The Australian Interior Design Awards has concluded for 2025, with Brisbane’s moody and theatrically designed basement restaurant Central, by J.AR Office taking out the Premier Award for Australian Interior Design at last week’s gala event at the Sofitel, Melbourne.
The Australian Interior Design Awards celebrate interior design excellence, both nationally and internationally. Marking its 22nd year, the program is a partnership between the Design Institute of Australia and Architecture Media’s InteriorsAu.
The jury awarded Central by J.AR Office top honours, praising it as a “highly inventive project” that was “executed with a level of cleverness that uses constraints to its advantage.” Central is a superior example of emotive interior design, creating a space for fun, raucous nights out. The project was awarded a trio of accolades, securing the Premier Award for Australian Interior Design, Best of State Commercial for Queensland and Hospitality Design Award.
Studio Prineas took out both the Residential Design and Best of State Residential for New South Wales awards for the Montage Apartment. The jury commended the project for its “strong and nuanced colour palette and detailing, including the curvature of the door frames, island pillar and orange grouting, all of which make the interior design unique.”
The colourful Panorama House by Sally Caroline won the Residential Decoration Award and Best of State Residential for Victoria. The home was recognised for its “coloured joinery denoting the home’s different zones.”
