Eminent architects, interior designers, design consultants, academicians, artists and editors were part of the jury board who holistically reviewed and critiqued the designs in a process which was extremely transparent and efficient. The award trophy was designed by the renowned designer Michael Foley.
Mr. Ashok Gangar, Director- Sales and Marketing, Anchor, commented, "The industry is in need for ideas and fresh talent who can create new fundamentals of design and change our outlook towards it. We, at Anchor Electricals, have channeled the ethics of design time and again into our products, and thus are proud of our continued association with an initiative which helps professionals and upcoming designers exhibit their skills and talent. To bolster this thought further, we have also added a category of ‘Panasonic LED Lighting Design Award’ this year."
President IIID, Mr PratapJadhav said, "We are eyeing to make IIID an organization that celebrates design in its truest sense. We are hoping that by raising the benchmarks of these awards, we will be able to use the platform to bring together the experience of the design maestros and enthusiasm of the generation-next, to design spaces which benefit the needs of our end consumers."
Architect Tanuja B. K., Chairperson IIID Anchor Awards Committee stated, "After mapping more than seven hundred entries this year, I’m extremely enthused and overwhelmed by the amount of quality designs which were at our disposal."
The National Awards had over 36 winning Participants across 11 categories including established as well as new-talents. The list of awardees included some of the best designs by the likes of Saka, Tao Architecture, DipenGada & Associates, Sparsh Design Studio, Studio Infinity, S + PS Architects, The Cross Boundaries, FirkiStudio, SfurnaDesigns, Sanctuary Architects, Opolis, Lovekar Design Associates, Rust Design Studio, Thought Parallels, Envisage, Architecture Discipline, Essteam, The Orange Lane, Dcoop Architects, AbinDesign Studio, Third Space Architecture Studio, Somaya and Kalappa, Saili Malpani & Gaurav Chandiwala, 1Leapingfrog Studio, Project 810, Manoj Patel Design studio, Ashwini Pethe, AanganArchitects, Studio Alternatives.
The Panasonic LED Lighting Design Award was bagged by Dhruv Gupta while Affordable Design for the Masses Practice Winner was Prasanna Desai Architects, who won the award for their affordable housing project.
