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Robert Ledingham Memorial Award 2026: Schédio Spaces
Industrial Designer of the Year 2026: Nolan Talbot-Kelly
The winners of our 17th annual celebration honouring the best designers in Western Canada.
It’s that time again—our annual WL Designers of the Year Awards, celebrating the brilliant talents and creative minds shaping Western Canada’s design scene. This year is extra special with two new categories: WL Design Icons, our own hall of fame for trailblazing designers, and the People’s Choice Awards, where you, our esteemed readers, got to vote for standout projects from each of the design contenders. On September 12, we announced the winners live at our big awards party which (spoiler alert) included a rare two-way tie in the furniture category. Read on to see who took home the top design prizes in all 9 design categories. Without further ado…
Another year, another win from the perpetually humble, consistently impressive Measured Architecture.
BLA Design Group is building something beautiful on a foundation of high-tech visuals—and a solid, easy friendship.
Edmonton’s BJB Woodshop makes the case for spectacular stairways.
Edmonton’s Brianna Hughes brings a photographer’s eye and an artist’s touch to the striking, sumptuous spaces she designs.
Jeanie Andronyk merges the physical and digital by linking her jewellery to NFTs.
Alexander Suvajac finds ultimate harmony between urban dwellings and the natural environment.
Celina Dalrymple and Najeeb Dawary of Ffabb Home bring the art of great design to sustainably made furniture.
Furniture designer Ben Barber’s eclectic portfolio covers the minimal, the bold, the natural and the colourful, all while celebrating each material in its most beautiful form.
At New Format Studio, Henry Norris experiments with science and craft to transform ordinary materials into extraordinary designs.
Sophie Burke offers a masterclass in thoughtful, Pacific Northwest-influenced design.
Keep an eye on these rising design talents from Western Canada.
Announcing the winners of the 2024 WL People’s Choice Awards.
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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