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Submissions for the Designer of the Year Awards are now open! New categories are included this year and are included below. Please mark your calendars for the 2025 Awards Gala in New Orleans on September 17th! Registration for the Conference and Awards Gala will be available in mid-March.
Click the link below to start your submissions.
Through Monday, March 24th, all Designer of the Year Awards entries are 20% off! You may submit your work during this time to take advantage of the discount, or you may click below to pre-purchase your entries at the discounted price of $100/entry. Using the link below, select the number of entries you would like to pre-purchase.
After your purchase is complete, you will receive an email containing a coupon code to use anytime before the final submissions deadline (May 28th, 2025). Pre-purchased entries are non-refundable and non-transferable to other program years or applicants.
We are currently searching for qualified judges for our 2025 Awards! Think you may qualify? Fill out our application through the link below.
Judges will be selected based on their experience and expertise in the residential interior design industry. Judges may not submit their work to the 2025 awards program (but may submit in past or upcoming years) to qualify. If you have won a DOTY Award in the past but don't plan on submitting this year, you are a great candidate!
General Guidelines:
Applicants must be members in good standing of The Interior Design Society.
Applicants must be an interior designer member (Associate or Professional) to enter in Space Designs, Specialty Awards, and Business Practices.
Applicants must be a student member to enter the student design category.
All membership types may enter for IMPACT Awards.
Projects completed in 2023, 2024 or 2025 may be submitted.
Projects entered into a previous program that did not place as a winner or runner-up are eligible for re-entry.
All entries must be original to the submitting designer.
All entries must have taken place in a residential space. Commercial projects will be disqualified except for those in the business practice categories.
Application questions must be answered fully. Failing to complete the application may result in disqualification or not meeting the minimum score required to be considered.
All entries become the property of the Interior Design Society. The designer agrees that entries may be used by IDS in promotional or information materials without compensation to the designer.
Important Dates:
Submissions open Monday, March 10th, 2025.
Submissions close Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 at midnight (Alaska time).
Extensions will not be offered.
Finalists will be notified no later than Wednesday, July 16th, 2025.
The awards gala will take place in New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
Judging:
Judges are comprised of subject matter experts, educators, press, and distinguished designers.
Judges are not required to select a winner if submitted projects do not meet the minimum score of the judging criteria.
Each submission is rated numerically based on your responses to application questions as well as basic elements and principles of design.
Placements:
Space Designs are guaranteed to have a winner AND a first runner-up.
Specialty Award categories will have a winner only.
See categories below.
Submission Fees:
Submissions are $125 each except for IMPACT awards and Student Design Award Submissions which are no charge. All submission fees are non-refundable and non-transferable to other programs or applicants.A 20% early bird discount will apply from March 10th - 24th, 2025. Applicants may pre-purchase entries to use any in any category, at any time before the final 2025 deadline. Pre-purchased entries are non-refundable and non-transferable to other programs or applicants.Questions? Contact doty@interiordesignsociety.org
Required Documentation: All submissions must be accompanied by a release form signed by the homeowner and photographer. Click below to download the form.
Photography: We highly suggest the use of hi-res professional photography. Submission must include at least one “before” photograph except for the new construction and business practices categories. Highly photoshopped photography or digital renderings, including the addition of furnishings or design elements, will be disqualified (except for renderings category). Identifying aspects including but not limited to images of clients, logos, or watermarks cannot be included in photography. Photography file names cannot include identifying information such as designer or client names.
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$50,000 & Below
$50,000 - $100,000
$100,000 - $150,000
$150,000 - $200,000
$200,000 & Above
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$30,000 & Below
$30,000 - $60,000
$60,000 - $100,000
$100,000 & Above
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$30,000 & Below
$30,000 - $50,000
$50,000 & Above
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$30,000 & Below
$30,000 - $60,000
$60,000 - $100,000
$100,000 & Above
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$30,000 & Below
$30,000 & Above
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3,000 sqft & Below
3,000 sqft & Above
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New Construction
3,000 sqft & Below
3,000 sqft & Above
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Recreation Spaces
$50,000 & Below
$50,000 & Above
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Outdoor Spaces
$50,000 & Below
$50,000 & Above
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Powder Rooms
$15,000 & Below
$15,000 & Above
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Home Office
$30,000 & Below
$30,000 & Above
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Entry Way & Foyer
$30,000 & Below
$30,000 & Above
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Utility Spaces (Closet, Laundry, Craft, Pantry, Garage)
$20,000 & Below
$20,000 & Above
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Nurseries
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Kid & Teen Rooms
Sherwin-Williams Sponsor Award
Sustainable Design
Vacation Rental Design (3 room minimum)
Product Design (to be sold to the public)
Student Design Award (click below to download prompt)
Unique Design Element
Value Design (project under $15,000)
Digital Rendering
Universal Design/Aging in Place (commercial areas allowed)
Holiday Design
Best Social Media Presence
Best Studio Design
Best Blog
Best Website
