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And the winners are...
How the West was designed: thoughtfully, beautifully, passionately, as the nine winners in our 12th annual awards program so aptly demonstrate. Introducing our 2019 Western Living Designers of the Year: the designers who are at the forefront of shaping the way we live today.
We’re celebrating the winners in our September issue, but also at a big awards bash on September 19 in Vancouver. Join us, why don’t you?
Congratulations to all of our entrants and finalists… and of course, to our 2019 Designers of the Year.
Architectural Designer Campos Studio
Interior Designer Evoke International Design
Furniture Designer Jeff Martin Joinery
Industrial Designer Zoë Pawlak
Landscape Designer Planta Design Studio
Maker Natalie Gerber
Fashion Designer Béton Brut
Arthur Erickson Memorial Award for an Emerging Architect Studio North
Robert Ledingham Memorial Award for an Emerging Interior Designer Gaile Guevara Studio
Ones to Watch New Format Studio, Grandi, Tantalus Design, Origins and Biophilia Design Collective
Stacey is a senior editor at Western Living magazine, as well as editor-in-chief of sister publication Vancouver magazine. She loves window shopping on the job: send your home accessories and furniture recommendations over to [email protected]
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