The winners of the SBID International Design Awards 2014 were revealed in a beautiful ceremony at the prestigious Dorchester hotel in London, on Friday 14 November 2014.
Reaching its fourth year running, the SBID Awards has grounded its position as one of the most prestigious celebrations of excellence in the design industry calendar. This year saw a 15% increase in entries than previous years from over 30 countries around the globe including the UK, Canada, Turkey, China, Russia, USA, Australia, UAE and more.
Winning an SBID International Design Award is a high achievement as all 15 categories of design excellence are assessed by a technical panel, the public vote and a panel of leading industry experts who look for outstanding examples of technical content and aesthetic creativity.
Acumen Design Associates received the Overall Winner Award at the SBID International Design Awards 2014 for The First Apartments First Class Suites for Etihad Airways. This category holds the title as the ‘SBID choice’ and is given to the project that comes out on the top after an amalgamation of the judges choices and the public votes have been considered.
The winning project was based on the roll out of Etihad’s first class cabin on Airbus A380 aircraft, designed to bring the individuality and exclusivity of ‘a luxury boutique hotel experience that embraced Arabian modernism’. The First Apartments are the world’s largest, most luxurious and highly customised First Class airline suites, achieved via a revolutionary patent pending cabin layout.
SBID President, Vanessa Brady OBE said “Year after year, we are astonished by the volume of entries and support received. The SBID Awards continue to mark its place as one of the finest celebrations of design excellence, securing its international edge at the forefront of design”.
Each year, the SBID International Design Awards selects an individual who has against all odds successfully championed a specific sector of the creative industries. Bill Kenwright CBE was awarded with the SBID Fellow of the Year title for his services to the creative industries and is held in the highest esteem by the theatre, TV, radio and film industry.
All winners each received a beautiful SBID International Award 2014 trophy, specially made by Czech based glass specialists; Sans Souci Glass Deco.
The winners of this year’s SBID International Design Awards are:

Retail Design
Taiwan DaE International Design for Zen Resort & Spa Sales Center in Yichun City, China
Hotel Design
Wilson Associates for JW Marriott Hotel in New Delhi, India
KBB Project
Mal Corboy Design Ltd for Hekarua Bay in Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Intelligent Design
Avocado Sweets for Stoke Newington Apartment in London, UK
Interior Design Project under £1M
Hill House Interiors for London Riverside Penthouse in London, UK
New Build and Development
YTM Group Ltd & The Drawing Room Interiors Ltd for Winchcombe Place, Care Newbury, UK
Interior Design Project over £1M
Exclusiva Design for Private Villa in Saint Moritz, Switzerland
Residential Product
Aee Interior Design for VISIONI
Contract Product
Bagno Sasso Mobili for Swiss Eco Tap
Restaurant and Bar Design
B+H Architects for Stratus Bar & Restaurant in Toronto, Canada
Support Services
Paul Nulty Lighting Design for MATCHESFASHION.COM in London, UK
Entertainment Space
HBA/Hirsh Bedner Associates for Espa at Baku Flame Towers Fairmont in Baku, Azerbaijan
Residential Retrofit Projects
Mar City Homes for The Malt House in Lichfield, UK
Public Space
Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will for Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, UK
Visualisation (3D Renderings)
Architecture and Design by Oleg Klodt for A Private Residence in Luxury Village
All of the interior design projects from the winners, and the shortlisted finalists are featured in The SBID International Design Excellence Awards Book 2014.
Interior Design Project under £1M

