It's our lucky 13th year of Designers of the Year, where Western Living celebrates the best in Western Canadian design with our Designers of the Year September issue. An unparallelled calibre of entries came pouring in from Victoria to Winnipeg and everywhere in between. Our all-star judging panel had some serious work to do, sorting through hundreds of submissions from the best in the west to put together a Finalist list of talented contenders in each category.
Below, you'll find that list of finalists. We'll be announcing the winners on August 31, and celebrating them in our September issue - and stay tuned for updates on a virtual Designers of the Year Awards celebration this year. Keep connected with us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or subscribe to our newsletter to follow all our #wldoty updates and be among the first to know when the news is
Congratulations to everyone on our shortlist for our 13th annual Designers of the Year competition, and thank you to everyone who threw their hat in the ring and made our judges' job tougher than ever. You're all a critical part of our amazing design community here in Western Canada—a community we're proud to celebrate every year.
Architecture
Alloy Homes Incorporated, Calgary
Burgers Architecture, Vancouver
Frits de Vries Architects + Associates Ltd., Vancouver
Hodgson Design Associates, Vancouver
JWT Architecture and Planning, Bowen Island
The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative Inc., Calgary
Measured Architecture, Vancouver
Davignon Martin, Calgary
Sturgess Architecture, Calgary
Synthesis Design Inc., Vancouver
Vallely Architecture, Vancouver
Arthur Erickson Memorial Award for an emerging architect or residential designer
Adam Becker Design, West Vancouver
Noble Architecture, Vancouver
One Seed Architecture + Interiors, Victoria
RUFproject, Vancouver
Vallely Architecture, North Vancouver
Interior Design
Alykhan Velji Designs Inc., Calgary
Amanda Hamilton Interior Design, Calgary
Enviable Designs, Vancouver
Falken Reynolds Interiors, Vancouver
Hazel and Brown Design, Vancouver
Hodgson Design Associates, Vancouver
Marrimor, Vancouver
Measured Architecture, Vancouver
Nyla Free Designs Inc., Calgary
RUFproject, Vancouver
Sophie Burke Design, Vancouver
Stephanie Brown Inc., Vancouver
Robert Ledingham Memorial Award for an emerging interior designer
Alex Dampsey Design, Vancouver
Amanda Evans Interiors Inc., North Vancouver
Hazel and Brown Design, Vancouver
Karen Attwell // Form Interiors, Calgary
Madeleine Design Group Inc., Vancouver
One Seed Architecture + Interiors, Victoria
Peter Wilds Design, Vancouver
PlaidFox Studio, Vancouver
Rochelle Cote Interior Design, Calgary
Rudy Winston Design, Vancouver
Schedio Spaces, Vancouver
Vancouver Development, Vancouver
Furniture Design
AdrianMartinus, Calgary
Autonomous Furniture, Victoria
Henry Sun Studio, Vancouver
Kurva Design, Victoria
New Format Studio, Vancouver
Origins, Vancouver
SOLO by Allan Switzer, Vancouver
Thom Fougere, Winnipeg
Industrial Design
Moni El Batrik, Vancouver
Nikki Alagha Design, Vancouver
Onetwosix, Edmonton
Origins, Vancouver
Quake Studio, Vancouver
Tantalus Design Inc., North Vancouver
Landscape Design
Acacia Landscape Ltd., Victoria
Green Over Grey, Vancouver
JWT Design Ltd/ JWT Architecture and Planning, North Vancouver
Maker/One of a Kind
Printable Minds Canada, Edmonton
Scandinavia Wolf Designs, Squamish
Fashion Design
Grandi, Coquitlam
Irene Rasetti, Calgary
Parts & Labor, Calgary
Scandinavia Wolf Designs, Squamish