Northern Design Awards winners announced
The winners of the Northern Design Awards 2008 were announced on Saturday 31st May 2008 at The Chester Grosvenor Hotel and Spa. The awards have been running for almost a decade and are run by Concept for Living magazine. They recognise the most influential and exciting interior designers the north has to offer.
The winners and nominations in each category are as follows –
Interior Design
Concept For Living Designer of the Year 2008 — Public Award Nominated: Stokers Fine Furniture, Interior Evolution, No 77 Interiors, Di Boyer Design, Barry Purves, In Progress Design Consults. Winner: In Progress Design Consults
Concept For Living Designer of the Year 2008 — Judges’ Award Nominated: Stokers Fine Furniture, Interior Evolution, No 77 Interiors, Di Boyer Design, Barry Purves, In Progress Design Consults, Teenage Cancer Trust in association with Gemma Atkinson and Arighi Bianchi. Winner: Teenage Cancer Trust in association with Gemma Atkinson and Arighi Bianchi.
Garden Design
Concept For Living Designer of the Year 2008 — Public Award Winner: The Environment Agency
Property
Best New Build Nominated: August Blake, Avenir, Westshield, Muller Winner: August Blake, Chellaston House, Knutsford
Best Interior Design Nominated: Huntsmere, August Blake, Conroy Brook, Rowland Winner: Huntsmere Ltd, Westfield, Alderley Edge
Best Conversion Nominated: Urban Splash, Delamere Homes, Gladedale, Harris Homes, Marcol Homes Winner: Urban Splash, Three Towers, Irk Valley, Manchester
Best Eco-friendly Development Nominated: Peel Hall Park, Huntsmere Winner: Peel Hall Park, Warrington
Best Luxury Development Nominated: Hillcrest Homes, Hinds Property Development, Huntsmere, Blueberry, Rowland Homes Winner: Hillcrest Homes, Graythwaite, Prestbury
Best for Directional Design Nominated: Urban Splash, Hillcrest Homes Winner: Urban Splash
Judges’. Choice Delamere Homes, Yew Tree Court, Pulford, Chester
People’s Choice Urban Splash
This year’s event was sponsored by renowned kitchen manufacturer and retailer bulthaup, who also provided bespoke trophies for all the winners. Nigel Scott, owner of bulthaup Wilmslow, said: “We at bulthaup in the North West were so pleased to be the main Sponsors for the Northern Design awards, hosted by Concept for Living. We view the North West as a treasure trove of talent, with our architects, designers and developers producing some truly amazing homes for us all. The opportunity to celebrate this collective of talent was good excuse enough but then to also have Teenage Cancer Trust be our chosen charity was icing on the cake. Gemma Atkinson stunned the judges with her design, sponsored by Arighi Bianchi, for a teenage chill out room for the soon to be revamped TCT centre at Christies. It was beautifully considered and executed and resulted in an unexpected award, a real highlight for us all at bulthaup. This years inclusion of luminaries from RIBA was a real treat for the event and highlights the way ahead for next year’s awards in which we will be honoured to play our part again.”
Rebecca Drake, editor of Concept for Living, said: “The 2008 Concept For Living Northern Design Awards attracted strong, diverse and exciting entries this year. The judges deliberated long and hard before picking the winners, illustrating that the calibre of interior designers and property developments in the North is second to none. The glittering awards dinner at Chester Grosvenor and Spa provided the perfect setting to celebrate the continuing success of northern design.”
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Notes: bulthaup develops, designs, produces and markets bespoke systems for living spaces. These systems are comprehensive solutions offering perfect functionality and ergonomics, created to satisfy even the toughest architectural and design demands. Each individual kitchen is planned and produced on a custom-build basis.
The firm’s approximately 600 staff worldwide demonstrate the premium brand’s characteristic culture: Absolute customer orientation. Superlative expertise. bulthaup quality. Commitment. Integrity.
An exclusive network of around 500 bulthaup partners in some 50 countries worldwide is responsible for the company’s sales. The export ratio is around 70 percent. The selected retail partners are regarded as leaders in the industry. They provide inspirational planning for kitchen and living space architectures, in line with bulthaup’s principles of aesthetics, sensuality, functionality and ergonomics. An exclusive package of conscientious advice, professional service and one-to-one support.
For bulthaup, the business of kitchens is the business of people.
For more information on bulthaup visit www.bulthaup.com
The Home & Garden Show is scheduled for 29th-31st May next year – www.thehomeandgardenshow.co.uk
For more details on the Northern Design Awards visit: www.northerndesignawards.com
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