Congratulations to the 2015 Design Excellence Award Winners!

The Design Excellence Awards are an important platform that highlights the exceptional interior design work that is occurring in the Pacific Northwest.

Thank you to all ofÂ the designers who submitted inspiring projects and to those whom attended the sold-out Awards ceremony lastÂ Thursday. This was the secondÂ year of online voting for the Peopleâ€™s Choice Award, and we are pleased to share that over 1,840Â votes were cast from locations spanning the entire globe! The winning project (find out more below), received 358Â votes!Â We are thrilled to see local interior design work being shared nationally, thank you for your helpÂ spreading the word.

The winning projects will also be posted at iida-or.org and on the IIDA Oregon Chapterâ€™s Pinterest board for continued sharing and promotion.

The Awards Ceremony concluded with the announcement that Marjorie Marcellus, IIDA, IDEC, MA is our firstÂ ever Legacy Award Winner!Â The IIDA Oregon Chapter is advanced by the dedication, support and leadership of our community. The Legacy Award recognizes and honors a person, company or organization whose contributions have advanced the Interior Design profession and enriched Interior Design in Oregon. Marjorie MarcellusÂ has exemplified traits as an advocate, mentor, designer innovator and sustainable leader â€“ values held by the IIDA Oregon Chapter. Stay tuned for a special blog post further congratulating Marjorie on her achievements and impact on the IIDA Oregon Chapter and Interior Design community.

Donâ€™t forget to save the date for the Design Crawl in April 2016, when three of the Award-winning spaces will be selected for a guided tour!

Please join us in congratulating the designers and project teams of all of the Award Submissions!