The Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) has opened applications for the Value of Design Award ( VODA) and student competitions.

VODA shines a spotlight on Canadian interior designers by providing a forum to showcase the benefits of design thinking: an empathetic, inventive, and iterative process focused on the human experience within interior spaces.

This award demonstrates the positive human and business impact of design thinking for the people and companies who hire a professional interior designer. By measuring the benefits and outcomes of design, IDC is showcasing the true value of design in Canada and beyond our borders.

The IDC Student Competition provides students with a national platform to demonstrate the value of interior design and illustrate the positive impact design has on the users of the spaces, supported by evidence-based research.

The potential of design to positively change and add value to our lives is the focus of this recognition. As designers, we are trained to use design thinking processes to better understand the people for whom we are designing.

Applications for both competitions are due May 8.

This year, IDC has partnered with Awardify, a new awards platform that will ease the submission process for members and industry partners and modernize the review process for juries, bringing more transparency to IDC’s awards programs. Applicants will need to create an account.

All winners will be honoured at IDC’s Awards celebration this fall.