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Enter Western Living’s 2027 WL Design 25 Awards
FAQ: The WL Design 25 Frequently Asked Questions
Meet the 2026 Western Living Design Icons
On September 10, 2026, we'll be celebrating the best and brightest in design—join us to meet and greet with the West's best designers!
Join us as we congratulate and celebrate with the winners of our 2026 Western Living Designers of the Year!
Of course, if you’ve attended in the past, you know: this isn’t just another awards ceremony— it’s where the design community comes together to honour the best interior designers, architects, furniture designers and more in Western Canada.
Grab your tickets now for the September 10 event! The Designers of the Year Party presented by Thermador at Inform will include passed canapés, drinks from neighbourhoodliquor.com, Glimmer, Stoneboat and Duchess Cocktails (and plenty of networking and mingling with the Western Canadian design community!) before the awards presentation.
Winners in eight categories, from interior design and architecture to furniture, industrial and landscape design, will take home Western Living Designer of the Year honours. We’ll also reveal the 2026 WL People’s Choice Awards live on stage.
This year, we’re also inducting two new WL Design Icons into our Hall of Fame: inspiring working designers who have made an indelible impact on the West’s design scene.
In other words: it’s going to be a night to remember, mark your calendars for the design event of the season, and grab those tickets. We’ll see you Thursday, September 10, 2025, at Inform for the big reveal—and a toast to all of the impressive work that wows us year round.
Buy your tickets here
READ MORE: Everything You Need to Know About Designers of the Year
SEE MORE: Inside Last Year’s Designers of the Year Party
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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