Northern celebration...

...of designers, retailers and property developers showcasing the best the North of England has to offer.

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The Northern Design Awards bring together designers, retailers and property developers in a glittering celebration of Northern design and style. Born of a desire to bring a focussed celebration of exceptional design and talented individuals to the North, the awards have proved a prestigious and hotly anticipated addition to the calendar.

Congratulations

Huge congratulations to this year's 16 winners, and to all of those short-listed. Updates and photography will be available soon, so keeping checking the site.

Our Compere

George Clarke

George Clarke is an architect, writer, lecturer and one of the most successful property TV presenters.

Possibly best-known for his Channel 4 programme Restoration Man, George is hugely passionate about architecture and Interior design running an award-winning architecture and design company with a high profile client list.

Our Judges

  • Sir Terence Conran

    Sir Terence Conran is one of the world’s best-known designers, restauranteurs and retailers who has been designing for over fifty years.

    Born in 1931, he founded the Habitat chain of home furnishings stores that revolutionised the UK High Street in the 1960s and 1970s.

    Most recently he is collaborating with Marks & Spencer to design an exclusive range of homewares and furniture, with the preview collection launching in September 2011.

  • Wayne Hemingway

    Wayne Hemingway believes in the supremacy of design, whether in clothes or in buildings. At the height of his fame as a fashion designer, he sold his iconic company, Red or Dead and his focus now is Hemingway Design, which specialises in affordable and social housing. Projects include homes in Lothian and apartments in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. His high profile project on Tyneside has won a series of major awards.

  • Diarmuid Gavin

    Diarmuid studied at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin. Following this, he set up his own garden design business. His business success led to a career in television, including the BBC's Home Front in the Garden - one of television's most-watched gardening programmes. As well as writing for newspapers in the UK and Ireland, he has written six books on garden design.

  • Suzanne Imre

    Suzanne began her magazine career in National Magazine’s PR department before moving to Sydney in 1997 to work for Australian Elle and Vogue Entertaining.

    Suzanne joined Living etc in 2000 and became editor in February 2002, leading the title through numerous sales increases to become Britain’s best selling modern homes magazine with international editions in India, Indonesia, Cyprus and Thailand. During Suzanne’s editorship, Livingetc has also launched its very successful website, Livingetc.com.

  • Jan Constantine

    With a background in fashion, interiors and styling, textile designer Jan Constantine’s distinctive collections have made her a household name. Her much coveted designs are exquisitely hand embroidered onto quality natural cottons, linens and silks, and have already been heralded as the ‘heirlooms of the future’. As well as running a thriving business Jan has also written many books on textiles.

  • Nick Munro

    Designer Nick studied engineering and design at Imperial College of Science and Technology and The Royal College of Art, London. He launched his career turning bedsprings into egg cups and became the UK's Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The Munro brand is synonymous with original, modern British design and his collections include pewter, ceramics, glass, furniture and lighting, all of which feature his distinctive combination of craftsmanship, integrity and wit.

  • Geoff Alsop

    Geoff has been RIBA’s NW Regional Treasurer since 2002. He is a member of Places Matter’s Design Review Panel and Manchester City Council’s Conservation Panel and was elected Regional Chair of RIBA NorthWest in September 2010.

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