The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards. The annual competition recognizes and honors the highest level of creativity and elevated excellence in interior design projects across the Asia Pacific region.
“Each year we look forward to seeing how the winners of this remarkable competition are exemplifying design excellence,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO, Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “These projects reflect the rich cultural depth of the region and point towards an exciting future that highlights the awe and beauty interior designers deliver.”
Entries were reviewed by a jury of design professionals including ALA Studio Founder and Principal, Alda Ly; HKS Principal and Senior Vice President, Brett Shwery, FIIDA; and TPG Architecture Managing Executive, Suzette Subance Ferrier, IIDA.
“The jury was impressed by these firms’ ability to seamlessly fuse modern elements with traditional influences,” said Shwery on the behalf of the jury. “Their mastery of these aspects brought forth a result that was both inspiring and timeless.”
The 2025 Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards winners include:
Corporate Space – Large
Firm: M Moser Associates
Project: Diageo Gurgaon Workplace
Corporate Space – Small
Firm: DP Design
Project: The Portico Lounge
Hotels
Firm: W.DESIGN
Project: Deqin Meri Poodom Hotel
Firm: Wanda Hotel Design Institute
Project: Dunhuang Ganman Wanda Vista
Public Spaces & Commercial Lobbies
Firm: Gensler and Associates / International, Ltd.
Project: ICON PLACE SHIBAKOEN
Firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and Junglim Architecture Co., Ltd.
Project: LG Corporation Headquarters
Restaurants, Lounges, and Bars
Firm: FUNUN LAB
Project: Mountain-Sea Chronicles
Sales Centers and Show Flats
Firm: PILLS
Project: Wanbo District Urban Exhibition Hall Renovation Design
Showrooms and Exhibition Spaces
Firm: CL3 Architects Limited
Project: Shop 5
All winning projects can be viewed on IIDA.org. All winners will be honored, and the Best of Competition revealed, at a special celebration on February 14, 2026 in Paris alongside the 2025 IIDA Global Excellence Awards winners.
For more information about this or other design competitions, please contact Veronica Whitaker, design competitions manager, at competitions@IIDA.org.
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