Celebrating our winners
Dulux Colour Awards 2023
The transformative power of colour epitomised this year’s projects by the 37th Dulux Colour Awards winners. The work of architects, design professionals and students was celebrated at an exclusive event hosted by designers Dana Tomic Hughes of Yellowtrace and Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent & Pyke Interior Design in Melbourne on May 11.
Our winners
Congratulations to these architects, designers and students who uniquely demonstrated the capacity for colour to transform the built environment through innovative design, ambitious scope and masterful execution.
Guest of honour
New Zealand contingent: Vanessa Webb of Dress My Nest, finalist for Residential Interior for Joyful Raumati Beach with Amy Douglas and Mitchell Coll of Fabric, winner of Residential Exterior for Nightlight.
Laura Graham, Rowena Cuschieri and Alexandra Lipman of Elenberg Fraser, Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail finalist for Slattery Melbourne.
Australian Student winner Ruby Shields with finalist Jess Rayment.
Awards judge Brahman Perera, Interdisciplinary Designer at Brahman Perera with Jason McLaren Jones.
New Zealand Student finalist Isabella Sagar with Vincent Heijnem.
Gerard Dombroski with Augustina Binyamin – New Zealand Student winner for The Canopy Bench.
Our beautiful floral installation by artist Hattie Molloy.
Co-directors Sarah Henry and Annabelle Berryman of studiofour, winner of the Residential Interior category for Alma Road Residence.
Alex McLeod and Tomi Williams of at.space, Residential Interior finalist for Beach Haven Residence and Omana Residence.
Awards judge Byron George with Rachel Luchetti.
Phil White of Dulux with Matt Gibson of Matt Gibson Architecture + Design, a Residential Interior category finalist for Cobden Terrace.
Debbie Ryan of McBride Charles Ryan, Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality category finalist for Clyde and Greenvale Secondary Colleges with Lucy Clemenger of Lucy Clemenger Architects, Residential Interior category finalist for Gascoigne.
Benjamin Jay Shand and Geran Atkinson of Studio Shand, the New Zealand Grand Prix winner for St James Theatre.
Poached chicken with sesame sauce and crispy chilli on a rice cracker by restaurateur Andrew McConnell’s Handmade Events.
Lauren Egan with Aimee Goodwin of Project 12 Architecture, Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality finalist for Meadows Primary School.
Architecture Media's Jane Wheeler with Amanda Henderson of Gloss Creative.
DKO's Michael Drescher, Jordan Fleming of Rosanna Cerevolo – Residential Interior category finalist for Hawthorn Cottage, James Barnby and Aleesha Callahan of Habitus magazine.
Isabel Hyndes, Louise McKenzie and Simon Blincoe of Dulux with Vanessa Webb of Dress My Nest, Residential Interior finalist for Joyful Raumati Beach (centre right).
Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality finalists, Wendy Bergman of Bergman and Co for Royal Oak Hotel and Amy Stafford of Studio Co and Co for Rocco's Bologna Discoteca.
Tom Orton and Kim Lai of We Are Humble, finalist Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality for Operator Diner with Laura Ng and Will Myat.
Jordan Atkinson and Hayley Cross of Hot Black, finalist in Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail for HWT Business Suites.
Kingfish, avocado, yuzu kosho and wild celery by restaurateur Andrew McConnell’s Handmade Events.
Nancy Nguyen and Grace Kim of BrandWorks, finalist in Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality for Pearl.
Tash Nagle, Caitlin Perry, Ellie Marin and Al Hann from Setsquare Studio finalist in Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality for Sweethearts.
Samara Hayes and Laura Bailey of WOWOWA Architecture, finalist in Residential Interior for Hermon and Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail for Crumpler Melbourne.
Lauren Jewell and Sam de Jongh of Woods Bagot.
Balance, a cocktail of gin, peach wine, blue curacao and verjus soda, was specially curated by mixologist Joe Jones for the awards. It was inspired by the Dulux colour Kimberley Sea – a stand-out hue featured in the 2023 Colour Forecast.
Alice Kalt of Architecture Media and Maria Danos of Maria Danos Architecture, finalist in Residential Interior for Hellenic Homecoming.
Janine Kariyawasam of Architects EAT, finalist in Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality for Kōri Ice Cream with Greg Teh, Shirley Wong and Katalia Pribadi of ElvinTan Design, finalist in Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail for Kot Nails, DeMaria's Grocer and Merry Seasons.
Ashlee Pukk and Jacqui O’Brien of Placement Studio, finalist in Residential Interior for Parkville House.
Romy Dankner of Homeroom Studio and Georgia Danos of James Richardson Furniture with Fiona Lynch of Fiona Lynch Office, finalist in Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality for Kiln, Ace Hotel Sydney.
Gnocco fritto, wagyu bresaola, parmesan by restaurateur Andrew McConnell’s Handmade Events.
Robert Ventresca and Jason Embley of Grimshaw, finalist in Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail and Commercial and Multi-residential Exterior categories for Sound Stage 6, Docklands Studios Melbourne.
Award judges Byron George, Director, Russell & George with Dulux Colour & Communications Manager Andrea Lucena-Orr.
Eliza Gosse of Studio Shand, the New Zealand Grand Prix winner for St James Theatre.
Awards judge Brahman Perera, Interdisciplinary Designer – Brahman Perera.
Dulux Colour Awards' hosts Dana Tomic Hughes and Sarah-Jane Pyke.
Lucy Feagins, The Design Files.
Salted caramel chocolate tart with cultured cream by restaurateur Andrew McConnell’s Handmade Events.
Paul Grummisch of Bergman and Co, finalist in Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality category for Royal Oak Hotel.
Dulux Colour Awards co-host Dana Tomic Hughes of Yellowtrace.
Meringue with candied clementine and yogurt cream by restaurateur Andrew McConnell’s Handmade Events.
New Zealand Student finalist Jessica Wylie with Jessica Micallef.
Cherie Micallef and Brooke Powell, Dulux
Prawn, horseradish and nasturtium roll by restaurateur Andrew McConnell’s Handmade Events.
Dulux Colour Awards hosts Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent & Pyke Interior Design and Dana Tomic Hughes of Yellowtrace.
James Smith, Georgia Danos of James Richardson Furniture and Aidan Anderson of The Local Project.
Latitude Group.
Our winners and finalists
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Dulux Colour Awards! Our expert judges recognised these organisations for their innovative use of colour in residential, commercial and public projects.
The finalists of the 37th annual Dulux Colour Awards were selected from a record number of entries across commercial and residential and public spaces.
Read more about how this event runs and what makes this New Zealand and Australia’s premier showcase of inspirational color application in interior and exterior residential, public and commercial spaces.