Are Media has announced furniture and design brand Fanuli as the headline sponsor for the 2021 Belle Interior Design Awards, in addition to supporting partners Winning Appliances, Luxaflex, Signorino, CDK Stone, ILVE and Lisa McGuigan Wines.
In its 11th year, the program is committed to supporting the creativity and innovation of the Australian interior design industry, rewarding excellence by individuals, partnerships and design practices across residential, hospitality and commercial levels.
As a presenting partner, Fanuli will host the awards at its showroom in Cremorne, Sydney, and along with Winning Appliances, Luxaflex, Signorino, CDK Stone, ILVE and Lisa McGuigan, who will be integrated across Belle magazine and its digital and social channels.
Fanuli managing director, Fabio Fanuli, said: “At Fanuli we pride ourselves on selling the highest quality furniture, offering a complete interior design service for the home and commercial settings. We are both proud and honoured to be a part of the Belle Interior Design Awards which celebrates decades of inspiring design and pays homage to those which help shape our industry and continue to raise the bar in Australian design.”
Are Media director of sales Andrew Cook, said: “Fanuli has a rich heritage of selling premium furniture and providing bespoke interior design services and are perfectly aligned with our annual celebration of the best residential and commercial interiors and the designers that create them. We’re delighted to welcome them as presenting partner in 2021 and to have Winning Appliances, Luxaflex, Signorino, CDK Stone, ILVE and Lisa McGuigan join us for this year’s Belle Interior Design Awards.”
Finalists in all categories are revealed in the August/September issue of Belle – on sale July 12 – having been selected from a pool of almost 300 submissions by expert judges.
Joining Tanya Buchanan, editor-in-chief of Belle and House & Garden magazines, this year’s judging panel included Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy of Dinosaur Designs; Saskia Havekes of Grandiflora; and Belle contributing editors Karen McCartney, Steve Cordony, Jean Wright and Lucy Montgomery.
Categories include:
Best Residential Interior
Best Residential Interior – Readers’ Choice
Best Residential Kitchen Design
Best Residential Bathroom Design
Best Hospitality Interior
Best Commercial Interior
Best Work with Colour
Emerging Design Star
Hall of Fame
Belle Fanuli Interior Designer of the Year
Winning designers and their work will be published in Belle’s October 2021 issue – on sale August 23 – following the prestigious, invite-only awards evening held at the Fanuli showroom in Cremorne, Sydney, on August 18.