group Alex Pritchard is the Design Director at The Galvin Group in Adelaide, South Australia. He has 28 years of experience designing multi award winning luxury new homes, renovations, commercial projects, swimming pools and landscapes. Alex is a leader in 3D architectural visualisation, utilising Virtual Reality and photo realistic 3D walkthroughs for all projects. He has specified Corian extensively throughout his career, especially in Outdoor applications and makes use of the seamless nature of the product to create bold design choices.
	Amanda Gower, Cabe Amanda Gower is the Design Co-ordinator for CABE who are an established, privately-owned developer of multi-award-winning residential, commercial and mixed-use developments across NSW and QLD.

Congratulations to our 2022 Corian^® Design Awards winners. We look forward to celebrating more innovative designs with clever use of Corian^® over the years to come!