Entries open for the 35th Dulux Colour Awards

Entries are now open for the 35th Dulux Colour Awards, inviting design professionals including architects, interior designers, specifiers and students from Australia and New Zealand, to submit work that celebrates sophisticated and masterful use of colour across interior and exterior commercial, public and residential spaces.

Andrea Lucena-Orr, Dulux Colour Planning & Communications Manager says the acclaimed awards program provides design professionals the opportunity to showcase their cutting-edge use of colour in built spaces.

“It is evident that architects and designers are increasingly using colour as an integral design tool to provide a space meaning – in both its functional and environmental contexts,” Andrea says.

“Dulux is eager to see their creative employment of colour across a vast breadth of architectural genres with this year’s submissions.”

The 2021 Dulux Colour Awards is accepting entries until Monday 24 May 2021 across the following categories:

1. COMMERCIAL INTERIOR – WORKPLACE AND RETAIL
Interior paint finishes of any commercial or industrial building e.g. offices, studios, factories, retail outlets, pop-up shops, shopping centres.

2. COMMERCIAL INTERIOR – PUBLIC AND HOSPITALITY
Interior paint finishes of any commercial or industrial building e.g. community centres, museums, theatres, places of worship, cafes, restaurants, fitness centres, hotels, one-off installations, event spaces, education and healthcare facilities.

3. COMMERCIAL AND MULTI-RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR
Exterior paint finishes of any commercial, industrial, education facility or multi-residential apartment building.

4. RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR
Interior paint finishes of a private residence, including single and multi-residential.

5. SINGLE RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR
Exterior paint finishes of a private single residence.

6. STUDENT (YEARS 1 – 6)
Paint specification by architecture or interior design students who are currently attending or have just completed (within the past 12 months) a course by a recognised university or college.

Each category winner will receive AUD $1,000 in prize money (winners of the Student category will receive AUD $500).

Finalists will have the opportunity to be judged for the Grand Prix title.

• Grand Prix – Australian Entrants: Best in show selected from individual category winners, excluding student category. Winner will receive AUD $5,000.

• Grand Prix – New Zealand Entrants: Best in show selected from New Zealand Finalists in each category, excluding student category. Winner will receive NZD $5,000

Entries are encouraged from individuals, groups, partnerships, and those working in larger practices.

Projects must have been completed between 1 September 2019 and 28 February 2021 and may not have been previously entered into this Awards program. The finalist shortlist will be announced online in June 2021 and projects will be appraised by a panel of industry leaders.

Winners of the 35th Dulux Colour Awards will be announced in August 2021 (further details to come).

For further information, details on how to enter and judging criteria, visit dulux.com.au/colourawards