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Designers of the Year Frequently Asked Questions
Photos: The Western Living Design 25 Finalists Party
Plus: Stay tuned for our upcoming inaugural WL People's Choice Awards!
It’s hard to say which part of our Western Living Designers of the Year process gets the most buzz around these offices. It starts with the entries flooding in—so much incredible talent in this part of the country! And then packaging everything up for our all-star panels of judges—well, we’re as thrilled to showcase your work to them as you are.
But this is a big one: the day we announce the finalists, each a contender to be named Designer of the Year in one of nine categories.
The winners of our judged categories will be announced in our September 2024 issue, as well as here at westernliving.ca. (Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram so you don’t miss the big announcement.)
But there’s more!
This year, you, the readers, get a say too. Our WL People’s Choice Awards have just gone live: it’s your chance to vote for your favourite projects from this year’s class of incredible designers. Head over to this link to vote now!
In the meantime: our sincere congratulations to each of the top finalists below. It was our largest number of entries yet—so you’re already a winner making it through the gauntlet to be named a finalist for our 2024 Western Living Designers of the Year Awards. Best of luck as the deliberation begins.
And now… your contenders.
Alloy Homes
BLA Design Group Ltd.
Dda Architecture Ltd.
Frits de Vries Architects and Associates Ltd.
Lamoureux Architect Incorporated
Measured Architecture
Openspace Architecture
One Seed Architecture and Interiors
RUFproject
Laura Killam Architecture
Noble Architecture and Interiors
Tano Studio
Shelter Residential Design
Andronyk Studio
E.V. Stenroos
LanaBetty
Orii Design
Scandinavia Wolf Designs
The Sonja Picard Collection
Autonomous Furniture
Ben Barber
Buckshee Woodshop
Caliper Studio
Ffabb Home
New Format Studio
Onetwosix Design
Shipway Living design
Studio Heidle
The Stables Woodshop
Nikki Alagha Design
Ryan Boechler
Alykhan Velji Designs
Ami McKay, Pure Design Inc.
Andrea Rodman Interiors
HB Design
Stephanie Martin Interior Design
Ola Hiraeth
Project 22 Design Inc.
Renocon Design Center Inc.
Sophie Burke Design
Stephanie Brown Inc.
Alexander Suvajac Landscape
Biophilia Design Collective
BJB Woodshop Ltd.
Fiona Dalrymple Fine Art
Pablo Mariano
Regan Appleton Design
Brianna Hughes Interiors
Erica Colpitts Interior Design
Form Collective
Jocelyn Ross Studioworks
Louis Duncan-He Designs
Nako Design
Rochelle Cote Interior Design Corp
Schédio Spaces
Smiddy Stegman
Stay tuned for more information about our inaugural People’s Choice Awards: sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram to keep in the loop.
The editorial team at Western Living loves nothing more than a perfectly designed space, place or thing: and we’re here to tell you about it. Email us your pitches at [email protected].
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