The shortlist for the 2024 Eat Drink Design Awards has been announced, with 64 projects shortlisted across six primary categories.
Eat Drink Design Awards jury convenor and editor Cassie Hansen explained that the awards provide a lense in which to examine the latest hospitality design innovations, along with the broader cultural and economic influences impacting the places we eat and drink.
"In a time of extreme economic uncertainty for the industry, celebrating the places where we break bread and convene as a community has never been more important. These shortlisted venues represent the very best newly designed venues in the country and many have common threads that unite them," said Hansen.
The jury said, "This year we applauded the many restaurants, bars and cafes looking far from the traditional and making a big impact with almost an otherwordly design. Patrons can be transported to fantastical destinations when they visit these venues, whether it's a slightly alien landscape or a new country."
Best Restaurant Design
Best Bar Design
Best Cafe Design
Best Hotel Design
Best Retail Design
Best Identity Design
From hundreds of entries, the Eat Drink Design Awards are shortlisted and awarded by a jury of industry leaders from the hospitality and design sectors. The 2024 jury consists of:
Winners will be announced on Thursday 31 October 2024. Each category winner will receive a cash prize of $1,500. The jury will also select one iconic hospitality venue from Australia or New Zealand to be inducted into the Eat Drink Design Awards Hall of Fame. Venues considered for this accolade have achieved a level of cultural significance as well as demonstrating longevity in an industry often categorized as transient.
The Eat Drink Design Awards are organized by Architecture Media (publisher of ArchitectureAu). The 2024 awards' principal partner is Laminex.
The Eat Drink Design Awards are endorsed by the Australian Institute of Architects and the Design Institute of Australia.
